how to trim guards

[Hoonz]

hey any of u body fabricators got pics and a how to trim guards on a GQ

[Juzza]

Why do you want to trim them???

[Carl Coight]

I went and spoke to a pannel beater about cutting mine. He told me it was a better option to buy the glass guards which are allready trimmed for only $250 ea.

[ALPINE-OFF-ROAD]

thats it why cut up good steel gards

because its almost imposable to keep them 100% straight after cutting and rolling you will have riples and the rolls wont be super neat

with these glass gards i am making they are brand new from nissan so the are straight as can be and with the way i have made then i can make them with a modified edge with no riples at all so the are 100% straight and the edge perfecty rolled

and they will never rust and easy a sh1te to fix

[A1zook]

Hey alpine


wat kind of dollars r we gunna be lookin at 4 yours

OFFTOPIC
N i yeah wat size lift r u runnin i cant seem to find your rig in the memners section although i have seen it b4 sumwhere ?? climbing a tree?

[Hoonz]

$250each .... $$$ I don't have ... I'm goin budget style till I can get the $$$

being an apprentice sucks

[ALPINE-OFF-ROAD]

yeahhhhhhhhh

i know that 1 low$$$$$$$ aprentice thing

well when ya ready i can help ya

or the other thing i could do is i am going to be getting rid of my steel 1s that are already cut they need abit of reworkin as in straighting up and knocking a few dints out but they are cut good mmmmmm 75 $ each and there yours

ill try and get a digi pic for ya if you want

[ALPINE-OFF-ROAD]

these glass gards will be 250$ each and come modified or std
i have about 4inch spring and 2.1/2inch body lift and i clear 37 easy

there are pics of me in the trips section(aust longweek end trip vic)
and it was micky tree claws the other thred

[gq351]

the easyest way is 2 get go round the edge of the gaurd & quarter with 10mm masking tape,cut it on that line with a jigsaw & make the bottoms about 25mm more,, then run 15mm masking tape on that line & fold it over to the tape line with a hammer & dolly for your flares to screw on to, the front is easy but the quarters are abit more tricky coz of the inner, but still not 2 bad,just seal it with some silicon to stop water getting between the 2 panels,, with that measurment the flare sits right on the body line & looks good,, good luck mate //

[V8Patrol]

just seal it with some silicon to stop water getting between the 2 panels

never ever ever ever ever ever use silicon on a vehicle

It contains acids.........

which WILL initiate rust

I repeat ....... WILL


It also contaminates the surviving steel in the imediate area making painting an absolute nightmare.....
just ask any panelbeater




Ues either URATHANE or SIKAFLEX, these two products are designed to be used on vehicles...
they wont cause rust & are paint friendly

[Rogue Patrol]

Should the inner arch be re-attached to the outer panel by more than Sikaflex (i.e. spot welded) or is that really enough?

[Hoonz]

geezus this is a dig from hell

been there done that already ... got skillz i has them

[dansedgli]

How did you do it?

[Hoonz]

the easyest way is 2 get go round the edge of the gaurd & quarter with 10mm masking tape,cut it on that line with a jigsaw & make the bottoms about 25mm more,, then run 15mm masking tape on that line & fold it over to the tape line with a hammer & dolly for your flares to screw on to, the front is easy but the quarters are abit more tricky coz of the inner, but still not 2 bad,just seal it with some silicon to stop water getting between the 2 panels,, with that measurment the flare sits right on the body line & looks good,, good luck mate //

pretty much just like this ... my uncle(panel beater) explained how and i did it