custom flares
Started with my flares.
First i thried the original gulf flare, but with the originals having much bigger diameter tires it just was to big for my 345/35/15 and it looked to bulky in my opinion.
I discussed with Fran if his plus 2" would fit, but he thought it will be to close, because my tire is extending 3" over the stock narrow body. So to achieve the look i want i have to fabricate flares specific to my car.
The look i wanted to have is this one
I had an old set of P.... RSR flare extension ( screw on) laying around. I used this to establish the wheel well line, but as much i tried i could not get the well so close to the wheel as in the above picture, without having interferance with the tire when it travels through its suspension move. The car above is probably very stiff springed to be able to run a design like this. Anyway i decided to let the "lip design" go and do something close to the gulf design, but less bulky with a lot of tire to see from the front and from the rear ( like above) and very tiny sill extensions. This is what i came up with. Using the RSR flares as a basis ( screwed and glued to the cut out body) i´m building the rough design with stringers made of balsawood and PU foam.
With the stringer design the shape is repeatable from right to left side, because i kept the cutoffs ( which will serve as a template for the other side). Intention is also to have a nice blending in with the existing body
Stringers and PU Foam
Rough design
A lot of tire to see , but still covered enough for the officials.
Rough design with wheel fully tucked in at full suspension travel
After finalising the rough shaping, i will cover it wíth a thin layer of glass and then filler it. After sanding smooth, a negative mould will be produced.
Finally the positive parts from this mould will be attached to the body, after all the " mould crap " would be cut of.
awh: 136
TOM