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Old 01-02-2007, 01:21 PM   #1
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First you will need 2 stock TLT tires (one for each wheel well).
Click the image to open in full size.
Cut the tire in half like so. Set aside the other half you will be using that later.
Click the image to open in full size.
Take one of your half and cut it up the center to your desired width.
Click the image to open in full size.
Next grab your other half and cut the center tread out. This is to fill in the back of the wheel well...Trim it down and CA it to your wheel well...Almost done I told you this was easy.
Click the image to open in full size.
I then used my Lexan scissors to trim out the lip that is left..You dont have to but it gives it a nice touch.

There you have it Easy Wheel Wells 101 hope this helps some...This is the final product mounted on my courier.
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I think it adds a nice scale touch...
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Old 01-02-2007, 01:26 PM   #2
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nice trick, post it up in the scale tricks thread
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Old 01-02-2007, 01:39 PM   #3
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Nice writeup K9, now I see how you fill it in. They look better than I thought they would.

Make a post in the scale tricks thread and post a link to this (or copy the post there) so we don't lose this. Edit: you already did it.
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Old 01-02-2007, 01:42 PM   #4
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Nice writeup K9, now I see how you fill it in. They look better than I thought they would.

Make a post in the scale tricks thread and post a link to this (or copy the post there) so we don't lose this.
Its Already there Grizz...I knew those tires were good for something....
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Old 01-02-2007, 01:57 PM   #5
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To take it one step further, you could dremel the seams to make them nice and even.
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Very nice write up Adam Looks easy enough to do and since everyone probably has at LEAST one set of these it makes for a nice easy scale edition to your rig.

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damn thats an awesome idea, looks excellent
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nice and easy
looks cool
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Good stuff, I was looking for something like that. Thanks for the info.
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Fine idea, I bet you started something with this. Watch for lots of these out there.
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Wow i have a lot of spare wheel wells layin around here
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great idea, looks very clean.
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Looks good, Did you attach them to the body, Or to the chassis.. And what did you use to attach it?
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Damn PoPo your truck is turning out to be an outstanding scaler Im really lookin forward to seeing this thing in person.
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nice just update those pics
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i just did the front of my '72 K10 my fenders were a little too big to make a tlt tire work so i used an old set of mashers... this is not done, needs some cleaning up still, but it worked great.
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Pretty pimping idea!! Thanks!


Also thanks diesel for posting yours. I was alittle confused on how his was mounted.
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Looks good, Did you attach them to the body, Or to the chassis.. And what did you use to attach it?
I attached mine to the frame with the button head screw at the top of the shock hoop...
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First you will need 2 stock TLT tires (one for each wheel well).
Click the image to open in full size.
Cut the tire in half like so. Set aside the other half you will be using that later.
Click the image to open in full size.
Take one of your half and cut it up the center to your desired width.
Click the image to open in full size.
Next grab your other half and cut the center tread out. This is to fill in the back of the wheel well...Trim it down and CA it to your wheel well...Almost done I told you this was easy.
Click the image to open in full size.
I then used my Lexan scissors to trim out the lip that is left..You dont have to but it gives it a nice touch.

There you have it Easy Wheel Wells 101 hope this helps some...This is the final product mounted on my courier.
Click the image to open in full size.
I think it adds a nice scale touch...

pics dead... change yor photo hosting site....
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pics dead... change yor photo hosting site....
its almost two years old!
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