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Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by gearsforguts, May 18, 2022.

  1. gearsforguts
    Joined: Sep 18, 2005
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    First time doing flares on a car. Wanted to lower the rear end and still retain my 15x10 wheels. 20220501_113156.jpg 20220501_113148.jpg 20220501_113153.jpg 20220501_143327.jpg 20220501_143333.jpg 20220501_143339.jpg 20220501_151614.jpg 20220501_151608.jpg 20220501_151626.jpg
     
  2. GordonC
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    Pretty good job!
     
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  3. gearsforguts
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    Thank you.
     
  4. SS327
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    Looks good and tasteful.
     
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  5. Gearhead Graphics
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    End result looks way better than I was expecting.
     
  6. catdad49
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    Looks Great!
     
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  7. Doing it in the driveway…pretty kick-ass!
     
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  8. indyjps
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    Good job, lotta body lines to work around. NOW the challenge is getting the other side to match :D
     
  9. manyolcars
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    none of that fits in the HAMB theme of traditional hotrods
     
  10. Again with the comments?
     
  11. A Boner
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    Definitely, extra points for doing it in your driveway!
     
  12. gearsforguts
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    Why not?
     
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  13. gearsforguts
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    Thank you! It's rare that I do anything inside a garage. I did most of this cars modifications in a dirt floor barn.
     
  14. oldolds
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    Looks good to me.
    Are those store bought flares? Where did you get them?
     
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  15. gearsforguts
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    Yes bought from a vendor on Ebay. He sells all different styles . I believe they were around 70 bucks.
     
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  16. Chicster
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    Good job.
     
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  17. HotRod33
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    That's a cool little falcon
     
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  18. jazz1
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    The flair looks good,, not too big, just enough...the light is always better in the driveway IMO
     
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  19. gearsforguts
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    Thank you. Has a sbc with fenderwell headers ,58 ford 9 inch rear will 411 gears and a drilled and dropped i- beam with split bones.
     
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  20. hotrodjack33
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    ...and THAT'S why its traditional build!:cool:
     
  21. brianf31
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    Cool. What did you use for the flares?
     
  22. gearsforguts
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    I got a set of these from ebay. Nice quality flares.
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  23. Looks good to me. HRP
     
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  24. gearsforguts
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    Thank you. received_631689387645082.jpeg received_572071440191714.jpeg 20210418_164449.jpg
     
  25. NoelC
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    Yet you have flourescent green wheels on your avitar car??? Is that traditional or is that's the pot calling the kettle black?
    I'd pat the boy on his back, commend his efforts, and say ain't you a hot rodder.
     
  26. blowby
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  27. Blues4U
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    Not to be a party pooper, like somebody else..... But that looks like a cast I-beam axle from the Hoffman Group, known for very poor quality. Just a heads up, you might want to think about upgrading, when an axle fails it usually turns out very bad.
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  28. gearsforguts
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    Thanks for the heads up.
     
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  29. 1971BB427
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    I did mine using junkyard fender lips I cut off the front fenders of a old Mercedes sedan. $10 for the pair since the car was nosed, and fenders weren't good. I kept trimming them until they fit my '63 Falcon, and fit the radius I'd cut for my pie crust slicks.
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  30. gearsforguts
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    Nice work!
     
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