Making Custom Fender Vents-, Some Questions, need oppionins :) Options

[mgnt232]

(dont mind the first response. was to a different question, but didnt wanna spam up the forums)

So I am going to make some z3 fenders, well the top vents anyhow, with my stock fenders
I got (thanks to four-eyed-freak) all the measurements I need for the fender, and a very well detailed pic (I feel like i should leave him feedback lol).
I am just wondering if anyone has ever done this before?
I basically will be cutting (included a pic, because its kinda hard to explain) a "3 sided square" (yeah that made sense in my head ) and bending the metal in, liquid nail the mesh in the right spot, then bondo the edges so it looks like its supposed to.
I dont think it will be too hard, but if anyone has suggestions, im all ears


I will be making the fenders like ajmorris's, have been talking it over with him. So I am not making the side vents on the fenders like the z3, already have another plan for that . hopefully the progress really starts soon, and the supra SS get here:)

This post has been edited by mgnt232: Jul 21, 2010 - 8:21 PM

[xIIscrapsIIx]

I've done this before, just a different style vent on my old '96 Eagle Talon TSI... I lay masking tape over the area im going to be cutting on, then draw my pattern on that.... Then I cut on the pattern, I like to use a die grinder. Next, push your metal in to the depth you need. If you have a dolly set you may want to use that to help maintain the curve of the fender while bending the metal or you'll get a flattened area where the metal is bent at the "joint"... I'd suggest, instead of using bondo, taking a piece of fiberglass cloth and go from behind the opening onto the top of the fender then feather it out on top to blend it to look smooth... Which will create the "walls" of the vent...I'd word that different but I'm better at showing someone then explaining, I don't plan on doing this any time soon so I can't put together an intructional thread.