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Offline kirksjeep

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fender flares PT II
« on: August 11, 2009, 02:47:47 AM »
Since R.J.'s fender flair post is up to page 143 or something like that, I decided to start a new one with my YJ fender flair trimming.  After denting the rear wheel well after stuffing my 35 's into it like this:


I gained 1.5 inches from the back half of the rear wheel opening.  I trimmed about 1 1/4 of metal off and then used a pair of channel locks and a hammer to bend a 1/2" lip like the factory did.  I then cut the inner rubber fender well and used a heat gun to mold it back into the newly formed lip I made.  I Drilled two new holes in the flair and the body since the old holes were cut out.  A little spray on truck bed liner and you can't even see all my hard work. ;)

I thought the 1" body lift would keep the tires from rubbing, but I was wrong, hopefully this works. :P
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Re: fender flares PT II
« Reply #1 on: August 13, 2009, 04:20:12 AM »
i took this pic  ;D
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Re: fender flares PT II
« Reply #2 on: August 13, 2009, 04:28:44 AM »
yes i do... kirk we need pics.
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Re: fender flares PT II
« Reply #3 on: August 13, 2009, 05:00:30 PM »
i took this pic  ;D

you've got to hijack every thread don't you??

looks good kirk. 

did you want that filler hose before it goes into the abyss i call a shed?? (end hijack)

I'm a few weeks away from that project, so feel free to send it to the shed.  I'm not really even sure all I need to do the swap. 
1992 YJ Sahara, 4.5 Rubicon Express ED Lift, 35" BFG MT, Custom Bumpers, SYE/CV Drive Shaft, OBA, Ford 8.8 rear, 4.10 gears, tie rod flip, 1"MML/BL
2002 KJ Liberty, 2" Lift, 31" tires/DD
2002 F-150 Harley Davidson 5.4L SC
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1988 Honda Hawk GT

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Re: fender flares PT II
« Reply #4 on: August 14, 2009, 12:28:52 AM »
i took this pic  ;D

dont' brag; you need to adjust the white ballance and your exposure. 

:)  dont' worry, that would be a hard shot to get right, esp w/o an SLR and some filters.
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