I'm looking at a narrow body shell to do my stock fendered 5 lug factory look car. Might rebuild & warm up the 1.7 in it for a driver. While repairing fender by cutting damage away n welding in a used cut out replacement fender, is there anything that can be done to fit a 215 tire under there? Anyone sell any very slight unnoticeable fiberglass fenders or metal suggestions requested.
Depends.not all wheel openings are created equal, also depends on the wheel. And the tire. I've ran 225 50 15s kumhos with no fitment problems.
If you look at your car that still has the good fender you will notice that the area or portion that people have problems with is with the trailing edge of the opening right past the axle centerline
You could do the baseball bat trick to gently pull the rear section out.
If you ever make it out to Antioch, I can show you my car with 205s on 7s using spacers due to the higher offset wheels. (55mm instead of the usual 23mm)
You could do the baseball bat trick to gently pull the rear section out.
If you ever make it out to Antioch, I can show you my car with 205s on 7s using spacers due to the higher offset wheels. (55mm instead of the usual 23mm)
If you are ambitious you can cut a slice in the top of the fender and weld in a spacer that goes from nothing, to an inch, back to nothing, with the fat part at the area mike mentions above.....if done well, it's hard to notice unless it's sitting next to another car.
Rich
Rich
QUOTE(r_towle @ Jun 12 2016, 04:12 PM) 
If you are ambitious you can cut a slice in the top of the fender and weld in a spacer that goes from nothing, to an inch, back to nothing, with the fat part at the area mike mentions above.....if done well, it's hard to notice unless it's sitting next to another car.
Rich
Yep.....
225s on 8's
Looks stock I think, very subtle. Wish I had kept this car
QUOTE(r_towle @ Jun 12 2016, 04:12 PM)
If you are ambitious you can cut a slice in the top of the fender and weld in a spacer that goes from nothing, to an inch, back to nothing, with the fat part at the area mike mentions above.....if done well, it's hard to notice unless it's sitting next to another car.
Rich
Thx, if anyone has a pic of that slice being worked in, it would help a bunch. Not something I would consider but since the fender is being worked on maybe the profile can be reworked a bit
QUOTE(ssuperflyoldguy @ Jun 13 2016, 09:48 PM)
QUOTE(r_towle @ Jun 12 2016, 04:12 PM)
If you are ambitious you can cut a slice in the top of the fender and weld in a spacer that goes from nothing, to an inch, back to nothing, with the fat part at the area mike mentions above.....if done well, it's hard to notice unless it's sitting next to another car.
Rich
Thx, if anyone has a pic of that slice being worked in, it would help a bunch. Not something I would consider but since the fender is being worked on maybe the profile can be reworked a bit
Here you go...
Mine were inspired by Mueller's flares. 
Here are a few in progress pictures of some we did for my brother's car which have a better view of the cuts. Hopefully something there is helpful. These flares fit a 15x8 with no problems.
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Here are a few in progress pictures of some we did for my brother's car which have a better view of the cuts. Hopefully something there is helpful. These flares fit a 15x8 with no problems.
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I get it now, I think it helps having a big ol tire under there too.
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