Triumph Sports Cars

engine swaps and other performance upgrades, plus "factory" V8s (Stag and TR8)

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mgb260
Jim Nichols
Sequim,WA
(2461 posts)

Registered:
02/29/2008 08:29PM

Main British Car:
1973 MGB roadster 260 Ford V8

Re: Flares for a spitfire
Posted by: mgb260
Date: April 15, 2011 12:35AM

Another Z with steel VW Beetle flares:
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/15/2011 12:40AM by mgb260.


rficalora
Rob Ficalora
Willis, TX
(2764 posts)

Registered:
10/24/2007 02:46PM

Main British Car:
'76 MGB w/CB front, Sebring rear, early metal dash Ford 302

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Re: Flares for a spitfire
Posted by: rficalora
Date: April 15, 2011 11:35AM

That's great looking. There are a few Z's with engine swaps around me. All turbo'd modern I-4's & very well done by a local shop.


rampant racing
gary fraser
sarnia ont,canada
(83 posts)

Registered:
03/28/2009 02:45AM

Main British Car:
69 spitfiremk111 ford 347 stroker

Re: Flares for a spitfire
Posted by: rampant racing
Date: February 16, 2012 01:55AM

i am thinking of using some very wide motorcycle rear fenders like those used on some of the choppers with very wide rear tires.now this will be just a starting point for the finished fender but it has the correct shape and the edges have a nice rounded shape.the fender is 29" long and 12" wide and will allow me to spilt it down the middle and get two flares out of one fender.now this is the good part they only cost $79.00ea. from kc cycles.this idea isn't carved in stone but it is a viable idea.


rficalora
Rob Ficalora
Willis, TX
(2764 posts)

Registered:
10/24/2007 02:46PM

Main British Car:
'76 MGB w/CB front, Sebring rear, early metal dash Ford 302

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Re: Flares for a spitfire
Posted by: rficalora
Date: February 16, 2012 07:56AM

It's hard to picture how that will work. Seems like they'll stick largely straight out. You might want to make a template out of poster board to see what it's going to look like before you buy those & start cutting.


rampant racing
gary fraser
sarnia ont,canada
(83 posts)

Registered:
03/28/2009 02:45AM

Main British Car:
69 spitfiremk111 ford 347 stroker

Re: Flares for a spitfire
Posted by: rampant racing
Date: February 16, 2012 02:19PM

like i said it's a starting point.mostly for the round shape and the nice lip around the edge.of course they will have to be tapered into the body to give the correct look but that can be designed with poster board and tape till i get the shape i want then transferred onto steel sheet and cut and rolled /english wheel to fit.these fenders are a great place to start from as they are strong (14 gauge)and uniformly shaped .i tried to find some old volkswagon fenders and when i did they want a fortune and they still need to be cut up and shaped anyway so these as a starting point may be the way to go.


rampant racing
gary fraser
sarnia ont,canada
(83 posts)

Registered:
03/28/2009 02:45AM

Main British Car:
69 spitfiremk111 ford 347 stroker

Re: Flares for a spitfire
Posted by: rampant racing
Date: February 17, 2012 08:46PM

i ordered the wide chopper fenders today so i will have them in a few days.they are actually going to be replacing the inner fender well aswell as act as a starting point for the flare.i will split them down the middle and add whatever i need to get the correct width for my purposes.
bike rear fender.jpg


BlownMGB-V8
Jim Blackwood
9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042
(6468 posts)

Registered:
10/23/2007 12:59PM

Main British Car:
1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS

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Re: Flares for a spitfire
Posted by: BlownMGB-V8
Date: February 17, 2012 09:47PM

That should work really well for the inner if the radius matches up. Check out the job Terry's boys did on the Roadmaster's rear fenders. I had worked up some tin on the wheel but they re-did them and the results are surprisingly close to what I did on my '71 RD.

Jim



rampant racing
gary fraser
sarnia ont,canada
(83 posts)

Registered:
03/28/2009 02:45AM

Main British Car:
69 spitfiremk111 ford 347 stroker

Re: Flares for a spitfire
Posted by: rampant racing
Date: January 11, 2013 07:34PM

i bought some volkwagon rabbit front fenders to cut up and use for the front on the spit.in my case they will need widened but if you were just looking to add a small flare they are perfect and almost fall onto a spit.very litlle messing with to make them look right.as i said i have to make them wider as my front track is wider.i found them on the local want adds.brand new and i got them for $120.00 for the pair.
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roverman
Art Gertz
Winchester, CA.
(3188 posts)

Registered:
04/24/2009 11:02AM

Main British Car:
74' Jensen Healy, 79 Huff. GT 1, 74 MGB Lotus 907,2L

Re: Flares for a spitfire
Posted by: roverman
Date: January 13, 2013 02:06PM

Gary F., If that is your Jensen Healey, would you please complete a "How it was done". JH 's need more coverage here. Thanks, roverman.


rampant racing
gary fraser
sarnia ont,canada
(83 posts)

Registered:
03/28/2009 02:45AM

Main British Car:
69 spitfiremk111 ford 347 stroker

Re: Flares for a spitfire
Posted by: rampant racing
Date: January 15, 2013 11:00PM

not my car m8.that was a pic sent to me from a fella on the turbosport uk site. he did the flares on the jh.the flares or arches as they call them in britian are from a mk1 ford escort rally car.those flares are still made and sold by expressed panels but would have cost me $2000,00 by the time i got the four of them shipped here to canada.a fellow by the name of gary from RETRO MOTORSPORTS did the work.he is an awsome fabricator to the lenghts i cannot describe.check out the site if you want to see some out of this world resto work of some extremely rusty cars.
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