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General => User Rides => Topic started by: t3skidoo on November 13, 2008, 08:47:53 PM

Title: midnight fender rolling club
Post by: t3skidoo on November 13, 2008, 08:47:53 PM
Crunch time, I've ponied up for a Driver's Edge event so now have to get it track ready.  Before doing a little bodywork with a Louisville slugger and a helping hand from a friend, I snapped a couple of pics.

http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=17660&stc=1&d=1226627085
http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=17659&stc=1&d=1226627085
Title: midnight fender rolling club
Post by: DVP on November 13, 2008, 09:05:34 PM
Hope they come out ok...
Title: midnight fender rolling club
Post by: 5.0 tbird on November 13, 2008, 09:08:27 PM
+1 The only time I've heard of a baseball bat being used on sheetmetal involved an ex-gf.
Title: midnight fender rolling club
Post by: DVP on November 13, 2008, 10:00:59 PM
Ive heard of it and seen it done on Jesse James Lincoln. Turned out horrible until they did more work on them
Title: midnight fender rolling club
Post by: t3skidoo on November 13, 2008, 10:47:55 PM
The idea was to get that inside edge of the fender up and out of the way.  I also ended up moving the rear flare a bit outwards.  Because the OD of the tires is pretty close to stock, the bat was a little small.  I also used the stock driveshaft.  That worked pretty well.  Between the two, the inside lip is smoothly folded up and out of the way, so I hope it's resolved.  Because the springs are so stiff, we weren't able to compress the chassis enough to test clearance.  That will have to wait for the track.