givemethebighammer
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| posted on 9/5/05 at 08:48 PM |
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Extension wheel arches
Just finished adjusting the camber on the rear of my tiger. Car now handles well but the wheels stick out of the arches (I have a one piece rear to my
car) by about an inch. I want to attach some extension arches to my existing ones (maybe like the ones you used to get for mini's etc). Does
anyone know anywhere that sells basic fibreglass or other ones (aluminium) I could spray to match the car ?. I guess I could have a go at making some
myself. But as it has been said on here several times, if these things are available to buy, making them yourself is likely to be more costly as well
as time consuming.
Measurements attached below.
thanks
[Edited on 9/5/05 by givemethebighammer]
 
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RazMan
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| posted on 9/5/05 at 09:18 PM |
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Funny enough I was thinking along similar lines using the BMW Mini arches - Not sure if these would extend out far enough for you though.
I would imagine a search for Mini motorsport might turn something up.
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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marshall
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| posted on 10/5/05 at 06:28 AM |
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wings
hi i was reading what you would like to
do to your rear arches i thought this might help go to swtoc.co.uk go into articles then click
on modifying super six hope it helps
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givemethebighammer
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| posted on 10/5/05 at 09:00 PM |
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Thanks Marshall,
I have seen the article before, thought about doing it then thought better of it. Basically if I mess it up I'll have to buy a whole new back
section (and still end up having to extend the arches somehow). The bolt on idea seemed the logical way to do it. I think I will check around the
"max power" type places to see if I can buy something I can modify and paint before I fit it. However I did think that maybe I could cut
the existing arches off (gulp) and bolt on some bigger ones. Time to do some measuring.....
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ReMan
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| posted on 10/5/05 at 09:39 PM |
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Wheels with bigger offset?
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 10/5/05 at 09:58 PM |
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have you tried absmotorpsort? , in grimsby , do lots of mini stuff especially arches with a return lip on them , maybe just an idea?
Or , buy some new arches, cut the old ones off and bond a flange on to bolt the arches to at the required width
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
getting dirty under a bus
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givemethebighammer
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| posted on 11/5/05 at 09:59 AM |
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Bigger offset is not an option my current wheels have an offset of 35 and the calipers are very close to the inside of the wheel. I can't see
how the wheels could be fitted any further under the arches. I am going to go to the scrapyard to look at various cars and see if anything has the
dimensions I require. I can then look for some arches from somewhere like abs. I still think the mini ones may be an option. Never know there may even
be something in the yard I could use ? I really don't want to butcher the rear bodywork if I can avoid it.
thanks
[Edited on 11/5/05 by givemethebighammer]
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 11/5/05 at 05:44 PM |
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I was stuck in traffic on way home behind one of the new type mini transit van which had extension arches on , don't know if they would be any
good for you , may be worth a look?
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Triton
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| posted on 11/5/05 at 06:32 PM |
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Idea for you...make a light mould of the edge of the wing then make from that and plop it on the edge.......simple but you will have to paint them.
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givemethebighammer
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| posted on 15/5/05 at 07:15 PM |
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Well turned up trumps on this one. I went to the Tiger open day today. Managed to buy a whole new rear end in same yellow as my car, in need of slight
cosmetic attention WITH wider arches (my Tiger Cat is standard, my new rear end is from a "Super Cat" so is an inch or so wider on each
side.
The best bit was the cost £25 !!!
I'm going to pick it up Tuesday afternoon / evening.
Thanks for everyone's input on this subject, I nearly ordered some mini sportspack arches to paint and fit to the car, they would have been £40
plus !
Funny how things turn out sometimes ?
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Triton
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| posted on 15/5/05 at 07:17 PM |
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ding dong tiger giving summat away!!!!
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givemethebighammer
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| posted on 15/5/05 at 07:53 PM |
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They were just getting rid of a whole load of old but new bodywork cheap. Some of it was scratched some not. I guess they really needed it out of
their way.
I'm not complaining. I have some spare gel coat to match the new rear end. I think all it needs is a good wash a little repair work and a good
going over with the G3 / G6 and it'll be just fine.
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