So after lots of searching the forum there really isnt a whole lot of info out for a proper guideline/procedure on rear fender rolling on the s2k.

Curious if I can flare my rear fenders like this with a fender roller without kinking the rear quarter panel or if this big of a flare involves cutting and body work?

I think it may work just because many people dont "flare" the part of the fender that meets the rear bumper as done here which results in kinking?

Thoughts?

 

I think the dent occurs because you're trying to stretch the metal past what it can stretch, so the dent forms.

you more than likely need to cut/weld to do what you posted.

 

This is where this flare differs though...Many people flare just the upper portion of the fender and NOT the part where the bumper tab is as seen here. By flaring the end it allows the stress on the fender to exit the body panel on the end...

The red circle indicates what im talkin about! Most people do not flare this section when they end up kinking their rear quarter panel.

Someone with some experience please chime in!

 

I don't think that's the fix.

I've done few pulls on other cars before and whenever I did a large pull, it dented the qt panel. I've tried it with slits on the qt panel right above the tire, tried heating it up quite hot, putting a basketball behind where the dent would occur, etc.

Try to find out whose car that is and that'll probably net you better results.. or you can try taking your car to the bodyshop and see if they can replicate that without having to repaint.

 

i have yet to see it done without denting the quarter panel. what i did when i did mine was to cut into the quarter panel area and thats how it alleviates it from buckling in.

you can still see the line here where i cut( this is b4 i put flares on top to cover the cut)

 

you can but it req's repainting.

 

Hey thanks for the pic...BUT see what I mean by you did not flare the fender where it meets the rear bumper to the same degree as the center of the fender?

I don't have to push my fender out quite as far as the yellow j's racing car pictured but I just want to get a feel for the best way to complete the job without obviously kinking the QP...

If you think of the logicstics of it for example if you took a piece of paper and cut half a circle in the perimeter of the piece of paper in the center when you try to roll the paper it kinks in the middle! If you take that same piece of paper and cut a half circle on the perimeter with one end on the corner and roll the whole thing the paper doesnt kink! (This is what I am trying to explain/determine in this thread)

These two pictures should hopefully explain what I am trying to get at!