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09-19-2006, 06:19 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2004
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|  Cutting Fenders On A 1:1
ive been thinking of cutting the fenders on my 96 bronco xlt and putting on some flexi fenders.ive asked on fte board but haven gotten any answers so i thought i would ask here as i know alot of you guys wheel the real thing too. has anyone done it and have pics ? does it look hack ? thanks |
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09-19-2006, 06:46 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Henderson/Las Vegas, NV
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i cut the fenders on my suburban with a die grinder and left it alone, i dont like fender flares though. if thats what you mean by flexy fenders... ill get pics up soon. as soon as i find them
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09-19-2006, 06:47 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Naoma, WV
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I've done a few. I'll give you my experiences and you can go from there. I've used a sawzall, and it's a little too uncontrolable. I've used cutoff wheels, which seemed to work better but still not a nice cut. Tried my portaband with similar results as the sawzall, just more awkward to use. I think the best method would be air shears. Cut and leave some extra meat. Then go back with a hammer and dolley(?) and bend a nice flange down. That would be a cleaner edge. Also if you have fender trim, preferably metal, you can bend it to contour to the newly cut fender and cover up a rough cut. The thing that always annoyed me was the 2 different layers.
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09-19-2006, 07:00 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: FLAGSTAFF
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2 words: PLASMA CUTTER! |
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09-19-2006, 07:21 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Vancouver Island B.C.
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I always use a zip cut on a grinder. I can cut very accurate radiuses and it requires next to no finish work. If you dont like the sharp edge, you can also weld a piece of round bar to the edge. It also strengthens the fender alot. I would skip the flexy flares.
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09-19-2006, 07:30 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cedar Rapids
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EtypeR's truck I hope the pic shows up.  On my ranger I used tin snips mad for cutting circles. After cut I rolled the edg under. I don't really like the look of those flex fender things. Last edited by Cole82; 09-19-2006 at 07:32 PM. |
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09-19-2006, 08:03 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Concord, NC
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Use a body air saw. Basically a scaled down sawzall. That is what they are made for. Look on Ebay in auto body tools.
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09-19-2006, 08:11 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: FLAGSTAFF
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I tell ya man Ive cut 4 rigs with the plasma cutter. jsut like drawing a line with a pensil.
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09-19-2006, 08:25 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: in the basment with a box of chocolate
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X2 on plasma cutter, they are the BOMB
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09-19-2006, 08:32 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: VARCOR
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If you are covering the edges with glass, who gives a rat's a$$ how clean the cuts look? Shears, plasma, grinder, etc will all produce a cut good enough to grind/sand down clean enough for an edge that will never be seen.
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09-19-2006, 08:39 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2006 Location: Willmar
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09-19-2006, 08:41 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the basement
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Use a dremel tool, yeah.
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09-19-2006, 08:59 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: FLAGSTAFF
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I use black door edging from pep boys, 12' roll for like 7.00 makes a perfect clean edge over the cut | |
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09-19-2006, 09:02 PM
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09-19-2006, 09:11 PM
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| Web Wheeling   Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Twin Cities
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Here is my truck that Cole tried linking to... The server that I had it hosted on is down, so I put it on my other site. I used a jigsaw to cut some of my fenders, and a air grinder with a cut off wheel for the others. The Jigsaw worked the best with very smooth cuts and exellent control. I also used pliers to roll the edges back, for a factory look.  |
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09-19-2006, 09:15 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the basement
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Not seeing any pictures
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09-19-2006, 10:10 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2004
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thanks guys for all the replys. i got more here on an rc page then i did a 1:1 page lol.. between my brother in laws shop and some friends all those tool i would be able to use. ill post a pic where i want to cut mine. rite above or on the line where the stock fenders flare out.this would take care of the rust on one fender. |
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09-19-2006, 10:18 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2004
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heres where abouts i want to cut.there will be 33" tires on it.the ones in the pic are 31s.  |
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09-19-2006, 10:24 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: VARCOR
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Virgin Bronc............so clean, so pure! For the love of all that is sacred and holy...............DON'T CUT IT just to throw on some 33s!!!!!  |
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09-19-2006, 11:04 PM
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| Dirt Addict   Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Stumblin' thru the parking lot of an invisible 7-Eleven
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Plasma's nice but if you don't have it you can do a fine job with a sabre saw and a fine tooth blade or you might want to use a die grinder. Smooth any waves with a die grinder and/or flap wheel on a 4" grinder. Put down masking tape to protect the paint and allow you to draw your cut lines. Jay |
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