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| underthetire |
 Mar 26 2009, 11:06 AM
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| charliew |
Mar 26 2009, 11:16 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,363 Joined: 31-July 07 From: Crawford, TX. Member No.: 7,958 |
Make sure the center opening will fit over the hub center. Eastwood has had those for years but more pricey I think.
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| VaccaRabite |
Mar 26 2009, 12:04 PM
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En Garde! Group: Admin Posts: 13,466 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Dallastown, PA Member No.: 1,435 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Yup, HF Chinese copy of the Eastwood tool.
Zach |
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| So.Cal.914 |
Mar 26 2009, 12:35 PM
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"...And it has a front trunk too." Group: Members Posts: 6,588 Joined: 15-February 04 From: Low Desert, CA./ Hills of N.J. Member No.: 1,658 Region Association: None |
Not new but very handy.
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| roadster fan |
Mar 26 2009, 12:54 PM
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Project Frankenstein !!!!!!!! Group: Members Posts: 1,009 Joined: 24-November 05 From: Aptos, CA Member No.: 5,184 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(charliew @ Mar 26 2009, 09:16 AM)  Make sure the center opening will fit over the hub center. Eastwood has had those for years but more pricey I think. I saw that tool awhile back, and had the same concern. I guess if they have one on hand the next time I am in there I will try and measure the center, and for 4 and 5 lug. Jim |
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| VaccaRabite |
Mar 26 2009, 04:54 PM
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En Garde! Group: Admin Posts: 13,466 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Dallastown, PA Member No.: 1,435 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Baseball bats and rolling pins do the same thing. Not as elegant, I suppose, but they work.
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| r_towle |
Mar 26 2009, 05:40 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,594 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States 
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I guess it might work, but I doubt it will be as easy as you think.
First thing you need to do is fold over the inner lip...then you can stretch the fender. Just use a hammer and dolly, that will take about ten or fifteen minutes. To stretch the fender, use a scissor jack and two pieces of wood...one on the inside and one on the outside. If all you are trying to do is roll over the fender lip on a painted car....I suspect that might do it, but I would not trust it. Rich |
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| VaccaRabite |
Mar 26 2009, 05:45 PM
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En Garde! Group: Admin Posts: 13,466 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Dallastown, PA Member No.: 1,435 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Eastwoods sells it as a fender roller, not really a stretcher. It could probably do minro stretching on the lip, but at the same dangers of using a bat. Possible cracked paint, and stretched metal pulled in from other seams. Its not a replacement for hammer and dolly.
Zach |
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| ArtechnikA |
Mar 27 2009, 04:53 AM
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rich herzog Group: Members Posts: 7,390 Joined: 4-April 03 From: Salted Roads, PA Member No.: 513 Region Association: None |
These are really designed for cars with radius wheel openings.
914's aren't, which IMO is the one huge styling difference that kept them from being readily accepted as Porsches. (Just about) every other production Porsche has radius wheel openings. (928's aren't either. They had acceptance issues in the styling department too...) |
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| Joe Ricard |
Mar 27 2009, 05:49 AM
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CUMONIWANNARACEU Group: Members Posts: 6,811 Joined: 5-January 03 From: Gautier, MS Member No.: 92 |
My friend has one. He does fender rolling for cars in the area. He makes 40 bucks per fender. They turn out very nice. He offered to do the white car, I whipped out the jig saw and showed him a short cut.
But if rules only allow lip rolling then this is the hot ticket to a nice looking fender. |
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| toon1 |
Mar 27 2009, 07:58 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,849 Joined: 29-October 05 From: tracy,ca Member No.: 5,022 |
Hey Jeff, I will split the cost with you. I'd like to do mine just a bit before the paint goes on.
Keith |
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