been on all afternoon cutting and welding my arches ready for the kit to go on tomorrow

 

also took the rear bumper off, which was a pain in the arse

 

so here are some pics, i hope i cut them correctly lol

 

 

 

 

looks like i will owe my dad some stella's on sunday :duffer: :duffer: :smash:

Fcuking hell mate - what did you use to cut them? A brick?

 

 

Only joking - looks like good progress there. Must be great to be doing it yourself too. Tyre pressures and scren wash are about as much as I do. :bow:

Ohh, brave man ! PaulG was telling me about doing his. It's important to ensure that you don't have a big lip inside the wheel arch, other wise the new tyres may rub, especially if it's lowered.

Fcuking hell mate - what did you use to cut them? A brick?

 

 

Only joking - looks like good progress there. Must be great to be doing it yourself too. Tyre pressures and scren wash are about as much as I do. :bow:

its all beem undersealed, thats why it looks rough lol

its all beem undersealed, thats why it looks rough lol

Tell the truth you done when you were full of Stella? :rofl: :duffer: ;)

 

Hurry up I want to see the arches fitted :dance:

Tell the truth you done when you were full of Stella? :rofl: :duffer: ;)

 

Hurry up I want to see the arches fitted :dance:

the arches will be on tomorrow, wont be filled or smoothed for a week or so though

 

we did it with a grinder, no fannying about with air hacksaws (only cause it didnt fit my compressor lol)

its all beem undersealed, thats why it looks rough lol

 

 

LOL - I'm joking mate - looks quite a tidy job.

LOL - I'm joking mate - looks quite a tidy job.

i know you were bud, it does look better in the flesh (or metal lol) than it does in the pics :smash: :dance:

 

i think ive earned myself an unhealthy stella, and a frey bentos pie with taty's, peas, carrots and gravy....bit or a random sentence, but what the hey....

Christ you've got to be brave to do that :) Well done matey, looking good so far :)

I did wonder if I had done the right thing, when I saw my car in that condition. Good luck with the work. Hope it doesnt take as long as mine has/is lol

 

Barry

:shock: :shock:

I think it's probably better not to know what happens when these arches are fitted!! LOL.

cheers for the comments lads, forgot to mention, all this was done in the front street

 

no garage or drive or anything lol

Wow, good work matey, good to get handy yourself. What have you got planned with regards to painting it?

Wow, good work matey, good to get handy yourself. What have you got planned with regards to painting it?

yeah bud, something like this

 

http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=61737

everyone that has walked past my car has stopped and stared with a puzzled look on their faces lol

everyone that has walked past my car has stopped and stared with a puzzled look on their faces lol

THEY PROBABLY THINK YOUR A MENTALIST FOR CUTTING IT UP !! :shock:

....also took the rear bumper off, which was a pain in the arse...

Let me guess, you had trouble with the bottom straps?? ;)

 

Looking good, well sort of :D if you know what I mean?

Let me guess, you had trouble with the bottom straps?? ;)

 

Looking good, well sort of :D if you know what I mean?

bottom straps were the easiest, it was all the little bolts along the inside of the boot, some were rusted, had to take a hammer and chisel to them lol

Are you keepin it white when its done ??

yeah bud, something like this

 

http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=61737

tony2000, follow the link and scroll down through the pics

 

its going black and white

Hmmm i like that its a very American style A lot of rods etc done in similar style.

Will look good when finished :dance: :dance:

Hmmm i like that its a very American style A lot of rods etc done in similar style.

Will look good when finished :dance: :dance:

i hope so :nana2:

THEY PROBABLY THINK YOUR A MENTALIST FOR CUTTING IT UP !! :shock:

 

PMSL

 

great work for 1 afternoon mate, keep it up I'll be round tomorrow :duffer:

cheers for the comments lads, forgot to mention, all this was done in the front street

 

no garage or drive or anything lol

 

You must have got some looks doing that. I can just see it in the local paper tomorrow: "Man loses plot and takes angle-grinder to prized sports car." Nice one.

Dont know if you know bud but the standard bumper is too short if you stretch it out to the wide arches, it dosent come right up to the wheel arch, this is how i did it.

 

 

You can see how the bumper is short

 

 

I made a steel mesh frame

 

 

Add lashings of fibreglass

 

 

Made a metal plate for the inside and glassed it in place

 

 

Blended and sanded

 

 

The finished job. Cheaper and nicer than the strosek bumper in my opinion.

 

Gimme a shout when u need any help.

Paul (creator of the fridge and all round legend)

Paul (creator of the fridge and all round trampoline legend)

 

 

:cool: