We were never happy with the way our fiberglass widebody turned out. It was a rushed job we completed a couple weeks before the 2009 challenge. We diddn't have the time to smooth it out, so we used undercoating to hide some of the inperfections, and painted the car a dark color to hide the rest...
Now that we have some time, and we've gathered some fenders and quarter panels from the old parts car we had a few months back, we are ready to give it another shot. I've been thinking about ways that we can make it work, and have it still look clean at the same time.
The first step was to remove the old fiberglass from the stock fenders.
Once the fiberglass had been separated from the fender, Jimmy mounted the right side back on the car and cut it in some very specific places so we can fabricate our new steel widebody fenders.
While he was cutting, I cut the new fenders to size.
We positioned the new fender with some clamps...
...and adjusted the fitment until the tires had enough clearance so they won't rub.
Once we got it positioned exactly where we needed it, Jimmy took the wheel so he could start the other side, and I began to spot weld it all together.
You can see the extra clearance we will have so we can run our 15 x 10s.
So far we're super happy with how this is turning out!
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