ZT-R Posted January 10, 2012 Author Share Posted January 10, 2012 Joel, did you ever cut your fenders? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB26powered74zcar Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Joel, did you ever cut your fenders? Yes, I did the rear so far... They are not on permanently yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DREW RBZ Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 ZT-R...wheels look fantastic! Fitment looks spot on to me..thanks for sharing!! Joel...how did you feel when you cut into the steel the first time...scary eh? Gonna be worth it..! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZT-R Posted January 11, 2012 Author Share Posted January 11, 2012 Joel are those regular flares or bamf wide ones? how much clearance do you have at full compression at that ride height. I want to get mine as low as possible but i dont want it to ride like crap... 17s make it look like a 4x4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB26powered74zcar Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Yes, they are the extra wide bamf cf flares. They are unbelievably crappy quality though... I will try and get a measurement for you soon as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZT-R Posted January 11, 2012 Author Share Posted January 11, 2012 Did you cut all the way up to the "horizontal" part in the fender, i guess thats the top of the tub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB26powered74zcar Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Did you cut all the way up to the "horizontal" part in the fender, i guess thats the top of the tub. I guess / think so.... Here are some pics for reference (measured from ground up). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevlars30z Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 No video of this awesome build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowspeed Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 beautilful rims. Whats your backspacing and offset on those ccw? You have a picture without the flares. How much does in stick out of the rear lip. Keep up with the good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZT-R Posted January 15, 2012 Author Share Posted January 15, 2012 The CCWs in the rear are 17x10.5 with 6.5" BS. I dont know if these will work on anything other than the T3 R230 swap as I had to run the camber out all the way on the bottom of the hub. At full droop (limited by the axle), here is the inside clearance. Once I get the fenders cut, I hopefully will be able to lower it about an inch more. Once I set the ride height, I will run the track out on the lower control arms to fit the flares perfect. It's not a bad fit for how it is right off the get go though. I also installed ARP 100-7708 extended studs and Work RS-R extended lug nuts. To install you have to remove the hub. Installed the T3 weld in camber plates. Man my ride quailty is 50-70% better than with modified oem hats, not really sure why, especially since the camber plates lower the car another inch or so. I did cut out a 1/4 thick rubber and install it between the top spring seat and the yellow camber bearing flange to help isolate some vibrations. Have my Camery window regulators all finshed up and the fiberglass door shells installed. Due to the way I had to mount the drivers side motor, the shell will have a slight bulge in it. Cant wait to see them covered. I would love some Bride gias low max carbon kevlar seats in between these two, but given the price tag I do not see that as a viable option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZT-R Posted January 16, 2012 Author Share Posted January 16, 2012 Well, I accomplished a lot this weekend. Go the rear fenders cut and done, for the most part. I left the lower ends unfinished incase i need to raise the flare some in order to run a lower ride height. Should have some bump stops coming in this week so maybe I can get figured out during the week. Anyway here are some pics. Pics jump between passenger and drivers side but same concept... Since I had my kelcos holding on my fenders i masked everything and traced my lines. The top of my flare is 3.75 up from the bottom of the oem fender. Taped the fender and marked the top with a sharpie and came down 7/8" from there and made the lower mark. Before I cut anything i installed my blind nuts, i used metric 5mm but I would have used 6mm if my tool would do them. It will do aluminum 6mm but not steel. Anyway 5mm is plenty. I couldn't get 1 of them in there at full depth until I cut the fender. Putting them in before you cut helps to not bend the fender. Next, cut the lower mark and begin pealing it down. Should end up with something like this Next, I cut little slits in the inner fender to let it conform easier. Slap it with a hammer (carefully, take your time) and the inner will meet the outer. Once its in place weld the BOTTOM side, just a tack were the outer fender meets the inner fender IN THE SLOTS YOU CUT. IF you were to weld it from the top when you go to bend the rest up (assuming you do as I have done) it will make it stick out to much, for my taste at least. In this pic you can see where I am talking about tack welding it. Now you have something like this. Next, I took my plasma cutter and cut the tabs to about 3/8" long or so. Then i took a 5 pound sledge (used it as a dolly on the backside of the fender) and a ball-peen hammer and worked the lip up and over and welded it together. The Drivers side turned out a lot better than the passenger side one pictured, but the photo was better of the passenger side. Note that if you leave the tabs to long, when you bend them up they will be close to the top of your fender flare, you don't want this because when you weld it the heat will mess up your paint. I used my tig welder on pulse to keep the heat low but i guess a mig and a copper spoon would do too... Here is the passenger side. And the Drivers side, not finalized in this pic but you can see where its going. Here is a pic of my blind nut tool. Ok its time for beer and asprin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB240zDET Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Your RB puts mine to shame...amazing build. Great work man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZT-R Posted January 16, 2012 Author Share Posted January 16, 2012 Sourcing a Rb30 block for when something happens to this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB240zDET Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Rb30...wow that's a lot of power. What is your rb26 making? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZT-R Posted January 16, 2012 Author Share Posted January 16, 2012 695whp..........Divided by 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surpip Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 you mean X2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZT-R Posted February 10, 2012 Author Share Posted February 10, 2012 Well, all Fed-Ex guys go to heaven in my story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Stony wishes people would attach a picture to their thread so people that cant view photobucket at work can see the pics. Thanks joel J/K I send emails to myself to remind myself to look at this thread when i get home so i can look at the awesomeness!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZT-R Posted February 12, 2012 Author Share Posted February 12, 2012 Out with the old and in with the new... I was expecting them to be really twitchy but they feel fine. Granted I haven't stabbed them yet, but normal street driving seems fine so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joker81 Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 love the build....total envy. What color is the car? Daytona Yellow? it looks exactly like mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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