Roll or Cut fenders?? + tires..., **added Healthy stretched tire pics Options

[808celica]

I didnt wanna pay $60 per fender and some guy to molest and touch my car. so i sat down with the die grinder, welding mask, and a beach towel and started cutting my fenders.
My weapon

The leftovers

Passenger side



Driver's side




10mins each fender.

Procedure:
-Lift rear end
-Take off wheels
-Scrape inside fender lip to get rid of the dirt and what evers behind there
-Lightly graze the fender lip with the die grinder to make a guide line
-Cut deeper in the line (I made 6 passes to make sure i had a good clean cut)
-When satisfied with the clearance put wheels back on and call it a day.

Used the welder helmet so i dont burn myself cuz those sparks get really really hot.

Then I used a wood block and a hammer to lightly roll the fresh cut area so it looks cleaner and to protect from anyone getting cut. Gonna sand and touch up paint the area later whenever i feel like working on the car again So it doesnt start to rust and rot away

This post has been edited by 808celica: Oct 17, 2009 - 7:58 PM

[Harold_Fastwaker]

Then I used a wood block and a hammer to lightly roll the fresh cut area so it looks cleaner and to protect from anyone getting cut. Gonna sand and touch up paint the area later whenever i feel like working on the car again So it doesnt start to rust and rot away

At first I thought this was going to be a question of which to go. But apparently not.


Yes, you need to grind down that edge. I have heard of people running flushed up wheels slicing their sidewall. Hence, why most people choose to just roll the fender. I have heard of people complaining that cutting the lip weakened the fender. Since it did not have the arch to support the fender it can collapse easier. (This is more of a drifting issue though.)

Good job on the cut though. Looks pretty clean.