Fender Rolling Party

Scooter · 09:25 AM

Well, we finally got around to having our fender rolling party last weekend. A friend of ours picked up a fender roller off Craigslist, but we did not have an adapter for a Porsche lug pattern. We were going to buy the adapter for $120 or so, but Jamie being "the man" decided to build one out of his spare parts around his garage. I believe it is from an old hub he had laying around. Goes to show you...don't throw away your old parts! Of course, Jamie painted the adapter and made it look better than the $120 part.

Anyway, here are some pictures from the party:

This is David's beautiful car.

The roller and adapter (painted black)

Remember to mark your end points. And have fun!

Remember the heat.

Roll, roll, roll your fender.

Gently...well, maybe not so gently.

Nicely done.

And the finished product with the wider minilites.

Scooter · 06-20-2009, 09:23 AM

Big, big, big thanks to Jamie and David for making this happen. Jamie is a master at rolling fenders.

And my car:

911pcars · 06-20-2009, 03:47 PM

You feeling lucky today? For the sake of future 911 fenders needing guys like you, can you buy a couple of jack stands and place under your car, please? Otherwise, a drop may create a very large rolled fender or worse.

Thanks,
Sherwood

jonbot · 06-20-2009, 03:52 PM

What does the heating do?

Scooter · 06-20-2009, 04:03 PM

Good advice as always Sherwood.

The heat helps the paint to be more pliable and hopefully not crack.

lindemans · 06-20-2009, 04:23 PM

Excusez les mots,

... but I feel sorry to see an original classic get sc...wed .....

Scooter · 06-20-2009, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by lindemans

Excusez les mots,

... but I feel sorry to see an original classic get sc...wed .....

???

Oh Haha · 06-20-2009, 04:36 PM

have you tried this on the front fenders?

Scooter · 06-20-2009, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Oh Haha

have you tried this on the front fenders?

Funny thing is, I realized after the fact that I should also roll the front. That project will be next week after work.

Zeke · 06-20-2009, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by jonbot

What does the heating do?

The heating supposedly softens the paint so that it doesn't crack when the lip is rolled. YMMV.

Nice to see a couple of great SWB cars.

I think the Netherlands guy is being a purist. The thing is, rolled fenders can be put back. Trimmed can't be so easily. The other thing is the rears only have to be rolled for a total of 12 inches at the top.

911pcars · 06-20-2009, 05:23 PM

"The thing is, rolled fenders can be put back. Trimmed can't be so easily."

Milt,
What's the process in returning rolled fenders back to the orig. configuration? You know what happens when you try to unbend a folded hem (aka rolled fender).

Sherwood

glennspiegler · glennspiegler's Garage

Do you do this so a lowered car wont hit, or is it cosmetics?

Scooter · 06-20-2009, 05:59 PM

So it won't rub. If you do it right, cosmetics don't change.

Nine17 · Nine17's Garage

Quote:

Originally Posted by 911pcars

You feeling lucky today?

I once knew a guy who needed to duck under a car real quick. Too quick to bother setting jack stands. Unfortunately for him, his hydraulic floor jack picked a bad time to fail. People who were there said that it wasn't pretty at all.

Set those stands boys and girls...

Mitch Leland · Mitch Leland's Garage

Dittos on safety, we just had a 17 old boy killed last week in the next town when the car he was working on fell on him.

al lkosmal · 06-20-2009, 10:07 PM

Scooter,
let's get this back on track. Looks very good. What tire/wheel combo wil you fit under there?

Al

RoninLB · 06-20-2009, 10:16 PM

The tool is a neater job than the 2" & 3" pvc I used. Nice job above.

And i don't think heat will do a good save on old paint? Even if it doesn't chip I wouldn't have much confidence in the attachment to the primer. With that in mind I rolled all of the lips.

different strokes

lindemans · 06-21-2009, 02:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by milt

The heating supposedly softens the paint so that it doesn't crack when the lip is rolled. YMMV.

Nice to see a couple of great SWB cars.

I think the Netherlands guy is being a purist. The thing is, rolled fenders can be put back. Trimmed can't be so easily. The other thing is the rears only have to be rolled for a total of 12 inches at the top.

It's funny maybe, but here in Europe cars loose substantial value when modified, e.g. to the looks of newer models. There are 911-s modified from F look to G look or 3.2-s to 964 bumpers, skirts etc. In the end in our market it's throwing away money on 2 sides: the mod costs money and the value of the car drops at the same time.

Most enthusiasts here like'm factory standard !

In the end, if you like it: do it ! Those cars are to enjoy to the max ..

Scooter · 06:07 AM

For those that may not understand what happened here, we rolled the fenders that is all. We did not modify the looks, and our cars retain the original look of the manufacture year. The inside lip of the fender, which is normally not seen, was folded upward (not cut) to accommodate a slightly wider tire than stock.

That being said, I will also speak for my car when I say that my car is anything but "factory standard". It is so beyond stock that it would be crazy to even try to bring it back to stock. I appreciate stock just as well as I appreciate modified cars, its just that I seem to gravitate toward modified for some reason.

Thanks for bringing this back on topic Al. I was getting some slight rubbing on the passenger side, as was David, and now the rubbing is gone. I call our party not only fun, but very successful. My swb remains slab sided and my deep sixes with 205/50/15 Falken Azenis RT-615's fit fine now. I replaced the Bridgestone Potenza 195/65/15's (which also rubbed) with the Falkens a couple of months ago and have been very pleased with the performance. Well, at least in dry weather. I got stuck is some rain the other day and they were a little slick. Luckily, I don't normally have to drive in the rain here in Austin.

911pcars · 06-21-2009, 11:25 AM

FWIW, at least on my then stock rear flares ('69), when I tried 15x7 Fuchs and 215-60VR15 CN36 Pirellis, this combination narrowly cleared the fender lip. However, with the inevitable suspension compression over bumps and aggressive cornering, the tire rubbed against the fender about 2" above the wheel well character line. The crescent-shaped burn in the paint is quite distinctive especially against new paint.

Not sure about any potential rubbing between fender and tire on this earlier model year/tire/wheel combo. The right combination of ride height, camber, torsion bar size and driving style might result in either smooth sailing or the above.

Sherwood