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| rfuerst911sc |
  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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| thesey914 |
Jan 7 2007, 04:58 PM
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That is one awesome car....Fiat 600?
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| scotty b |
Jan 7 2007, 05:23 PM
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rust free you say ? Group: Members Posts: 16,375 Joined: 7-January 05 From: richmond, Va. Member No.: 3,419 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(thesey914 @ Jan 7 2007, 02:58 PM)  That is one awesome car....Fiat 600? Thanks. Yup 600. The owner wanted to clone a Mostra 1000 which there were only 5 built (IIRC) All I had to go by was a Japanese book on Italian race cars. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) I took the pics of the real car and scaled everything up to size using a pair of calipers to measure the pics and used the taillight as my piece to scale everything up to. Kind of a pain in the ass but fun at the same time. I enjoyed the 'challenge" (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Here's a link to some more pics and also a pic of the real deal Mostra. I unfortunatly had to leave that job this past summer due to a lack of steady werk. Va is a bad area to specialize in such oddball autos (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...arted+a+new+job |
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rfuerst911sc GT metal flares- how to install? Jan 6 2007, 03:27 PM
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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
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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 dgw B)-->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
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
scotty b These were hand hammerd not welded on so it took a... Jan 7 2007, 04:34 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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