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Fender flares
Is there any old threads on this site on a step by step how to make and weld up fender flares?
Something about that widebody on low race car that keeps me staring. |
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Search on "fender flares" shows several hits. This is the one I was thinking of:
http://allmetalshaping.com/showthrea...=Fender+flares
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Also check out Ron Fournier's Sheet Metal book (sorry, I have read a couple of them and forget which one it is in). He has a good step-by-step with lots of pictures, on a Fox body Mustang I believe.
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I have an album on metalshapers showing several flare methods in steel:
http://allshops.org/cgi-bin/communit...=9980138836765 And my youtube videos also showing several different ways to make steel flares: http://tinyurl.com/custom-metal You can stretch the existing metal, or roll panels over your leg to fit a structure that outlines the wheel opening and makes a hammer form for the flange, then stretch, or roll over your leg and weld, then stretch. John www.ghiaspecialties.com
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Thanx Kerry thats a cool thread and a nice looking firebird lol.
Shawn I have the book you speak of, I read that thing atleast a dozen times lol, just trying to see other ways to tackle it. John thanx for the videos and pics, I remember watching those videos a few months ago, never thought I would be talking to you on a form lol. Nice job on the flares car looks great. I have a 98 audi a4 quattro, thinking about doing a flare on the rear quarters, its a 4 door so I think its gonna be alittle tricker, usually I can you at a car and think about what it would look like with a widebody but with my car I can't picture my own design. Sucks because I'm stuck at the drawing board... |
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A stiff paper mock-up held to the car with small magnets can help with design ideas. You can make a temporary wheel opening form out of tubing to have something to design to.
John www.ghiaspecialties.com
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John's suggestions are right on.
If you want a different approach that you could make a flexible shape pattern from try a Burt Buck: http://allmetalshaping.com/showpost....4&postcount=21 I had a how-to thread on MetalMeet but it was among the lost content. I'll write a new one when I get a chance.
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