vman wrote:hi , what would it take to tell how the arches were done ' i have an old nail kit and i would put it on if i could get a mate to tell me how it is done if you want me to sign a confidential act
iwould do so. if you want to e-mail me the instructions, so that no-one else knows all the better.
I think the revolution rims would be the way to go!
Im only messing with you, ive got nothing to hide !
Basically its all down to PREPARATION before you start.
Front wings are easy , plenty of access, mark up and trim off the excess original wing leaving enough to bond on the new panel, grind back the steel wing giving a good 'key' for the bond.
Fit the wing panel and when your happy with the position, hold in place with a couple of self tappers.
Mark your edge where both meet, take panel off, put sealer/ bond onto steel panel, refit fibreglass panel and self tapper back on and leave until fully cured out (2 days normally).
When its dry, trim off excess bond, grind both panels this time and apply two layers of fibreglass matting over the new joints . let it dry and start blending the panels together with fibreglass and then filler to your desired shape (a bit of artistic licence is allowed here!):wink:
REARS. (the hard bit!!!!!!!!!!!)
Cut out rear arches to the top level of the original wheel tub, and make sure its flat to allow extending outwards. Make a new fill panel to connect inner and outer arches and wheeltub again and weld in place, fit up new rear panel, mark the quarter panel where it wll be bonded on , and grind to key.
Do the same as the fronts to secure.
Fabricate new rear wheel tubs to extent out to the NEW outer arch lip.
weld and seal in place, bond to new outer arch to keep it secure and water tight.
then its just a load of filling and rubbing down to get the shapes you want.
its not the hardest job in the world, just VERY time consuming (and tedious when it gets to the rubbing down )
good luck
if you need any help or advise ,gimme a shout