Building Sheet Metal Fender Flares

In this 3 part video expert metal shaping teacher lazze shows how you can make a fender flare from scratch as a replacement part or as a modification for you.

Building sheet metal fender flares.

A fender flare is defined as a fender that is less than 6 inches wide and typically is used on trailers where the trailer tires are tucked inside the fenderwell of the trailer. The first step was to shape the fender flare detail around the wheel opening. Home depot sells it by the 4x8 sheet cheap. The stuff they staple to the exterior of a home before final hardi board or brick.

Dv8 offroad fender flare fendb09. I used inexpensive cardboard underlayment for my flare mockups. I have as set of fiberglass fender flares that i want to mold into the body sheet metal. Was 844 14 22 off.

Easy to cut taped it to the car and when i had it where i wanted them i removed them and used them for templates on the sheet metal. A roll cage building video that will impress the hell out of you hot rod garage makes a 512 cubic inch stroker out of a throwaway block and jams it into this awesome fury station wagon. He then proceeded to use a teardrop mallet on the panel beater bag to pound out the rough shape of the fender flare. What product out there is the best at bonding fiberglass to steel and not developing cracks later on in the paint or having the fiberglass pull away.

In this video mark shows you how to fabricate a fender flare using the eastwood english wheel the best value for the price in it s category. 66 67 bronco door latch lh 1964 65 falcon comet door latch lh 1968 77. Mark drew out the area in which the flare metal needed to be stretched in. 4 steel fender flares protect wheels for 07 16 jeep wrangler jk unlimited black.

Was 373 90 63 off. All of our trailer fenders wheel well skirts are listed in length x width format so a 66x9 fender is 66 inches long and 9 inches wide we offer trailer fenders in plastic steel and smooth aluminum. Obviously the will be held in place by screws in the wheel well lip but where they meet the fenders and quarter panels i would like to have them molded in.