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Getting ready to start chopping this weekend to get 37's underneath. Got the WH warflares. I think I know best way to start chopping but thought I would check to see if anyone has any good tricks to save time.
Find a way to clamp your warflares in place, trace them onto your fenders and remove them. Mark a cut line an inch or so below your flare line. I highly recommend a pneumatic body saw, they are much more accurate and controllable than a sawzall and don't generate any heat like a plasma cutter does.
Plan on slight modifications once you've got your new tires on. I get a small amount of rubbing on the flares in the rear which would be easily correctable by expanding the opening less than an inch. Its not enough to worry about really.
Find a way to clamp your warflares in place, trace them onto your fenders and remove them. Mark a cut line an inch or so below your flare line. I highly recommend a pneumatic body saw, they are much more accurate and controllable than a sawzall and don't generate any heat like a plasma cutter does.
Plan on slight modifications once you've got your new tires on. I get a small amount of rubbing on the flares in the rear which would be easily correctable by expanding the opening less than an inch. Its not enough to worry about really.
Tony is right....This is the best way to do it..... But I have found cutting with a plasma was easier, no vibration on the fender. Better than the saw...
I would suggest starting with the left rear first. Once you get your flare
situated to your liking around the gas caps then you can make the other
three match that one...
If you think you will ever stretch your wheelbase, then before you cut, make sure your rear flares are moved back to your liking. You can always make the opening bigger, but it is really time consuming to shrink the opening if you go too big!
SOLD: 1975 Ford Bronco: 105" wheelbase, King 14" c/o shocks, King 2" air bumps w/ Duff arms, 4 link rear w/ coils. Fuel injected 408W, ZF 5 speed/Atlas II(4.3) and Dana 60/70 axles with 5.13 gears and ARB's, 41.5/13.5R17 Pitbull Rockers on 17" Raceline Monsters.
think, think and think some more about how/where you are going to cut. I cut mine and now I regret the way I did it. I wish I would have done it a couple inches back from where I did the cutting.
Vacaville, Ca
67 EB - D44, BB 9" (4:56's), front discs, Wristed arm, 5.5" + 2" BL, 37" MTR's on Hellcats, 302/NP435/D20, Bilsteins, Mastercraft Rubicons w/4pt's
if you think you will ever stretch your wheelbase, then before you cut, make sure your rear flares are moved back to your liking.
x2
Originally posted by TBS-POPS
After a huge amount of reflection, I have determined that what I saw in ukiah was in fact Brians bronco. I was also informed by my wife that she infact heard it run!!
x2 with the tin snips. I cut mine out this way also. More control and more precise. Just don't leave any burrs.
67 Bronco blue - LS 6.0, 6l90, & atlas (working on it)
69 Bronco red - F/I 302,c-4,36" TSL S/X( sitting next to a barn)
69 Bronco Yellow - TBI 350,th350, 203/205, Dana 60, 14 bolt, 4-link rear, 3 link front,full hydro, body narrowed 8", 39.9 Iroks on Walker Evans
79 CJ 5 360 v8 t18 33's locked & sprung over (sitting in a barn since 2000)
67 Camaro Lq4,built 200r4,Hotchkis suspension(work in progre$$)
An air nibbler is really fast and easy, and it does great smooth cuts.
SOLD: 1975 Ford Bronco: 105" wheelbase, King 14" c/o shocks, King 2" air bumps w/ Duff arms, 4 link rear w/ coils. Fuel injected 408W, ZF 5 speed/Atlas II(4.3) and Dana 60/70 axles with 5.13 gears and ARB's, 41.5/13.5R17 Pitbull Rockers on 17" Raceline Monsters.
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