wheel arch flaring

[mk3tina]

whats the best way to flare steel wheel arches, ive seen pictures of lots of slots cut into them and then beaten out but want a bit more of an in depth description of what to do. they dont have to be really fancy factory looking when finished, just how they were done back in the 70's or something. thanks

[cisco24uk]

just how they were done back in the 70's or something. thanks

 

Baseball bat between the tyre and the arch then drive slowly forwards or backwards and presto rolled arches.

 

If you look on frost restoration website they do the correct tools for it.

http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.asp? ... &subCatID=

[hotrodholty]

my mate has just flared the rear arches on his mk1 cavalier coupe using, believe it or not niossan blue bird front wings and they look the nutts, the way he has done it (using arches opff another car) is the easiest way of doing it and getting it to look right

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[mk3tina]

those do actually look really good, im not wanting to roll the arch, i need to flare it out by quite a bit, dont think ill be getting hold of some bluebird wings though, or any for that matter, need to do this with what ive got, which is tools and a load of body filler and fibreglass

[kirk10]

use a sissor jack

all the plans are on the link

http://www.vwcaddy.com/showthread.php?t=1864

[5hane]

use a sissor jack

all the plans are on the link

http://www.vwcaddy.com/showthread.php?t=1864

 

some good info on that site *runs off to buy vinigar *

[richie_stix]

anyone know roughly how much it costs to get 2 arches professioanlly done, cos i wana get 8x15's on the cappa soon...