Panel cutting

Post by **Slunnie** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 6:08 pm

Well the D2 has a new set of 35's and is ready to have the panels cut and flexy flares fitted.

My plan is to cut the panels down and use tabs to fold back a new lip under the guard. I've been told to drill a hole at the end of each snip to prevent the panel from further cracking due to flex. This will also give a surface to screw the flexi flares onto. The tabs should also be backed and rivited to a strip of aluminium also which I assume to to keep everything rigid.

For the rear doors I'm hoping to crush the skins together by bending the inner skin and then tab, fold and screw.

Any other ideas or comments before I hack and drill like there is no tomorrow and destroy my P&J.

Post by **Davidh** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 6:14 pm

If you don't want to create a lip around the guards, you can get flexy flares that screw in from the front instead of the side.
They look just the same, except they don't have the internal wire to keep the shape.

Have fun with the rear doors! I've cut the piss out of mine, but i've yet to seal up the gap, and yes, it does look VERY rude.

Make sure you take pics for everyone else's benefit, as a lot of people are doing this and asking how.

Post by **DiscoDino** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 6:18 pm

I advise us all not to post replies before Slunnie posts some pics

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Post by **Slunnie** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 6:32 pm

OK. This is the before:

.... and hopefully this will be the after (modified in Paint). You'll just have to imagine the flexi flares on there. :lol:

Don't tell me you already want the after cutting pics.

Post by **Davidh** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 6:35 pm

You might get away with that much cutting on the alloy rims. I found that the 35's on the alloys didn't need too much cutting, but when I went to offset custom rims, I had to cut out a lot more.

Post by **DiscoDino** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 6:42 pm

Nice stuff...

Is there any way you can adapt one of those Rangie spares to the DII body line?

Post by **Slunnie** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 7:11 pm

Thats the plan, some extra width would be very nice, though later if I go wider I can snip some more sheet out. I've spoken to Rangie Spares about it and they are planning on developing the flare for the Disco2, but are currently working on 36" flares with adjustable widths to keep up with the Rangie competition market. Hopefully the D2 flares will be made around Feb from what I've heard from a Sydney dealer, though I'm not holding my breath. They have adapted some D1 flares onto the D2 which took a bit of fibre glassing though they still were not happy with the end result.

Post by **DiscoDino** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 8:33 pm

2 months ago I'd have been keen on these new flares, But I'm extremely close on ditching the whole Disco body and tubing it to shave off a lot of weight and get a lower center of gravity...

I itch everytime I see them 42" IROKS :(

Post by **Gonzo** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 8:41 pm

Did I give you a few ideas Slunnie?

Post by **Slunnie** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 9:15 pm

Gonzo, you are a bad man. :lol:

Post by **DiscoDino** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 10:01 pm

JTIIs in 35? since when?

Post by **Slunnie** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 10:06 pm

The JT2's are 34x11.5's but they measure as 35". They're about the same as the 35" ET. Here is a comparison between the JT2's and my 33" MTR's

Post by **DiscoDino** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 10:09 pm

i like...I love 37s though :finger:

Post by **Slunnie** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 10:21 pm

Way out of my league. :lol:

Post by **GURU** » Tue Dec 14, 2004 10:00 pm

DiscoDino wrote:
I itch everytime I see them 42" IROKS :(

And so does your drivetrain, but not the same itch :lol:

After fitting my nissan diffs I have a major width issue, I went to cut the guards and fit flexi flares but the 65mm ones aren't wide enough !!! I will post up new thread about conversion

Post by **DiscoDino** » Tue Dec 14, 2004 11:51 pm

Good one DAS...

with the 4340, I should be able to get that doneeasily with 42s...remember that these tires are a LOT lighter than any others of the same dimesion.

Cheers

Post by **RaginRover** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 8:50 am

Slunnie wrote:The JT2's are 34x11.5's but they measure as 35". They're about the same as the 35" ET. Here is a comparison between the JT2's and my 33" MTR's

Makes the 33" MTRs look tame don't they !

Tom

Post by **Team Raider** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 10:08 am

Gonzo wrote:Did I give you a few ideas Slunnie?

Looks like my wifes car Gonzo

And nah, I'm not kidding :twisted:

Ask Slunnie about Emma's Zook!!!!!

Post by **up2nogood** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 9:25 pm

Hey Slunnie, how are those 11.5's fitting on those rims? Are they 7" or bigger?

Post by **Slunnie** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 9:40 pm

No, the rims are all 16x8" Range rover units.

I haven't done the cutting yet though. I found the front prop shaft broken and have been sorting that before getting into the panels. :roll:

Post by **GURU** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 11:35 pm

how did you break the front shaft ?? is it just a uni - uni shaft or a double cardin joint at TC end??

Post by **Slunnie** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 9:32 am

Its got a DC at the t/f end. One of the uni's in the Double Cardin joint collapsed. 2 of the 4 bearings in it collapsed actually. I was out playing rough with it on the weekend with MaxTD5def, and it wouldn't surprise me if it happened then, but the driveline fella took one look and said the uni was dry. LR in their wisdom made these sealed for life, though the new ones now have grease nipples. ITs back together now, I've just got to take the new rear one back for some more machining to fit over the massive 4.11 pinion bolt. :roll:

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