I had the same thing happen on my 94 Funlite. A piece of the tire went all the way to the refrigerator and dented the side. There's a lot of energy in a spinning tire. I repaired the area on the inside using a cheap walmart plastic cutting board, which is probably now bullet proof. The area in the wheel well is just sheet metal. The sheet metal edges are rolled together to form a weather seal. A sheet metal fabrication place should be able to fabricate the piece, although they likely won't install it. You could also install a piece of wood backing in there and screw the sheet metal to the wood and then seal the screws and seems with urethane sealer.
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