T66
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| posted on 3/12/09 at 07:26 PM |
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TinTop Wide Arches
I am about to set forth with a bike engined Fiat 126..
The build will include quite a widening of the cars track to accomodate the new suspension.
I am after sugggestions & ideas for how and what to use to build a wide arch kit ?
Do I ?....
Use fibreglass - Mod up arches from a Mini ?
Use Metal - Chop & Cut arches and patch them in
Use Carbon Fibre - Make a patterns & get them made up professionally.
Check out my blog or Locost photo album to see how big the arches are I need to have.
The car will be staying white, so maybe the arches will look better in white..
fire away- Thanks
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oadamo
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| posted on 3/12/09 at 07:55 PM |
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you could get some of a 4x4 and trim the edge so you can bend them.
adam
something like these off the bay you could cut them up to make the size you want
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[Edited on 3/12/09 by oadamo]
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Mr G
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| posted on 3/12/09 at 08:03 PM |
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Personally (depending on the cost) I'd use factor wings and quarter panels cut down and then sheet metal'd on top to form proper wide
arches for the Delta Integrale or escort cosworth look
Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a
car that you are still paying for - in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes
and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it.
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will121
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| posted on 3/12/09 at 08:04 PM |
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how about starting with arches something like these and making wider as required
[Edited on 3/12/09 by will121]
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jacko
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| posted on 3/12/09 at 08:07 PM |
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Wide trailer wings made off steel mark round the wing cut the body insert the wing then weld in place
thats if you want them to look like the car in your photos
 
[Edited on 3/12/09 by jacko]
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jacko
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| posted on 3/12/09 at 08:12 PM |
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OR telephone Chop shop
sky tv 
PS i like this one
[Edited on 3/12/09 by jacko]
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T66
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| posted on 3/12/09 at 08:58 PM |
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Cheers,
Steel is looking likely, Ive got pics from a Polish site where they cut the lip off then put cut across the width of the arch at 90 degrees to
it...
Then add in a new chopped down "trailer" type arch.Image deleted by owner
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T66
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| posted on 3/12/09 at 09:00 PM |
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What about this one....Image deleted by owner
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T66
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| posted on 3/12/09 at 09:08 PM |
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The TDK arches look good.....
thanks
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MikeR
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| posted on 3/12/09 at 11:11 PM |
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look up NS Devs archive, he's done his in steel.
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T66
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| posted on 4/12/09 at 03:20 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeR
look up NS Devs archive, he's done his in steel.
He is building it ! lol...
his arches are trailer arches chopped to fit.
Thx
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dlatch
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| posted on 4/12/09 at 06:33 PM |
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would have though mini or even mk1/2 escort big arches could be made to fit
bubble arched fiat 126 sounds cool as to me 
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T66
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| posted on 4/12/09 at 09:37 PM |
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ABS Motorsport seem to stock stuff aswell as TDK which might fit the bill.
Plus the fibreglass experts in South Shields whose name escapes me.
Any other suggestions ?
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