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> GT metal flares- how to install?
rfuerst911sc
post Jan 6 2007, 03:27 PM
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Well I signed up for the group buy of GT metal flares so now I want to know how to install these. I have a mig welder and am a fair welder so my intention is to install these myself. Once you cut the fenders ( hopefully correctly ) you line the flares up and tack them in place right? Once tacked do you run a continous bead or do you do spaced welds? Once tacked/welded then you grind the welds flush? And then do your skim coats of bondo to finish? Any online forum how to's on this? I know that the least amount of heat is good to keep warping to a minimum but any tips are appreciated. Thanks (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post Oct 6 2011, 05:40 PM
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So do you all remove the gas tank prior to welding?
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post Oct 6 2011, 05:49 PM
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QUOTE(bulitt @ Oct 6 2011, 03:40 PM) *

So do you all remove the gas tank prior to welding?

No, the tank is not close enough to the flares to worry about. Just keep the hood closed, and make sure you don't have any leaks
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rfuerst911sc   GT metal flares- how to install?   Jan 6 2007, 03:27 PM
dr914@autoatlanta.com   Well I signed up for the group buy of GT metal fl...   Jan 6 2007, 03:45 PM
9146986   What i do is carefully positon the flair in the co...   Jan 6 2007, 06:04 PM
9146986   And like this   Jan 6 2007, 06:06 PM
9146986   I don't have a pic of the actual cutting, but ...   Jan 6 2007, 06:15 PM
9146986   Here's what it looks like after it's cut a...   Jan 6 2007, 06:18 PM
9146986   I didn't take a pic of the top side of the fla...   Jan 6 2007, 06:28 PM
9146986   After it's all welded up nice and solid I care...   Jan 6 2007, 06:37 PM
9146986   I've never installed an AA set, but the factor...   Jan 6 2007, 06:43 PM
9146986   Here's the bottom of the flair after some work...   Jan 6 2007, 06:45 PM
9146986   And when it's all done it will look just like ...   Jan 6 2007, 06:49 PM
rfuerst911sc   The pics are great. For some reason I thought the ...   Jan 6 2007, 07:54 PM
9146986   The pics are great. For some reason I thought the...   Jan 7 2007, 12:22 AM
ptravnic   Perry - If you don't mind me asking, what (bal...   Jan 6 2007, 08:05 PM
dgw   Perry - If you don't mind me asking, what (ba...   Jan 7 2007, 01:02 PM
will   Perry - If you don't mind me asking, what (b...   Jan 7 2007, 01:24 PM
Travis Neff   This thread should be in the classics   Jan 6 2007, 08:50 PM
Hoss   This thread should be in the classics I complet...   Jan 7 2007, 12:54 AM
seanery   Great Question! AWESOME Response!! :...   Jan 7 2007, 09:25 AM
9146986   Thanks guys! I had planned to take step by st...   Jan 7 2007, 09:52 AM
Hoss   Thanks guys! I had planned to take step by s...   Jan 7 2007, 11:39 AM
cooltimes   I hope this post relates to the subject. If not, I...   Jan 7 2007, 10:47 AM
echocanyons   Classic!   Jan 7 2007, 11:53 AM
STL914   Here's a link to a thread following the progre...   Jan 7 2007, 04:04 PM
scotty b   For you guys looking for a price, I obviously can...   Jan 7 2007, 04:30 PM
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QUOTE(scotty b @ J...   Jan 7 2007, 09:56 PM
scotty b   These were hand hammerd not welded on so it took a...   Jan 7 2007, 04:34 PM
thesey914   That is one awesome car....Fiat 600?   Jan 7 2007, 04:58 PM
scotty b   That is one awesome car....Fiat 600? Thanks. Yu...   Jan 7 2007, 05:23 PM
bulitt   So do you all remove the gas tank prior to welding...   Oct 6 2011, 05:40 PM
scotty b   So do you all remove the gas tank prior to weldin...   Oct 6 2011, 05:49 PM
mepstein   Wow, old thread.   Oct 6 2011, 05:54 PM
rfuerst911sc   And just so everyone knows I got all four welded a...   Oct 7 2011, 09:38 AM
Perry Kiehl   Wow, this was a long time ago.   Oct 1 2017, 08:23 PM

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