My never ending search for lows.

[PassionGarage]

this is so amazing !!! I'm definitely subbed !!!
keen to see this when its done!!!

[SebastienPeek]

This is awesome, I love how much research and development you're doing with the guards. Seriously good work!

But you're giving me ideas for my next build too, now to just find a car that I don't mind cutting up...

[clown_dog]

Cheers guys,

Finally got into cutting this weekend.

First the left side.
Marked / Measured



Cut and fold.

I used a craft knife to create the creases to form the folds.



Now on the right hand side

I tidied up the right side of the guard.
I cut to the right of the 70mm line


I also realised there was nothing for the bottom part of the arch to weld on to.

As you can see it’s recessed as an end cap goes in here.




So I marked on the guard where I should probably cut. (The filled in lines)



But before cutting, I realised it will destroy the whole shape of the guard and I liked how it flowed right down to the kit.

So I found that I might be able to attach the lower part from the rear.

Drew a beautiful line


Made a little joiner?


Ground back the line so I could weld on it later.



Test fitted the piece. Will come back to it later.


I also found the bottom of the guard fouled on the end cap. Meaning it wouldn’t sit flush when I go to weld it on.



So I made a quick cut and bend to the lip the was fouling. Maybe I can also use this to hold the bottom of the guard down securely for when I roll the guard.



Then before doing any welding, I tidied up the guard fold. Sprayed it with Zinc paint.



Put it outside to dry.



Later on, I decided to finally weld on the guard. Not super tidy, but I’m happy with it.


Then the dreaded cutting out the door.



This time to not mess up the guard. I’ve made a joining strip between the gap in the guard and the door jam.

Make a stencil with some paper and dirty fingers.


Check to see if it’s close enough.



Apply template to spare guard steel.



After some shaping, I welded it on.





Thank god the door closes.

Will tidy it up but she holds strong now.

That’s all I have for now.

Hopefully get some more done tonight.

[cruuz]

Good work my man, glad to see you got the door jamb flushed up and sorted. Only recommendation is that your spot welds look a little far apart, you might consider going back and adding one between each that you have now. Kudos for doing something different

[Erald]

Not gonna lie I was a little skeptical when I first saw this thing because it wasn't the prettiest model I've ever seen but I love what you've done with it. Keep it up!

[Yams]

Looks awesome, can't wait to see what it looks like with all the wheel arches done.

[TruTaing]

Your last few posts w/ finding just the right fenders is awesome. The patience and hard work is definitely gonna be worth it! Keep up the awesome work.

[clown_dog]

Thanks guys,

I finally had a go at rolling the guard last night.

Still need to pull it a bit further.

The shape has warped a bit which is to be expected. But hopefully I’ll get there.






Will try again later on in the week when I get time.

Gutted I can’t retain the look of the original guard. But it would never work with how much it needs stretching.

Weld’s are holding up well. A couple have popped so will re do those before anymore pulling./

[GTOguy]

the work is coming along on this very nicely. I can't wait to see it all complete

[meech]

this is sweet man, love to see people trying there own thing, doing something new, and not just pawning it off to some shop or something. Looks good, can't wait for paint

[clown_dog]

Last weekend I put in more work into the fender.

It was still sitting on the tyre after trying to roll it as much as I could.



After a lot of effort. I did the most getto thing I could do. I wrapt up a breaker bar in cardboard. Jacked the car up.

Put it in. Lowered the car, and reversed as shown in the video.

http://vid1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff431/clown_dog/F85E5D20-BF9D-4D18-887F-2091BE8646B1_zps82vj4izr.mp4

Pretty crappy way of doing it, but it gave me a bit more space as you can see.




Pretty warped though. Ah well will take what I can get at the moment.





It’s going to need some shaping.

[clown_dog]

Not much of an update.

I decided to put in my better k-break coilovers in the back.

This should stiffen it up quite a bit. So should help with some of the rubbing issues.

Comparison.


These were super easy to install. 4 bolts and you are in.



Set the height.

These are much more easy to adjust than the JIC coil overs. Bonus is they won’t need the keeper springs.

Rolled the car out for a moment to snap a pic.



Progress has been slow as I’ve been fixing rust on my Fiat Panda daily Driver.

[clown_dog]

Finally started on the other side.



Made a different style tab bracket for this one.





Welded on



Time to fill the gap




It was after this point I ran out of mig wire.



Put the rawlings back on as the vsxx won’t fit yet.



I’ve also been busy stripping my friends bike.

We made this.



haha

and I’ve been busy making my work party costume.

[sketchy_sentra]

Awesome, awesome build! I just did my rear flares the other day, wasn't super happy but ya know, they worked. Now after seeing this I want to scrap em and start over lol

[clown_dog]

Awesome, awesome build! I just did my rear flares the other day, wasn't super happy but ya know, they worked. Now after seeing this I want to scrap em and start over lol

Haha I'll keep thinking the same as I look back at all my mistakes. Got to start from somewhere though.

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I did a bit more last night.

This time I spent more time welding and cleaning up the guard before I moved to rolling it.




None of it is close to perfect. But it’s a great feeling seeing two pieces of metal become one.