fender flares

[Ameer Antar]

ya, i'm def. looking for a shop to do it. I don't touch bodywork, unless 
it's on something you won't see. I don't have the skill/patience to deal w/ 
curves and such. I would think angular bodywork would be more appropriate, 
since the car has so many straight lines. But I'm not sure exactly how it 
would look. I'm sure there are tons of different ways to shape it. Any ideas?

what do the v8 fenders look like? Any good close-ups? Would it be possible 
to use scrap v8 fenders and graft it into mine?

-ameer
'84 5kT...190k


At 03:22 PM 10/6/00, you wrote:
>There've been posts in the past, even a couple links to photos, on 5k cars 
>that have had the rear wheel openings rolled, apparently with something 
>like a baseball bat, to create a slight flaring and a bit more room for 
>bigger tires.  The discussion must be in some archive.  If memory serves 
>(not always a statement of reliability in my case), the photos sort of 
>backed up a number of opinions that this process creates a car that looks 
>like it was hit in the rearend and then had the trunk fixed.  Unless the 
>flaring is done via body shop efforts, you do not end up with a 5k that 
>looks like a V8 or a '91 2Cq20v.
>
>
>At 02:34 PM 10/06/2000 -0400, Ameer Antar wrote:
>
>>this reminds me....how/where/can you get fenders flared on cars like 
>>this? I was actually considering it for an old Brit car project I have on 
>>the side, but it might be cool on a 5k. Only thing is I don't know if 
>>it's possible or feasible. Anyone know how much it would cost? thanks.
>>
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>>At 02:11 PM 10/6/00, you wrote:
>>>  First of all I just wanted to apologize for starting the arguments 
>>> that all started with my original "tire wheel combo" post. hehe, it was 
>>> kind of entertaining though! But now that we're all friends again I 
>>> have another tire wheel question. I am going to arch the rear fenders 
>>> of my '86 5KTQ, I want 17" rims because I can get a set of 17" Ronal 
>>> Irmschers for $140 CDN but they are 8" wide and I don't know if they 
>>> will clear my tie rods. This goes out to Todd and you other guys,if you 
>>> have any suggestions on width of the wheel, offset, and tire size for a 
>>> 17" rim for my car please let me know.TIA
>>>
>>>p.s. No fighting this time eh?
>>>
>>>Nik Brkic
>>>1986 Audi 5KTQ
>>>1990 Jeep Cherokee 4.0 (For Sale)
>>>Vancouver BC Canada
>>>
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