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Panelling of Rear Wheel arches
trueblue - 13/3/05 at 03:13 PM

Any piccies on the panelling that fits around the rear wheel arches before the
rear wings go on?

tom_loughlin - 13/3/05 at 03:29 PM

if you u2u me your email, ill email you some, they are too big to upload to the forum, but i have some somewhere of my gts.
Tom

PaulBuz - 13/3/05 at 05:03 PM

Northy - 13/3/05 at 05:17 PM

What width is that tyre?

Mark Allanson - 13/3/05 at 05:19 PM

and another Rescued attachment Without Rear Arches.jpg
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Avoneer - 13/3/05 at 06:32 PM

How've you done that Paul????
Pat...

SeaBass - 13/3/05 at 08:16 PM

Is that wood?? lol

[Edited on 13/3/05 by SeaBass]

britishtrident - 13/3/05 at 08:37 PM

Wood to form the shape is a good idea this was the way it was done on days of yore on MG T types and the like.

The burning question is what radius to use ?

Mark Allanson - 13/3/05 at 08:45 PM

quote:
Originally posted by SeaBass
Is that wood?? lol

[Edited on 13/3/05 by SeaBass]


No, its a plastic D section from B&Q, I needed it to reduce the radii of the edges. I countersunk and rivited it in place and covered with vinyl.

There is no way I'm going to attach vegetation to my car, even if Morgan do use it!

Spottty - 13/3/05 at 09:06 PM

quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
The burning question is what radius to use ?


I qoute from a famous bike builder

"I dont use measuring tapes, I build it to look good."

So my suggestion would be to just mock something up that looks good and dont worry about the radius of it.

locoboy - 14/3/05 at 09:35 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Spottty

So my suggestion would be to just mock something up that looks good and dont worry about the radius of it.


Thats well and good but if your buying arches that have that bit built in you need to know the radius. Either that or buy the arches and then fit the curved section to suit.

trueblue - 14/3/05 at 05:48 PM

Thanks for the help.

its given me a few starters for ideas.

Trueblue

PaulBuz - 14/3/05 at 05:49 PM

I think the best way to do it is to buy your arches, set a good clearance for the tyre & mount it to the body.
THEN get a piece of flat steel (or ally) & bend it so that it follows the contour of the wheel arch.
My personal viewpoint is that the distance must be equal all the way around to look balanced.
I know lots of cars that dont do this ,but its just what I think!!
Oh & the tyre is a 215/40/17

RoadkillUK - 14/3/05 at 06:42 PM

I hope these pics help.






Hope that help a little

[Edited on 14/3/05 by RoadkillUK]

Spottty - 14/3/05 at 10:38 PM

Thats what I meant by making it look good, I thought you would have your fenders first.


Paul, those are some nice looking rims you have!

locoboy - 15/3/05 at 09:25 AM

That looks really neat, thats how im going to be doing mine when i get round to it.

Thats the blue i want too, is that the standard MK blue?

britishtrident - 15/3/05 at 01:00 PM

Great workmanship but it dosn't have the classic look.

Mix - 15/3/05 at 01:05 PM

Nice one Lee

One less problem for me to solve

Mick

ned - 15/3/05 at 01:18 PM

the alternative is to leave the top infil curve panel off the chassis and just get a wider wqing and cut it down to suite the profile. i'm not explaining this very well am I?

this is what i mean:
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