Serious Guard Lipping / Making Flutes In Std Guards

[Abe2]

Hey guys i hsould i would give you a quick look to what i was up to on the weekend

so i cut some flutes in my fender and this is how i did it

First i cut me flutes in the metal and bended them back untill i liked the shape

i also fiberglassed the other side just 2 layers think basic stuff

i used a flap disk on my angle grinder to quickly sand back the bog

then a light sand and primer coat

then paint and wait to dry

[Abe2]

now this is the fun bit

I had problems getting the lock and the wheels under my car because the guards were SO CLOSE TO RUBBING so I came up with this

Firstly grab a guard roller or a hammer I rolled them to a STUPID AMOUNT pushed them our REALLY quite far

Then i did my measuring and masking to make sure it was going to look and do what I wanted it to

then here comes the scary part CUTTING

cut a fair amount of slits in the metal and bend them all up evenly with a large set of vice grips/ pliers until you get your desired look

now we go fibergassing I made mine about 3 sheets think if it to thick we can just sand it down

now for bog i put heaps on because once again if you have to much you can just sand it back

(:note: i got my girlfriend to do the sanding work it saves alot of time and hard work )

now here is when it starts to take shape i have now primed and sanded it all back ( i had some small pin holes i used pin hole putty to gill them in re sanded and reprimed i dont have a photo for this step )

but look its starting to take shape now we just paint and clear coat

wait to dry put your wheel back on and take your masking off what you think????

big thanks to my beautiful girl friend as she did most of the sanding work on this job

comments questions??

Edited March 31, 2011 by Abe2

[BOZ22N]

They look great might have to give the fronts a go my self.

What size and offset wheels are they?

[leer34]

really like the look of the flutes you put in, came up really good..shame the front bar has seen better days

[Abe2]

Yeah i guess thats just the hard life of a front bar as a drift car

they are 9 inch wheels with a + 35 offset with a 30 mm spacers behind it

thanks for all the coments

[Abe2]

no more comnets?? Idea's suggestions?

[r33-20s]

hey man looks trick as dont think ya need any ideas they look really good wanna do mine lol

[Abe2]

nah not really but i can help ya threw the process

p.s

cheers

Edited April 8, 2011 by Abe2

[LANDSCRIBBLE]

man thats some good work hey, are you a panel beater or something?

[Abe2]

na just getting better at it because of all the repairs iv had to do being a drifter

[Abe2]

bump

[trustr32]

Hey man when I first started reading this thread I was horrified at what you were doing! I'm a spraypainter by trade and the thought of doing this to a customers car nearly did my head in. Having said that I understand this is a drift car and 11/10 to you for the effort most people wouldn't even dream of repairing a dent in their own car and you've actually gone out and done some fairly involved customizations that have come up looking really good. Keep up the good work.

[Abe2]

bumpy

[sycorb]

i had a go at my rears on my gtr using this method(flaring only) couldnt beleive how easy it was i think the bog was the hardest for me. trust im no panel beater. dont be afraid to give it a shot you will be surprised at how easy it is top job abe2

[Abe2]

thank you very much and im glad that i helped some one to do this

I have also done All different style of flutes to 4 cars now

[thrtytwo]

pics of beautiful gf ?

[Abe2]

Ah i would but if i Post pics Of the beautiful gf it would make the body work iv showed you ( guard lipping ) look really bad and her body work look really good

'lols

[FPS]

looking at flaring the same to mine looks good

[30ed32]

what did you use to cut the flutes?