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Author: Subject: attaching Rear Arches to look pretty.
jossey

posted on 13/9/10 at 06:53 PM Reply With Quote
attaching Rear Arches to look pretty.

so i have some rear arches i want to attached to my rear panel.

i notice people have a rubber rim between the arch and rear panel.

Has anyone got a guide to fitting these on and how to make them look nice.

the panels are GRP panels and are all cleaned up with the extra fibreglass removed so they look tidy.

Any help woudl be good thanks.

I thought of just epoxying and attaching with a few nut n bolts with washers but im sure there is a better way.

thanks all in advance.




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SeaBass

posted on 13/9/10 at 06:59 PM Reply With Quote
You want some wing beading with a nice large flange to fit between the wing and body.

Something like this:

http://www.woolies-trim.co.uk/p-1805-rubber-extrusion.aspx

They sell a larger diameter version too;

http://www.woolies-trim.co.uk/p-1793-rubber-extrusion.aspx

I just used the machine screws that held on the wing to clamp it in place.

[Edited on 13/9/10 by SeaBass]

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jossey

posted on 13/9/10 at 07:15 PM Reply With Quote
cant get rid of you following me around on these forums today seabass. :O)

thanks so much.

cheers my fish! :O)


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snapper

posted on 13/9/10 at 07:21 PM Reply With Quote
Some would recomend rivnuts and sandwich beading between panels.
It is suprising once fully built how many panels you wish were removable





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interestedparty

posted on 13/9/10 at 07:26 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by snapper
Some would recomend rivnuts and sandwich beading between panels.
It is suprising once fully built how many panels you wish were removable


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scootz

posted on 13/9/10 at 07:35 PM Reply With Quote
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Danozeman

posted on 13/9/10 at 07:59 PM Reply With Quote
MIne are bolted through the rear panel and side with 6mm nuts and bolts and p shaped beading.





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shortie

posted on 13/9/10 at 08:12 PM Reply With Quote
Yep, definitely best to bolt and put the beading between
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Steve Hignett

posted on 13/9/10 at 08:14 PM Reply With Quote
But I would suggest getting JackNuts instead of Rivnuts...






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irvined

posted on 13/9/10 at 08:15 PM Reply With Quote
I used rivnuts and tadpole beading, using 4 bolts each side.





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RoadkillUK

posted on 13/9/10 at 08:16 PM Reply With Quote
Just thought I'd add that I've never wanted to remove my rear wings (been on for 6 years).

Mine are riveted on with beading between.





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steve m

posted on 13/9/10 at 08:34 PM Reply With Quote
Mine are bolted 6mm plus penny washers, and has 5mm body tape to fill the small gap, (body tape to stick rubber to door frames on cars)

I suppose you could use draft excluder, but that is normally white

I did have home made p strip, but it got tatty

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SeaBass

posted on 14/9/10 at 06:58 AM Reply With Quote
Funny - I thought machine screws, washers and nuts would be removeable?? None of your fancy rivnuts or jacknuts for me...
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Fred W B

posted on 14/9/10 at 11:24 AM Reply With Quote
A tip I heard, from a racer but it could also help on a steet car, it you ever snag a fender on something, is to hold the fenders on with those plastic/nylon bolts you see, sometimes on motorcycle fairing screens.

Then if it is tagged it is likely to just break loose, rather than tearing, so easier to repair.

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