i didnt have too many issues. just use fairly large washers

i just sat them on top.

All i did with the rear quarters was put slits in the wheel arches with a grinder, then flared them out so they would meet with the fibreglass panel. Id take a guess you don't know how to mig weld? But what i did, once i was happy with the flare, was weld in small plates to fill in the newly created gaps. this means there's not a slit for it to continue to rip from (not sure if this would happen, but i wasn't prepared to take the risk)

If you don't do this, you will be restricted on wheel size by the originaly quarters, not the new, wider ones.

Dont know about the legality of putting slices and rewelding back up rear quarters, but without doing so, your widebody kit is purely for looks.

sorry mate. will be pretty hard for me to get pics. its all sprayed etc to stop it from rusting.

Actually come to think about it, i might have done exactly what you said. i cant quite remember if i cut out an inch or so of arch, i did it just enough so it would meet up with the bottom of the new arch.

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Lookin good! Can't wait to see the final result :D

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You wanna come pick up those skirts you were after some time this week?? Could do with picking up some cashola for fibreglass materials and the sander this weekend...[x2x][?]

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Are they a perfect fit (i.e. just screw them into place) or will I need to get a shop to "graft" them on? I'm assuming they won't fit INTO my 2 to take home which is a problem as I have no transport for it unless somehow it can be fitted @ yours? :O

Cheers

You've certainly jumped in at the deep end here mate, best of luck with your project, please keep posting progress pics.

Ideally I would love to end up with a widebody kit on my car, but it looks like an extremely daunting task.

that video made it look. so easy. lol rivveting does sound like a good option too. instead of gaffa tape :P

will be back in town for 3 straight weeks from next weekend so will be happy to lend further assistance

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will be back in town for 3 straight weeks from next weekend so will be happy to lend further assistance

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Damn, I'll be back at werk after a fortnight off for knee recon recovery.. ah well, timing is everything so they say - mate, would be great to see you anyways, am sure we can workin a few sessions?!

Here are some pics of how she looked today, with a couple of comments.

Rear view


Drivers side rear quarter trial fitting - doesn't seem to fit as nie as the pass side (which went on first) and looks to have a little bit of a kink in it, even though I measured numeous dimensions/gaps off the pass side rear quarter and re-created them on the drivers side. might benefit from a rejig once the other parts get on I think...



Drivers side rear quarter trial fitting around tail light - this was a real beach and the dremel and heat gun were used extensively to get close to fitting. Once the panel was screwed into place (at numerous locations) and bolted in to the factory mount points, I've since been heat gunning the entire panel so hopefully it slowly moulds into the shape of the car - good advice Dozer!



Drivers side rear quarter trial fitting - match to door jamb; One of the gaps I tried to match was the gap from panel edge to door jamb, which was 6mm on the pass (best fitting) side. For some miraculous reason, i sketched where i thought the drivers side panel should reach to, and it was spot on from my sketch - onl problem is the kink and ill-fitting look as described above - perhaps I concentated too much on acheiving equivalent 'gaps' (thinking this would lead to symmentry) and didn't look at the panel in it' s own right..? Learning curve is steep and time goes quickly - no wonder it takes so long


Pass side front guard - bolted into place into each factory mount position


Pass side front guard - front bumper is just sitting on top, no bolts - looks like a reasonable fit


Here it is from the front - it's a little raised where it meets the front bumper, but will hopefully work that down with a bit of heat gun and more persuasive bolting. I rushed the first bolt holes as was working alone - two eyes/four hands are far better than one angry, frustrated (and sweating) man with power tools in one hand...


Pass side front guard profile from pass door


Pass side rear quarter meets door jamb



Any/all comments on trial fitment appreciated. It seems themore time you spend looking at it once it's on, the more things you'd have done differently the next time, but there are so many elements you just can't see until it's on, especially having never done a kit install before...[V]

Aiming to get the drivers side guard and front bumper in place tomorrow if my mate turns up...