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Topic: Wheel wells sectioned and rolled ?
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Fastymz
Moderator Posts: 8610
From: Reno Nv USA MEM#1240
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 05-11-2002 08:36 PM
  
Ok so just how do you do this?
I need to do this just not sure how to do it.
SCOOP
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 30261
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 05-11-2002 09:21 PM
How bad do you hate your car?  The old way was to have one guy drive it, another hold a baseball bat between the wheel well and the tire, and a couple of friends in the trunk. Then the baseball bat is slowly rolled while the car is slowly rolled forward. I actually did this to my Sprint many years ago when I ran N50-15s on 15x10 Cragars. Came out fine. ------------------
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'72 Mustang Sprint Coupe 351C 4V/FMX/4.30 Trac Lok
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Fastymz
Moderator Posts: 8610
From: Reno Nv USA MEM#1240
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 05-11-2002 09:31 PM
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Originally posted by SteveLaRiviere:
How bad do you hate your car? The old way was to have one guy drive it, another hold a baseball bat between the wheel well and the tire, and a couple of friends in the trunk. Then the baseball bat is slowly rolled while the car is slowly rolled forward. I actually did this to my Sprint many years ago when I ran N50-15s on 15x10 Cragars. Came out fine.
I dont hate anything. 
Is it better to roll them or cut and roll them. scoop
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SteveLaRiviere
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From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 05-11-2002 09:52 PM
I think just rolling is better. Every time you cut metal, you are giving rust another place to get started. ------------------
'70 Mustang Mach 1 M code 351C 4V/FMX/3.25 open
'72 Mustang Sprint Coupe 351C 4V/FMX/4.30 Trac Lok
'94 F-150 XL 5.8L/E4OD/3.55 Limited Slip
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V8 Thumper
Gearhead Posts: 2830
From: Orange, Ca. United States of America
Registered: Dec 2001
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posted 05-11-2002 10:00 PM
Hey Scoop, I saw your question over in my other thread...I began to cut and roll one side and promptly STOPPED. I didn't like how it was comming out, so I had the body shop do it before painting... they finished the one side and did the other without cutting. Like Steve said, any cuts will be a rust magnet. I've undercoated my cuts to seal them... but I wish now I hadn't cut them, because it was not necessary at all 
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Fastymz
Moderator Posts: 8610
From: Reno Nv USA MEM#1240
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 05-12-2002 02:32 AM
I cant get a bat in there because my tires stick out to far.So can I take the tires off and pound them flat or what should I do?
The other night I tore up the outer edge of my NEW tire pretty good.SCOOP ------------------
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V8 Thumper
Gearhead Posts: 2830
From: Orange, Ca. United States of America
Registered: Dec 2001
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posted 05-12-2002 09:16 AM
Pounding  dosen't sound like a good idea... take one of your fronts and put it on the rear, maybe that would work
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mellowyellow
Gearhead Posts: 5469
From: So. Fl.
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 05-12-2002 09:28 AM
They used to use a rolling pin...if you could ever find a vintage one that doesn't qualify as an antique! You could simulate one easy enough though. Thinking about it, you would be better off if you backed the other side while rolling, etc. ie a short piece of wood that is padded, etc. A two person job.
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H8CHEVY
Gearhead Posts: 256
From: Southern Cali
Registered: Jun 2000
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posted 05-12-2002 01:51 PM
Try putting your front tire on the back, then have a couple friends sit in the trunk and do just as steve said! easiest and fastest way to do it...
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Ryan Wilke
Gearhead Posts: 1022
From: Stanton, Michigan 49707
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 05-13-2002 10:48 AM
...Good idea, H8C, about putting the extra weight in the trunk, it will help hold/bring the body toward the tire!Or use a piece of 1" or 2" diameter pipe, maybe 2ft long if a wooden ballbat or wooden rolling pin isn't willing to get gouged up............
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Fastymz
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From: Reno Nv USA MEM#1240
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 05-13-2002 02:05 PM
Thanks guys I'll try putting one of my stock rims and tires on 1st.And use a ball bat,or some pipe.SCOOP ------------------
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jsracingbbf
Gearhead Posts: 1108
From: Batesville,MS. , U.S.A.
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 05-13-2002 09:59 PM
I hate to bring this up but can't you just save your bucks and buy a set of offset rims? maybe one more inch to the inside? Maybe I don't understand all there is to know about this. ------------------
Jerry Smith
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514 cid Alcohol/ Enderle injection
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Fastymz
Moderator Posts: 8610
From: Reno Nv USA MEM#1240
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 05-14-2002 01:34 AM
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Originally posted by jsracingbbf:
I hate to bring this up but can't you just save your bucks and buy a set of offset rims? maybe one more inch to the inside? Maybe I don't understand all there is to know about this.
Jerry your right about getting a better off set rim.My current ones aren't the right off set.But once I do that I'll go to wider tires so either way I'll need to roll them. SCOOP ------------------
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