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Wheel arch extensions....iva ok?
Jenko - 15/9/13 at 03:59 PM

Could I have your thoughts on my wheel arch extensions....I've just lightly secured them for now, but basically it's a strip of carbon with runner edging....can any one see a reason why these would fail...biggest concern is the radius of the edging enough....please see latest blog post for pics.

theprisioner - 15/9/13 at 05:07 PM

There is an escape clause the inspectors use, that is, if it looks like a temporary addition that will obviously be taken off at a later date and when removed would expose a problem then no. Can you honestly say to us that is not the case?

theduck - 15/9/13 at 05:27 PM

I'm intending to do something similar so interested in peoples thoughts

Jenko - 15/9/13 at 05:54 PM

quote:
Originally posted by theprisioner
There is an escape clause the inspectors use, that is, if it looks like a temporary addition that will obviously be taken off at a later date and when removed would expose a problem then no. Can you honestly say to us that is not the case?


Honestly....yes, I can say this is not the case...I really like the look of the flared arches, plus they will be fixed using around 6 nuts and bolts, and probably sealed in with some sikaflex to finish them off....honest guv.

theprisioner - 15/9/13 at 06:20 PM

What does the wife think?

Jenko - 16/9/13 at 12:08 PM

She thinks it looks great ;-)

So, I did manage to do a little bit more work on this last night......here is how it looks. My main concern now is the edge of the wheelarch and is that ok for IVA....Building a J15, you don't really have to worry about sharp radiused edges as they are such a smooth shape....Can someone clarify if this will be ok?.