i have been looking for a thread on how people have done it any links would be a big help. thanx

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i have been looking for a thread on how people have done it any links would be a big help. thanx

pick a line, draw a line or wing it... zzz zzz draw a line

 

which vehicle are you cutting up the fenders? ea81 or ea82? just enough to clear the tires or to clearance the path in front of the tire. there's a lot of over hanging in front of the tire that you do not need if your out wheeling. used to have pics on my site, but forgot to pay the bill and lost the site.

some pics of my cut job...

http://s247.photobucket.com/albums/gg137/ivantruckman/?action=view&current=fendercut.jpg

i made a cut along the upper fender arch line, leaving enough material to weld to, about 1/4 inch ..do not cut thru the inner fender , you will need this later to curl upwards , and to weld together, you can use a pnumatic muffler tool. harbor freight has them for under 20 bucks

 

 

http://s247.photobucket.com/albums/gg137/ivantruckman/?action=view&current=fendercut2.jpg

 

you can use the material from the inner fender , hammering it upward

 

http://s247.photobucket.com/albums/gg137/ivantruckman/?action=view&current=fenderhamer.jpg

 

then tack weld it, grind it down ,than putty it in

 

http://s247.photobucket.com/albums/gg137/ivantruckman/?action=view&current=PICT0033.jpg

 

i did the front too but theirs no inner fender to weld too. i just used a peice of 1/2 inch round stock and hammered it around, and streched it a little

 

http://s247.photobucket.com/albums/gg137/ivantruckman/?action=view&current=frontfender.jpg

i was able to get 27 inch tires under it with no lift kit. and no bottoming at all

i was able to get 27 inch tires under it with no lift kit. and no bottoming at all

 

you had to of had a sway bar attached...

some pics of my cut job...

i made a cut along the upper fender arch line, leaving enough material to weld to, about 1/4 inch ..do not cut thru the inner fender , you will need this later to curl upwards , and to weld together, you can use a pnumatic muffler tool. harbor freight has them for under 20 bucks

 

 

 

you can use the material from the inner fender , hammering it upward

 

 

then tack weld it, grind it down ,than putty it in

 

 

i did the front too but theirs no inner fender to weld too. i just used a peice of 1/2 inch round stock and hammered it around, and streched it a little

 

 

.... fixed it for you....

its an 86 brat. i hate to cut them because they are rust free but it will look so bad rump roast after the bfgoodrich at go on there.

I just used a big hammer.

Like that, except instead of the horse... it was a wagon. and I did it at like 2 am...

My write up when I cut my old fenders to fit the 27" M/T's with 2" lift. It was neat and easy, thats why I done it like this

http://offroadingsubarus.com/fenders.html

because of the rust i had little choice, i also needed to trim the lower rear door, im using a flat camo sceme for paint too, its alot more forgiving than a normal paint job

You can do what I did after cutting them: http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=84776

 

Worked out pretty good. I should take new pictures.

I just got real drunk and fired up the die grinder I cut right along the lines where the fender flares out in the front and in the back I trimed the edges. I would recomend not getting to drunk to do it cause you might think the next day you went a little to far. Not only that I fit 30x9.50x15's on it without a lift

 

This was before the lift

And after

 

 

Jeff

I just got real drunk and fired up the die grinder I cut right along the lines where the fender flares out in the front and in the back I trimed the edges. I would recomend not getting to drunk to do it cause you might think the next day you went a little to far. Not only that I fit 30x9.50x15's on it without a lift

 

This was before the lift

And after

 

 

Jeff

 

psh... Its always more fun to do stuff when you're hammered!

the best is hammering your fenders for clearance when you are hammered...

Sorry did mean to turn your thread into how drunk can you get and wake up the next morning with a whole new car:)

 

Jeff

Sorry did mean to turn your thread into how drunk can you get and wake up the next morning with a whole new car:)

 

Jeff

haha no its funny. im gonna cut the fenders this weekend. cross your fingers! my frends wont help me work on stuff unless i bring beer. i really like the pics you guys put up.

hey OneEye, how much is that lift in inches?

gonna try to get an idea on what my Brat should look with the 4" i got for it.