gr4 flares

Yes .... If you place them on the car with the wheels mounted ... shuld give you a good idea of how much you need to cut ... a lot comes off the fenders.

Ron

Adding, the front fender contours are an integral part of the monococque's stiffness. So hacking 50% of the fenders away either needs significant chassis stiffening with fiberglas flairs, or steel flairs welded back on, to maintain even stock chassis stiffness. Look closely at the underside of an all-steel factory GT-5 car for some good ideas.

thank you "Boss", would you share some pics please ?
Philippe

This photo is off from my car. It shows the inner front fender looking to the rear of the car. You can see that the fender has been cut and the metal flare butt welded to the fender. It's difficult to see, but it is there.

Mark

This photo shows the outside of the same front left fender in metal. It is very difficult to see the weld in this photo -- but be assured that it is butt welded and not lap welded.

The reason I wanted to have metal flares installed was from a monocoque strength standpoint. Probably a heavier way to go -- but there was no way I was going to have the car made in carbon fiber.......

Mark

This might help some. I took Mark's photo and enhanced it slightly.

John

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Originally posted by Bosswrench:
Look closely at the underside of an all-steel factory GT-5 car for some good ideas.

Um, factory GT5 cars were never all steel, they had fiberglass flares.

I am halfway through a GR4 conversion with fiberglass flares (and have been for about 3 year now, but that's another story). I'll grab some photos with the flares pinned on, removed and I think I still have the bits I cut out.

Julian

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Originally posted by Joules5:

quote:

Originally posted by Bosswrench:
Look closely at the underside of an all-steel factory GT-5 car for some good ideas.

Um, factory GT5 cars were never all steel, they had fiberglass flares.

I am halfway through a GR4 conversion with fiberglass flares (and have been for about 3 year now, but that's another story). I'll grab some photos with the flares pinned on, removed and I think I still have the bits I cut out.

Julian

great !
I'm waiting for the pictures
Philippe

Not that it is necessarily right, but I have seen a GT4 from the factory as well as GT5 imported. They simply hacked the body with what looked like a saws-all and rivited the flares on. If you are building a GT4 replica, why not follow what they did.

I don't think you will have a problem, I remember the late Gary Wilson's beautiful blue car he ran that tire combo and it all fit, he ran his car low and he was a guy who raced professionally, that said I wonder if anyone has seen Dave and Linda Adler s car?
their approach was to add from the top body line out with another fender, I always thought it looked really good.

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Originally posted by jb1490:
This might help some. I took Mark's photo and enhanced it slightly.

John

Thanks for the feedback
Philippe

Hi Phillip,

PM me your email address and I will send you pictures of my pantera # 2012 group IV conversion project.

Thanks to you all

here are the wheels now


Philippe

Looks like you bought Bassets like I had

Looks great Phillippe

Btw, do I spot a little dent in the rear wheel at 11 o-clock?

Br from an other Basset owner

wheels look great. Please keep us updated on your progress.

Hello guys

My project finally went another direction !
the red car is sold
here's the new toy waiting for her parts.







Regards
Philippe

That is a very pretty car. I had bassetts on my GP IV once. Changed for a new set of Gotti's.

Keep us posted as you finish it with more pics.