Author Topic: Fenders? (Read 7171 times)

superstarai · « **on:** Jun 08, 2004, 12:12:29 PM »

How do you cut your fenders what tools? Also what do u do to make it look sick and not like u took a torch and started cutting and ended up like what the hell! Any help would be great. Rear also.

WHITE_TRASH · « **Reply #1 on:** Jun 08, 2004, 12:19:09 PM »

Sawzall with a NEW blade will work real good.

superstarai · « **Reply #2 on:** Jun 08, 2004, 12:30:20 PM »

THanks white trash thats another project unfountraly down the road or maybe not!

foxfab · « **Reply #3 on:** Jun 08, 2004, 12:33:44 PM »

anything that you want to cut em with and then use a 180 grain flapper/grinder on the edges and itll clean up nicely.

superstarai · « **Reply #4 on:** Jun 08, 2004, 01:05:53 PM »

Thanks man. I love your toy youve been working on! How much did you take out of those fendes?

84runner · « **Reply #5 on:** Jun 08, 2004, 03:02:08 PM »

you can also use tin snips or air sheers ,and a die grinder or a air nibler

brainlessfool · « **Reply #6 on:** Jun 08, 2004, 08:30:44 PM »

A can opener?

YotaYota · « **Reply #7 on:** Jun 08, 2004, 08:33:08 PM »

I jus cut mine on sun, used plasmo cutta

,then flapped it like foxfab said, ill post some pics tomarrow.

Hyena · « **Reply #8 on:** Jun 08, 2004, 08:46:21 PM »

I cut most of mine out with a sawzall. then i cut lines to make flaps and bend them in so there werent many sharp edges. BTW, i really like your avatar superstarai. Wait, i think i already said that hehehe.

superstarai · « **Reply #9 on:** Jun 09, 2004, 11:13:07 AM »

Hey hyenna lets get together sometime in the future and have some fun! What do you say? Thanks for all your help guys i think i'll just use a sawzall and a grinder and do it! Later in the year of course thanks again! I cant wait to start crawlin with u guys out there. $Beer Chug\'n$

Hyena · « **Reply #10 on:** Jun 14, 2004, 08:39:59 PM »

i would love to but colorado is kinda far away.

Brian83 · « **Reply #11 on:** Jun 14, 2004, 10:13:15 PM »

I use a 4 inch grinder with a cutoff wheel

Brandon · « **Reply #12 on:** Jun 14, 2004, 10:30:25 PM »

air saw - bout $15 at harbor freight, anything else will rip it apart or burn the paint..

superstarai · « **Reply #13 on:** Jun 15, 2004, 10:09:37 AM »

Okay thanks for all your help and hyeena i meant out their in cali not co

hessiankid31 · « **Reply #14 on:** Jun 27, 2004, 07:14:21 PM »

I used a big Dewalt jigsaw on mine, with a fine tooth bi-metal blade last time. My first attempt was on a rusted out old Ford with a sawzal. The jig was much easier to control. If both sides don't come out perfectly even, so what. Unless you have bionic eyes, you'll never notice.

superstarai · « **Reply #15 on:** Jun 28, 2004, 09:33:45 AM »

THanks dude. A jigsaw does sound better

BigMike · « **Reply #16 on:** Jun 28, 2004, 09:55:46 AM »

Jus cut up your fenders already!!

hessiankid31 · « **Reply #17 on:** Jun 28, 2004, 01:30:17 PM »

Also, FYI, if you do scew it up royally, replacment fenders are going for around 60$ on E-Bay. I'm on my second set now. When I made most recent cuts, I masked off the cut line w/ thin masking tape and followed that. Just do it. Once you start cutting, it becomes a very fun disease.

lal357 · « **Reply #18 on:** Jul 07, 2004, 06:05:51 PM »

what about a air cut off tool

81Toy4x · « **Reply #19 on:** Jul 07, 2004, 10:06:27 PM »

I used a sawzall to cut them, then I cleaned them up with a hand file. They turned out really nice.
http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=3765.30

lal357 · « **Reply #20 on:** Jul 08, 2004, 03:13:53 AM »

i was thinking of cutting the whole flare out of mine and sweeping it down in the front like you did then maybe i could lose the body lift blocks so its not to top heavy(8" total)
outlined it yesurday but with al this damn rain in the after noon i could take awhile (no shop to put it in and was told the car port is a no cutting zone by the wife)

hessiankid31 · « **Reply #21 on:** Jul 08, 2004, 04:00:34 PM »

I forgot, you've got the factory flare outline to follow since it's first gen style, can't remember if its square or round for your year, but it's basicly a ready-made template to follow when you cut. I tried my first set of cutouts with air shears and an air chopsaw, but the Jig was easiest for me to control. Use a good quality FINE tooth bi-metal blade. Slow and smooth. You can also make your cut a little lower than where you want to end up and leave yourself some room for error. You can always clean it up w/ a soft gdinder stone later. Here's a likn to the place I've bought replacment fenders from, around 35$ each. http://stores.ebay.com/PERSHING-AUTO-BODY-PARTS_W0QQsspagenameZl2QQtZkm

lal357 · « **Reply #22 on:** Jul 08, 2004, 06:32:49 PM »

no need for replacement fenders i got a whole 82 for parts i figure after this i'm going to cut me a set of 1/2 doors out of one of the sets i have its kinda funny i went from hardly a spare part to more parts than i have room for (shelf full)

hessiankid31 · « **Reply #23 on:** Jul 10, 2004, 12:00:35 PM »

just a SHELF? jeez, I've got enough crap to build at least two extra civics, 1.5 supras and a 4x4, or one Monster Garage Uber vehicle. Count yours :hahaha:elf lucky. Lucky I have a patient wife.

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