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RE: Forest arches 2010/01/13 15:14:50 (permalink)
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there is a good pick of Ryan's escort with the flares & the standard front spolier

http://classic-ford.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=17676
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RE: Forest arches 2010/01/17 23:04:13 (permalink)
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Thanks for all the help guys. I will just cut the front flares when i get to it. The back ones lined up better than the fronts so i started there.

Started hacking into my car and the angle grinder died. So I have this 1/2 hacked off guard lol.

The good news is it doesn't look like the door will get in the way because its just as low as the hidden flange on the flare, if that makes sense. I will put a few pics up tomorrow after i get a new angle grander.
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RE: Forest arches 2010/01/18 21:19:30 (permalink)
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Thanks for all the help guys. I will just cut the front flares when i get to it. The back ones lined up better than the fronts so i started there.

Started hacking into my car and the angle grinder died. So I have this 1/2 hacked off guard lol.

The good news is it doesn't look like the door will get in the way because its just as low as the hidden flange on the flare, if that makes sense. I will put a few pics up tomorrow after i get a new angle grander.



i know what ya mean mate, cant wait to see how this turns out, mainly on the rear. if it all goes smoothly for you i still may attempt it [:x)]
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RE: Forest arches 2010/01/18 22:24:29 (permalink)
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Should lie to ya and say that it doesn't work. I'm only doing this so my car is individual =P. Jokes. What only a couple in the country. Thats alright.

From this


To this:


Im lovin' it. =) A lil bit has been cut off the door btw =|
I still have to cut the inner arch out as much as possible. Then i'll get some metal from work and weld it in. A few welds here and there and i think it will be right to go.

Then i'll put in my new leafs and measure up what size wheel i'll be able to fit. Give me a week or 2 and i'll show you the finished product i hope. Less i get lazy lol.
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RE: Forest arches 2010/01/19 20:38:21 (permalink)
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Dont worry to much about the fit, they dont even fit 2 door Escorts properly, after you have cut and bashed and boged Get along to an auto rubber supply shop(stectrim rubber and the like) and get some large P rubber strip, used on morris minor guards between guard and body, this covers a multitude of sins.See the black line on join in photo below.
Good luck with it, a 4 door will look good with arches.


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RE: Forest arches 2010/01/19 21:57:04 (permalink)
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how are you planning to fill these arches? with mega offset wheels or...?
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RE: Forest arches 2010/01/19 22:54:19 (permalink)
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Going to have a falcon diff shortened to fit under the back. Tho it will be wider than a standard escort diff so that the arches are filled. The fronts will have replacement hubs fitted which increase track 10mm and wheel offset will do the rest.
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RE: Forest arches 2010/01/28 22:45:14 (permalink)
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updates???? [:x)]
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RE: Forest arches 2010/01/28 23:19:16 (permalink)
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i have the P rubber strip on mine but i dont like it and will probable remove it when i do a re-spray it seems a few of the forrest arch's in Perth use the p strip?

http://classic-ford.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=18986&whichpage=2
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RE: Forest arches 2010/03/23 16:45:44 (permalink)
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Updates aren't my thing sterlo. I start topics and never see them through. Just like i start doing something then never finish it.

BUT saying that i almost had a rear flare attached =) had studs welded to the car to bolt the flare to with silaflex (or whateva its called) inbetween. All looked good untill when i relised that i had put the flare in the wrong spot lol. I thought i measured everything up and checked heaps of times but I had it sitting to far forward and isnt centered. So the flare has to be fiberglassed back together as i cut it in half and i have to weld stuff back onto the car =(

I wont show the pics of the stuff up =P but i will try to have this fixed over ester when i go back home. And have the finished pics up.
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RE: Forest arches 2010/03/24 16:57:56 (permalink)
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i would say show the pics, as this may help out other forum members going down the same path...just point out the wrong parts...

Thats what this things are for.....the good and the bad

B.
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