My major project!

[M@r]{]

Looks good mate - must be getting good job satisfaction out of that!!

As for wheels something like I have on mine would look good I think.  Nice deep dish and you can pick them up for around £550 brand new!!  They are Ultralites.

[S3TH]

{\']you can pick them up for around £550 brand new!!  They are Ultralites.

Where!!

edit, oh on the ultralite website of course :Hammer, didn\'t realise ultralite wheels were that cheap?

[leeroy_25]

Hi Guy\'s,

I was looking at ultralites but the only problem is they only do one set with an offset even close too what I need so I would have to run spacers!
Was ENVDY actually selling his rims??

I do like the Works rims but reckon I will be lucky to get a set I can afford! In my opinion rims is what finishes off your motor and the wrong rims will ruin the whole thing.. I am going to see what the REA wing looks like but it is another thing I am not 100% on! I was maybe thinking a big C-West hammer shark style or maybe a OEM 99 spec one.

Lee

[leeroy_25]

Mark which rims size and offset are you running?? They look like the nurgburg rims??

Cheers
Lee

[FEED Rocket]

How about the RE-A rims? I have them on mine and even though they are only 17\'s they look really quite special. I\'ve seen a few sets sold in the past so i\'m sure you can get them.

 

[Swanny_UK]

Looking good Leeroy - very impressed with the spraying mate!

[karl_tate]

the arches look good from the front its just looking from the back. looks too squareish. maybe you could sort of make a less of an angle from the front indicator to where they actually start coming out but it sounds like a lot of work but would be really different.

[Swanny_UK]

Karl - do you mean the transition from the OE wing shape to the more rounded additional section matching the shape of the arch?  I quite like that - but was worried when I saw the pictures that the lip the arch creates would be too much - but Ive seen a couple of FD\'s with very little arch clearence on big rims, and it just means you see more tyre.

I\'m gonna keep a close eye on this thread!

[karl_tate]

Karl - do you mean the transition from the OE wing shape to the more rounded additional section matching the shape of the arch? I quite like that - but was worried when I saw the pictures that the lip the arch creates would be too much - but Ive seen a couple of FD\'s with very little arch clearence on big rims, and it just means you see more tyre.
 
I\'m gonna keep a close eye on this thread!

yeh thats what i mean, it like just come out at quite an angle, if that was more "flat" say if you put a load of fibreglass to fill it in. hard to explain lol

[leeroy_25]

Karl, I think I know exactly what you mean... and it is what I thought of doing.. But yes it would be masses of work.. and add lots of weight into the arch.. I will look at it when it\'s done and see if I can  use a carbon panel to create the most of the blend and then bond this in place and blend it in.. What I think you mean is where the bumper meets arch and then suddenly flares out.. As Swanny says it means you end up with lots of tyre sticking out at the bottom of the arch where it goes back to standard body width.. What I would plan to do is start the blend from lower down and further around the bumper.. Also if I did that I think I would soften the sharp edge on the top outer edge of the arch. But I would really like to get it generally finished first to see how it all comes together and then work on the finer details!

Feed Rocket- is your car tge black motor or the white motor with the rear diffuser? Would love to see some more pics of the white one.. Not too kean on the REA wheels personally.. For a start I am not totally sure about gold centres on a black car??

Thanks everyone for the positive feedback and glad I am making some good progress again for you all to see!!

Lee

[flash76]

looking good lee, think the arches will look awsome when you get your wide wheels on! its amazing that your project has come such a long way in such a short time, i remember when you got the arches from me you didnt even have a car to put them on! keep up the good work!

[leeroy_25]

Thanks Dave!

It\'s finally starting to take shape! I think my progress has been slow.. well it has been by my standards! Sadly as I have said before I only get 1 day a week to work on it and that\'s not every week! for instacen this week I am removing a spare engine from another donor car I bought! and then possibly fixing the leak on my GTR or maybe looing at fitting up the rear arches! Will definately have to take my time on that job as I want them to look right! How is your own car coming along?

Lee

[flash76]

Thanks Dave!
 
It\'s finally starting to take shape! I think my progress has been slow.. well it has been by my standards! Sadly as I have said before I only get 1 day a week to work on it and that\'s not every week! for instacen this week I am removing a spare engine from another donor car I bought! and then possibly fixing the leak on my GTR or maybe looing at fitting up the rear arches! Will definately have to take my time on that job as I want them to look right! How is your own car coming along?
 
Lee

Its coming along ok, was waiting for the rear bumper to arive from japan, now that has turned up just got to get the tyres put on the wheels then its off to the body shop!

[leeroy_25]

okay guys,
So progress has been very slow (NO!) the past couple of weeks but sadly I have had some other commitments to attend to! Anyway.. All being well I should be able to have something to show this weekend! I am about to be ready to fit my rear arches of my burnout kit which basically fit over the standard ones to flare the bodywork out a bit.. I could do with some advise on this as I have been thinking the best/proper way to tackle this.
I don\'t really want to cut away the existing metal work as this will give something for the flares to attach to and also protect them from the inside. Now If I am going to run wider wheels and track to match with the front obviously I need to create some clearance on the standard arch which will remain underneath the burnout flare. So I have a couple of solutions and want to know which you lot think is best!
1. chop away just the lip section of the wheelarch to gain tyre clearance.
2. buy/borrow an arch flaring tool and flare out the standard arch and lip before fitting the burnout arch
3. run ridiculous camber on the rear
4. Do a combination of 1 and a little of 3 or 2 and a little of 3?!

votes please! or better still some words of wisdom from personal experience!

I was just going to post some shiny pictures of my parts from Japan but Photobucket has decided to go an maintain themselves so no can do! maybe tomorrow...? .. I think i\'ll settle down?! (littlest Hobo?) Anyone? or am I just showing my age.. and going mad.. Been a long day!

Thank you
Lee

[ENVYD]

Was ENVDY actually selling his rims??
 

hey mate i was not really set on seling them bout would for good price i dont know what they are worth!
 
was mostly looking for a swap for some other wheels lol!
 
anyways i would roll the arches and a lil bit camber!
 
i thinkthe camber will help with genral driving anyways on a rear wheel drive car thats got no traction controll lol!