removing a widebody kit?? is it possible?
04-02-06, 04:25 PM
#1
removing a widebody kit?? is it possible?
ok, im currently looking at 3 widebody first gens. two SA and one FB. the problem is, what i want to do is remove the kit from that car and put it on my car since i have so much work into my car and all these cars have stock 12a and i hate the colors of all of them. what i was wondering, how the hell would you go about removing the rear fenders without ruining them? one even has the rear wing molded on as well. if anyone has some advise id really like to hear it. thanks
04-02-06, 04:37 PM
#2
It won't be easy. I would get out the sawzall and cut up the donor car, then remove the kit from there. It will be easier to remove in one piece if you can easily get to all sides of it.
Either way it will take a lot of work to mold it on the new body, more than a fresh kit would.
Either way it will take a lot of work to mold it on the new body, more than a fresh kit would.
04-02-06, 04:55 PM
#3
i thought about that. i figured itd make for a lot more work. my other idea would be to swap everything from my car to one of the others, but then id loose the epilsons(all three cars have them) and id have to buy some pretty expensive wheels. id also loose the color of my car(gunmetal) and go to an uglier color. maybe ill wait an get one a couples years down the road and keep my car as well. one is in my town, stored by the original owner in his shop next to vintage porshes, corvettes and other classics.
04-02-06, 05:09 PM
#4
Banned. I got OWNED!!!
buy rear fender flares.. you will ruin them upon removal once they have been installed..
if the cars are cheap enough, its worth buying the car for the rest of the body kit and the wheels
if the cars are cheap enough, its worth buying the car for the rest of the body kit and the wheels
04-02-06, 05:18 PM
#5
my first plan was to run fender flares, but ive yet to see a set i like a lot except for the ones on the notorious renesis SA22C and some old school VW flares on a forum members car. i dont think either would stick out as far as the front fenders though.
i think i could get any of the cars for a pretty cheap/decent price
i think i could get any of the cars for a pretty cheap/decent price
04-02-06, 06:22 PM
#7
well two are on the forum, the SA thats in store with the other classics isnt. i looked at that car approximately a year ago and friday night i got ahold of my source that told me about it. a friends, its his bosses. ive told me him about a month i wanted to look at it again, but he always forgets to talk to his boss again. im going to pester him until i get to see it. i should see it by the end of this week. when i do ill take pics. ill post links to the other two that are on here.
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=525517
and
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=516620
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=525517
and
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=516620
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04-02-06, 06:47 PM
#9
Check out this car, looks almost identical to mine, decent price to considering all the work thats put into it.
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=521328
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=521328
04-02-06, 07:07 PM
#11
dan---i dont really like the look fo that car for some reason, im not sure what it is. its also in canada and all of these are relatively close. one is in my reneck filled deliverance town i call home. plus in the thread he says its not for sale anymore
directfreak---the yellow SA has potential, but as long as it looks like a giant sunflower driving down the road.
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i just wish i could get my damn hands on an IMSA kit like on spool32's car:
https://www.rx7club.com/attachment.p...hmentid=120348
id pay out the *** for that kit
directfreak---the yellow SA has potential, but as long as it looks like a giant sunflower driving down the road.
's
i just wish i could get my damn hands on an IMSA kit like on spool32's car:
https://www.rx7club.com/attachment.p...hmentid=120348
id pay out the *** for that kit
04-02-06, 09:09 PM
#12
FB+FC=F-ME
Id say it totally depends on the quality of the install.
If they just riveted them on and smoothed over the seams,then often they will come off all by themselves after a few years!
If they did it right(which can be very expensive) and stripped/prepped the metal,then used panelbond to join the glass and steel.....your not likely to ever get them apart.Panelbond is like a weld,once its together,it doesnt come apart.Especially considering the fragility of fiberglass.
Another thing,the car that will be giving up the widebody is likely to be permanently altered under the rear fenders.While the fronts tend to be simple bolt ons,the rear fenders often require cutting and reshaping the wheel arches to support the widebody fender attached to it.Thats how the Mariah kit works,if you removed the fiberglass,half of the wheel arch would be gone and the rest bent up 90* as a support ledge.
If they just riveted them on and smoothed over the seams,then often they will come off all by themselves after a few years!
If they did it right(which can be very expensive) and stripped/prepped the metal,then used panelbond to join the glass and steel.....your not likely to ever get them apart.Panelbond is like a weld,once its together,it doesnt come apart.Especially considering the fragility of fiberglass.
Another thing,the car that will be giving up the widebody is likely to be permanently altered under the rear fenders.While the fronts tend to be simple bolt ons,the rear fenders often require cutting and reshaping the wheel arches to support the widebody fender attached to it.Thats how the Mariah kit works,if you removed the fiberglass,half of the wheel arch would be gone and the rest bent up 90* as a support ledge.
