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 Post subject: Re: Larry's Tube Fenders - UPDATE - Rear Flares
PostPosted: Fri May 14, 2010 6:18 pm 
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OK, Rescu2000, I like your rear bumper by the way. Here's the first 3 pics of the base for the rear flares. The first one is the rear door, yes, I found a mud puddle yesterday!. I only have the top part done so far, still have to bend the bottom part to match the body lines and weld together.
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Next is the back half, I had to notch out around that black rubber plug (not sure what it's for yet but I'll figure it out) . I will be installing rivnuts in the factory pushpin holes to bolt them in to. There is no real way to get to the back side to put nuts on and just use bolts.
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This is a pic of both halves just kindof held on with one bolt each where I could get to them. Was able to balance a nut on my finger and shove it in the hole ... :shock: ... :roll: ... (That's what she said) :ROTFL: and then screw a bolt in for the pictures.
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They will mimic the lines of the front flares at the bottom and at the rear. I decided to make them almost full flares VooDoo. I will split them at the door. I hope this will turn out the way I see it in my head. If not, I'll cut 'em up and start over. At the rear they will turn in and meet the body just ( 1/4" ) above the rear bumper. This should allow me some flexibility when ( if ) I get around to making a rear bumper. This is a slow, time consuming, custom, hand job. Any more fab work on the next set of fronts has been put on hold till I get these done. 8)

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 Post subject: Re: Larry's Tube Fenders - UPDATE - Rear Flares
PostPosted: Fri May 14, 2010 6:28 pm 
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This is a slow, time consuming, custom, hand job.


:ROTFL: :ROTFL: :ROTFL: :ROTFL: :ROTFL: :ROTFL:

No more Larry, my sides hurt from laughing!!!


By the way I think those fender flares on the rear are going to look great. I am glad you went with the full look.

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 Post subject: Re: Larry's Tube Fenders - UPDATE - Rear Flares
PostPosted: Fri May 14, 2010 7:13 pm 
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:ROTFL: I missed that one! :ROTFL:

But ........ isn't that what we all want? :ROTFL:

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 Post subject: Re: Larry's Tube Fenders - UPDATE - Rear Flares
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Are you going to make them have flat/square joint faces so they line up tight-ish, like the old plastic ones.

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 Post subject: Re: Larry's Tube Fenders - UPDATE - Rear Flares
PostPosted: Fri May 14, 2010 8:14 pm 
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Exactly, In the 3rd pic you can see where the split will be. The ends will be flat stock. It looks like at that point on the fender they will be out 3 1/2".

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 Post subject: Re: Larry's Tube Fenders - UPDATE - Rear Flares
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lookin good, Wildman! I understand the time consuming thing!

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 Post subject: Re: Larry's Tube Fenders - UPDATE - Rear Flares
PostPosted: Fri May 14, 2010 10:31 pm 
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Any Idea how far up you can trim the wells before you hit the welds/structure?

how about a cut/roll like they do On XJ's?

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 Post subject: Re: Larry's Tube Fenders - UPDATE - Rear Flares
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Any Idea how far up you can trim the wells before you hit the welds/structure?

how about a cut/roll like they do On XJ's?

If you look at the front part of the opening and follow the line of the door you can see where I cut out the front of the opening. I haven't cut the rock rails back yet, so you can see how much I took out. I am still going to finish trimming along the top of the door opening even with the door. At the top of the opening I can still take out everything up to the first bend in the bulge over the tire before getting in to the tub. That should give me another 1 1/2' - 2" at the top.
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There is a whole thread on my fenderwell mods here somewhere.

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 Post subject: Re: Larry's Tube Fenders - UPDATE - Rear Flares
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The rubber plug fills a hole that the fixture pins go in when they frame the car in body.


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 Post subject: Re: Larry's Tube Fenders - UPDATE - Rear Flares
PostPosted: Sat May 15, 2010 8:08 am 
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Thanks Rob, I can go ahead and either fill it or cover it then. (here we go again :lol: > ) I stuck my finger in the hole and wiggled it around but didn't feel anything so I wasn't sure if I could fill it!! :ROTFL: Oh, I kll me :-)r :ROTFL:

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Lookin good so far. So is bending the flat stock easier than what you did on the front? I recall you cut small pieces and welded them together to make the angles.

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 Post subject: Re: Larry's Tube Fenders - UPDATE - Rear Flares
PostPosted: Sat May 15, 2010 11:24 am 
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Lookin good so far. So is bending the flat stock easier than what you did on the front? I recall you cut small pieces and welded them together to make the angles.

I didn't end up bending other than just matching the curve of the body. The arc was cut out of one piece of steel. I ended up buying a full 4'x8' sheet of 10ga sheet metal and another full sheet of 16ga for the skin. Ya, that trying to piece together a bunch of smaller pieces didn't go too good. :roll: So, I still have a LOT of sheet metal left to work with and what I will call the base plates are cut out of the 10ga sheet.

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Can't wait to see them done :mrgreen:

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Cut more pieces yesterday and started laying them out for welding :BANANA:
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 Post subject: Re: Larry's Tube Fenders - UPDATE - Rear Flares
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I stuck my finger in the hole and wiggled it around but didn't feel anything so I wasn't sure if I could fill it!!


uhm, "that's what.." ......nope, just going to let it go :goink: :ROTFL:

Nice job so far Larry. I still think those tires are entirely to big for your KJ and you need to send them to me :mrgreen:

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 Post subject: Re: Larry's Tube Fenders - UPDATE - Rear Flares
PostPosted: Wed May 19, 2010 8:38 am 
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That's okay Marty, If I keep cutting maybe you can have these when I go to 35's :ROTFL:

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When you get all those arch pieces cut out I want a set of 4. Might even want everything!

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That's okay Marty, If I keep cutting maybe you can have these when I go to 35's :ROTFL:


Then I'll want the 35's too!! :jester: :mrgreen: ....
If I coooould oooonly affooord neeeeew geeeaaars :banghead:

What you cut out those rear wells with ... a hacksaw??? clean them bad boys up a bit!!!! :goink:

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So I laid some of it out today and tacked it together, then took it out and held it up to the KJ for pics. Just the rear portion of the rear fender.
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Terry, you want just the base pieces? Whatcha gonna do? Steal my business? :lol: J/K, If that's all you want we can talk and figure out something for that. You still got your towbar attachments? Maybe we can work something out for a full set?

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Not gonna lie, once again mildly skeptical... Prove me wrong wildman!! :BANANA:

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