Last night,I ripped of the rear fiberglass flares to make way for the steel units from the group buy a last month.

Fronts are completely done,now the rears.


The rears are gonna widened about 2" per side,to cover the 10" wide wheels.

As you can see in the pics,I have a few holes to fill,but that's not a big deal,that's why I have a welder.


Ron

Last one,

Driver's side tacked.



Ron

man...you are an artist!!!

Michael

One note to all those interested.


A 930 turbo brake setup DOES fit under 15" wheels.You can see'm peeking out from under those old ATS wheels in the last pic.


Ron

With that turbo brake set up, you may want to keep those "scoops" in front of and behind the flares.

Moving right along,I got the holes in the quarter panels around the flares plugged over the weekend.

I'll spend this week welding everything up solid.

Hopefully by this weekend,I'll be cutting the flares again to widen them.

Stay tuned.


Ron

WOW that is a lot of work... nice job.

This weekend was a good one for the old flare switch.



Got the repo flares cut and started the 2" widening process.


The amount needed to widen is shown in the photo with tire on sticking out past the stock flare.

Tire is a 265, on a 18X10 rim w/a 40MM offset setting on a 2" spacer.



Ron

Moving right along, I widened the rears a full 2" on each side.


Then it was just cut and fit from there.


My finished width is within 1/8' from either side.


Ron

lastly,

some back shots when I stopped work Sunday evening.



R

Insanity! Beautiful creativity on those rear flare extensions. Wow, well done!

I'll say this,

This is the first,and last time I'll ever take on a modification of this size ever again.

I'm getting to old for this @#it.


Ron

This past weekend was another good weekend for working on the teener.


Weld work is pretty much done now,and I've almost got the passenger side of the car smoothed out.

Drivers side will be ready to start mudding it up in a week or 2.


Ron

If anyones wondering about clearance,I think I have some to spare if anyone needs some.


R

Lastly,I'll show the trick to keeping the clearance stable throughout all the welding.


I made these fender jacks from angle iron,1/2" pipe,1/2"threaded rod,and some nuts and washers.

It worked perfectly.


Ron

Nice job Ron! That looks sweet! You made it look so simple but we all know better. Can't wait to see it with color.

Incredible, Ron! How do you finish your welds on the inside of the fenders. Do you grind them down, or just shoot them with primer?

very nice display of craftsmanship!

Andy

You do insane work. Well done. Bravo!!!

Wanna sell the fiberglass ones???

Rich

Great job mister! The huge stance is impressive and makes your 33% caliper to 66% rotor ratio seem like a toy. Your to old when you stop making dreams happen bro; don't stop dreaming and don't stop...............

I haven't posted an update in a while,but I have been working on the rear flares steadily.

Everything is pretty much done.The rockers,and rear valance all line up to their respective edges.

The epoxy primer is laid for the final time.I'll soon be wet sanding it to fully level it out,then everything is ready for the final top coat.

Top coat is RM's Diamont basecoat clearcoat in Signal Orange.

At $450.00 a kit for the paint,that is why I'm taking so long to get it as best as I can before the final topcoat.

It's almost done,but not soon enough for me.


Ron

Just DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!

wow.

Whata great job!!!

I do have to say guys,that that was a lot of metalwork!

I will not repeat that ever again.It was a huge undertaking and requires a lot of patience to accomplish.

I probably have a 100 hours easily just in the metalwork to the rears.I'd be scared to listen to what a top-rate body shop would quote to install,and widen those rear flares to cover 10''wide wheels .


I will agree that the results look good,but damn that was a lot of 10 hour,Saturdays & Sundays.Finally though,it's almost over and time for some serious beer


Ron

I'm into the final stretch now.

I put up my $100.00 outdoor paint booth,and painted the rockers,rear valance,and the inside trunk floor.

No bugs or trash in the paint.Color sanding and buffing are gonna be a breeze.

That high end Diamont paint can make anyone look like a hero.

One more nice weekend of rain free sunshine and the quarters will be painted and this chapter will close.


Ron

In the yard w/all the paper removed.


Ron

Magnifico Hombre!

Guys I played hooky from work today to lay the paint on the rear flares of my 6'r.


I rolled her into my make shift booth,and gave a coat of Signal Orange.


Damn you gotta love that Diamont paint.


Ron

In 2 weeks I'll color sand and buff it all out.


Look how level the Diamont came out.


Ron

Seriously.. Good work


Coming from a guy touching a grinder and a welder 50 hours a week..

Man her ass is soooo wide , ! This preference however, does not apply to actual women .

I like big Butt's and I can not lie!


Ron

WOW .You just helped physic me up to get out and keep pounding on mine. I am glad i choose to paint my car Signal Orange instead of Black again. I plan on keeping the rockers and valances on mine black though.


I wanted to paint mine single stage but my paint guy wouldn't, so I am doing single stage in the trunks and engine bay and 2 stage everywhere else. Lets see a picture of the signal orange grass.

Why??


If her hips were as nice as those flairs who would care


Fantastic work

It's just a personal preference... I like waifs. Waifs w/ curves that is. So I'm picky, shoot me .

Ron, Great work! Excellent!

Did you have to widen your rear valence to match the flairs or did the flares taper down to the original flared profile at the valence?

Dude the ass looks awsome great job more pics please

Wow, that looks really easy.
Wicked man, great job, great pics, very inspirational, I need to go get a beer too