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post Oct 15, 2009 - 5:40 PM
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808celica



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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 laugh.gif So it doesnt start to rust and rot away thumbsup.gif

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


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post Oct 16, 2009 - 7:07 AM
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Yea this would be the incorrect way to go about that. You should have gotten a fender roller and a heat gun and done it the proper way. Cutting is an extreme resort to this needed solution. But either way you got the job done and if you are happy with it thats awesome thumbsup.gif

I would suggest getting some black paint on that cut edge though to cover up any bare metal left over

now MOAR LOW!

Posts in this topic
- 808celica   Roll or Cut fenders?? + tires...   Oct 15, 2009 - 5:40 PM
- - Harold_Fastwaker   QUOTE (808celica @ Oct 15, 2009 - 6...   Oct 15, 2009 - 7:04 PM
- - 808celica   lolz yeah the fender well seems a little more flim...   Oct 15, 2009 - 8:28 PM
- - playr158   Yea this would be the incorrect way to go about th...   Oct 16, 2009 - 7:07 AM
- - 808celica   lolz yeah i know. rolling is the best and most abs...   Oct 16, 2009 - 2:20 PM
|- - Harold_Fastwaker   QUOTE (808celica @ Oct 16, 2009 - 3...   Oct 16, 2009 - 2:33 PM
- - 808celica   lolz i was thinking about buying one $350 shi...   Oct 16, 2009 - 3:28 PM
- - trdproven   yup what dan said. But i was gonna ask if your fe...   Oct 16, 2009 - 11:30 PM
- - 808celica   too much - camber. didnt wanna wear out my new tir...   Oct 17, 2009 - 3:59 AM
- - Tigawoods   looks great man! ghetto rigged that fender sa...   Oct 17, 2009 - 8:30 AM
- - Stambo   dont forget your pink spray paint!   Oct 17, 2009 - 10:46 AM
- - 808celica   reason why i cut. camber bolts not maxed out.........   Oct 17, 2009 - 7:51 PM
- - 808celica   225/35/18 Yoko Parada Spec 2 (if i had a choice i...   Oct 17, 2009 - 8:02 PM
- - hurley97   QUOTE (808celica @ Oct 15, 2009 - 6...   Oct 17, 2009 - 8:16 PM
- - Harold_Fastwaker   I am confused. I are running positive camber to m...   Oct 17, 2009 - 9:05 PM
- - 808celica   no i just needed to make my camber + so i can save...   Oct 17, 2009 - 9:44 PM
- - SwissFerdi   You're crazy...but don't 215's look to...   Oct 17, 2009 - 9:46 PM
- - 808celica   Zish flush..........well later in the future and...   Oct 17, 2009 - 9:57 PM
- - SwissFerdi   So why go for those if they're too skinny?   Oct 17, 2009 - 9:58 PM
- - 808celica   price up front   Oct 17, 2009 - 10:02 PM


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