Fender Rolling
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From: never never land
Originally Posted by revhi,Mar 28 2005, 04:27 PM
Nah thats to hard, we can just sell a baseball bat wrapped with a cloth and call it a fender roller like they did back in the day.
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found a guy in drexel hill thats gonna look at it for me... he does fabrication and is gonna see if he can do something custom for me... says he's done work in the past on fenders due to rubbing issues... Motion Collision if anyones heard of them...? I dont wanna get taht tool myself and try... I'll F*** it all the hell up!
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Originally Posted by 9kscream,Mar 29 2005, 12:58 AM
I dont wanna get taht tool myself and try... I'll F*** it all the hell up!
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Brad,
On the fender roll on the Mazda6 I talked about in your other thread, I can give you some more details.
The tool bolts to the wheel studs on each corner (obviously, the wheel has to be removed) and has a long arm that is adjustable for height. At the end of the tool there is a hard plastic roller that lies perpendicular to the fender of the car. You crank up the adjustment on the arm until it contacts the fender lip and starts to bend the it. Then, using a heat gun so you don't crack the paint, you heat the area and begin moving the roller back and forth across the wheel opening. This bends that lip up into the fender, and gives you more clearance for your wheels and tires. You normally do this in a couple of passes to avoid damaging the paint. The tool itself can be purchased for around $300, or can be rented from some shops. Doing both sides of the car should take no more than 30-45 minutes, so that tells you how involved it is. I have no body work skills of which to speak, and I thought it was pretty easy. Just take your time.
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P.S. - Tomorrow, I'll show you how to make a turbocharger for the S2000 using common household ingredients...
On the fender roll on the Mazda6 I talked about in your other thread, I can give you some more details.
The tool bolts to the wheel studs on each corner (obviously, the wheel has to be removed) and has a long arm that is adjustable for height. At the end of the tool there is a hard plastic roller that lies perpendicular to the fender of the car. You crank up the adjustment on the arm until it contacts the fender lip and starts to bend the it. Then, using a heat gun so you don't crack the paint, you heat the area and begin moving the roller back and forth across the wheel opening. This bends that lip up into the fender, and gives you more clearance for your wheels and tires. You normally do this in a couple of passes to avoid damaging the paint. The tool itself can be purchased for around $300, or can be rented from some shops. Doing both sides of the car should take no more than 30-45 minutes, so that tells you how involved it is. I have no body work skills of which to speak, and I thought it was pretty easy. Just take your time.
Brandon
P.S. - Tomorrow, I'll show you how to make a turbocharger for the S2000 using common household ingredients...
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I'm bumping this thread to let you all know that I am the proud owner of a brand new Eastwood Fender Roller 
(and of course the 1100 degree heat gun). I'll track my progress and (possibly) take pics to post on my progress, since I've never done anything like this before. I'll possibly bring it to future mod days, unless I wind up just flipping on on Ebay when I'm done... there should really be someone around that has one of these IMO or a body shop that specializes in doing it... I found NOT ONE (motion collision in Drexel Hill didn't do and adequate job). More to come for those that are interested 
(and of course the 1100 degree heat gun). I'll track my progress and (possibly) take pics to post on my progress, since I've never done anything like this before. I'll possibly bring it to future mod days, unless I wind up just flipping on on Ebay when I'm done... there should really be someone around that has one of these IMO or a body shop that specializes in doing it... I found NOT ONE (motion collision in Drexel Hill didn't do and adequate job). More to come for those that are interested
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Sweet, you bought one?
Becareful when yuor using it. As your using it, youll see the fender flexing out. Dont push to hard on the first few rolls. Go over it a few times lightly or you might end up with some ripples on the outside of the fender.
Becareful when yuor using it. As your using it, youll see the fender flexing out. Dont push to hard on the first few rolls. Go over it a few times lightly or you might end up with some ripples on the outside of the fender.
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Yeah I bit the bullet and just did it. Tire Rack stopped renting theirs and another place couldnt guarantee when they could get it to me so I just said screw it and bought one... I'll either keep it if there's interested people on here that have a need or want to borrow it or I'll just sell it... I'll definitely be careful!! I'll probably take twice as long to do it actually cuz I'll be pretty paranoid about messing it up!
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