Andy Webster wrote:
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> Hi list,
> I'm wondering if anyone has flared the wheel arch on their front
> guards/fenders by bending the inward facing 'flange'(for want of a
> better,..word y'know the bit that rubs if you have wide wheels)outwards. My
> brothers had this done when he got it and it looks quite good. If anyone has
> done this, are there any tricks to doing it or does one just hoe in with the
> vise-grips and panel beating tools?
I have heard of a guy doing it with a baseball bat. He would roll the
bat between the tire and the fender and slowly bend the flange up
and in. I think I heard about it on this list. We will see.
Bill Gilroy
77 Midget, just missing a fuel pump
PS. I never have tried to flare a fender with a bat. Never saw it
done either.
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