 Fiberglass front fender instalation, Any tips before I start |
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| jgiroux67 |
 Jul 19 2004, 06:36 PM
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Guitar Shredder  Group: Members Posts: 593 Joined: 4-June 04 From: Turlock, CA Member No.: 2,157  |
Has anyone put full fiberglass fenders on there car? In perticular the f/g gt fenders from Rennspeed, but any information helps.
I already have an idea of how to attach them. Does anyone have experience doing this? Also pics would be much appreciated. |
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| SpecialK |
Jul 19 2004, 07:05 PM
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aircraft surgeon Group: Benefactors Posts: 3,211 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Pacific, MO Member No.: 1,797  |
URY914 has a VERY detailed thread about f/g fender flare installation.
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?act...=ST&f=2&t=13919 Hope the link works, but if not it's just a few posts down from yours. Good Luck! |
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| URY914 |
Jul 19 2004, 07:26 PM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 120,725 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
Yes, wee Grasshopper.
Snatch this sandpaper from my hand. How may I serve you? Paul (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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| jgiroux67 |
Jul 20 2004, 10:53 AM
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Guitar Shredder Group: Members Posts: 593 Joined: 4-June 04 From: Turlock, CA Member No.: 2,157 |
Paul,
I figured you could help me out here. What is the best way to attach a full front f/g fender. I have the gt fenders from Rennspeed and they do not have the water channel on them. How did you attach your fenders? -Josh |
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| URY914 |
Jul 20 2004, 07:01 PM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 120,725 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
My fender are removable so my car won't be much help, but I know about removing fenders.
Have you cut yours off yet? If not what is your plan? To cut them off and trying to not damage them as much as possible or just cut the crap out of them? Do you want a waterchannel or are you going to put on a f/g hood without a hood gasket? Tell me what your intent is? Paul |
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| jgiroux67 |
Jul 20 2004, 10:30 PM
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Guitar Shredder Group: Members Posts: 593 Joined: 4-June 04 From: Turlock, CA Member No.: 2,157 |
I have already took off the fenders. I drilled out the spot welds which was a pain.
I am gonna use a stock hood(F/G down the line) and I am gonna use the rubber rain strip. I'm gonna have to make some sort of waterchannel for it. How much of a gap should there be between the hood and the fender and also how much room should there be between the fender and the door? I had to remove one of the fenders and decided what the hell, why not replace both with f/g fenders that already have gt flares in them. Oh yeah, how easy/hard is it to make f/g hoods? |
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| Jeroen |
Jul 21 2004, 05:39 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,887 Joined: 24-December 02 From: The Netherlands Member No.: 3 Region Association: Europe |
For street use, you should best have left some of the steel fender in place, so you can glass the new fenders in (just like you would with flares)
For race use, you could remove the old fender completely and weld some tabs so you can use Dzus-fastners (that's what I'm gonna do) Or you could leave some of the original fender and use that to mount the Dzus-fastners cheers, Jeroen |
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| URY914 |
Jul 21 2004, 01:22 PM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 120,725 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
Use about 1/16-1/8" gap at the panel joints.
Are you planning on making the fenders removeable? Trying to make a rainchannel will be a PITA. Paul |
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