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First off I want to give a To redshift----thanks man--

Well, the weather was good to me--and I got some stuff done.

This is now my STAGE II : The Tub

Threw my mojo down---and I believ I am on the path to salvation!!!!

Questions--comments-??

Here I got my new battery tray on and got both of my trunk pivot frames located and welded....

Here I got my firewall clutch tube repaired and reinforced....

Roughing in the flares---

Almost done with this one--

And lastly--a great big shout out to Engman--got my new rear sway brackets welded and also got my new aluminum foot board--first rate there buddy--you helped me in this--thanks!!

Oh yea, and one more--I got my factory front sway mount locations drilled---I am pulling the fac. sway off of the donor car you saw in the other pics---

NICE!!! Keep us updated on the progress.

Here is a pic of before----This was taken on Dec. 20th 2004

keep posting pics. That will help you stay focused!

You're on a roll, keep up the good work.

Paul

the flares look awesome. Can't wait to see the result.

What wheels are you going to run?

Thanks guys! I am running 7 inch cookie cutters with a polished outer rim and metallic blue inset..

Cannot wait--I took two weeks of leave which is coming up in a few days--it is going to be a ball buster marathon!!!

QUOTE (jwalters @ Feb 6 2005, 09:42 AM)

Thanks guys! I am running 7 inch cookie cutters with a polished outer rim and metallic blue inset.. Cannot wait--I took two weeks of leave which is coming up in a few days--it is going to be a ball buster marathon!!!

Make sure you got all the little parts you need. Waiting on parts is a bitch when your pressed for time.

I have EVERYTHING!!! I have boxes of stuff--new and old all over the place----yes- sir---out with the old and in with the new....

Now, if you pardon me--there is a coors light with my name on it and some glazing compound that is ready for finish---one flare almost down!!!

Right front flare---completed!!!!

Yippie!!!

Looks great! Could you go into a little bit of detail on how you installed the fiberglass flares? Did you use an adhesive between the flares and the body metal? Why are there two rows of holes, one with rivets, and one without. Did you leave the rivets beneath the fiberglass/tiger hair "mud" coat? What kind of rivets, steel or aluminum? Etc., etc.

I ask, because I'm almost ready to install my own set of FG flares and I'm not sure of the best/longest lasting method which will both keep the flares affixed and rigid, yet not cause the fiberglass or "mud" to crack later on due to cold/ flexing /etc.

Any help would be a REAL HELP right now!

Thanks,

TC

Thanks man--those extra holes was a mistake on my part--but they also turned into a blessing in disguise!

I realized after I had mounted them the first time that I had room to move the screws back and grind down the edges flush with the metal. This enabled me to use much less filler--I am using bondoglass--it has proven itself to me.

I did not bond the flares to the metal--I instead used aviation grade screws with washers and nylock nuts on the backside-I used a countersink to sink the heads below the top layer of glass-this proved to me to be immensley strong--also, I live in a region of the country where the drivers are not good--the chances of me having to remove these to do repair is too great. This has enabled me to do just that with negligible breakage of removing the flares which will expidite repair.

So with this in mind those holes actually helped me when applying the glass. So in effect they are somewhat bonded--but only for cosmetic concerns.

Make sure you mark out your outline of the flares to the fender. Then mark another line 1&1/2 inches inside this line and cut--this will give you a lip to work with. No matter how you decide to attach yours--use screws!! This will hold it in place and pull the metal out to the contour of the flare. Keep your screws as far to the inside as possible so you can grind down the edges as flush as possible--then a good couple of coats of filler and voila--

Good luck with yours!

Screws and nuts . . . NOT rivets! Of course, what a great idea!!

Thanks for the tip, now go out and take more pics!

TC

QUOTE (TC/914 @ Feb 6 2005, 02:10 PM)

Screws and nuts . . . NOT rivets! Of course, what a great idea!! Thanks for the tip, now go out and take more pics! TC

Thanks--I would never use rivets for this--those flares are not in shear--they are in tension--not that a properly driven rivet would not hold it--but I put 200+ miles a day on my car and need something heavy for the wear--keep up with me--coming soon I am going to be making massive updates on an almost daily basis--got some time off coming and it is going to be a marathon!!!!

Looks Great

sweet!

so miles showed and helped you out?

QUOTE (Aaron Cox @ Feb 6 2005, 02:26 PM)

sweet! so miles showed and helped you out?

No he did not----does he live close to me????

I am in Davie Fl....Thanks for the kudos!!!

QUOTE (jwalters @ Feb 6 2005, 12:38 PM)

QUOTE (Aaron Cox @ Feb 6 2005, 02:26 PM) sweet! so miles showed and helped you out? No he did not----does he live close to me???? I am in Davie Fl....Thanks for the kudos!!!

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First off I want to give a  To redshift----thanks man--

thats why i asked

he be in georgia.....

front flare looks good; i would have never thought of using screws

QUOTE (jd74914 @ Feb 6 2005, 04:19 PM)

front flare looks good; i would have never thought of using screws

Thanks--they are a really good fastening system---I have no worries about de-bonding at all--and unlike the sheetmetal screws with the coarse thread--no worries about the metal fatiguing and the threads losing grip--with the nylock nuts--I set the tension and it will stay there--always..

FEB 07 UPDATE!!!



NEW TOYS!!

THANKS MORPHNSPECTRA!!!


This is my back pad replacement carpet--doing away with the pad--I can tell you from looking at this that there is so pretty good sound proofing built in!!!

Awesome deluxe carpet !!!!

More carpet!!

The " PODS " !!!!

My new airdam!!!!

And another shout out to.......

Now I just gotta figure out where all those carpet pieces go......