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Old 5th October 2015, 11:36 PM
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I like it, but I kinda wana finish mine...


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Old 23rd October 2015, 06:28 PM
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Old 23rd October 2015, 08:21 PM
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Hey, I know this is cheeky given you've moved on from the car, do you have any pictures of make the ally rear and side panels?
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Old 23rd October 2015, 10:03 PM
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I haven't sorry. The main thing is to keep annealing it with a blowtorch to soften it up in the areas you're going to bend. Clamp to the frame using a long solid block of wood and slowly pean it over with a smaller block of wood. You may have to keep taking it off to anneal it again as it hardens when you're working it. Don't be tempted to bend it where you don't have a good wooden support. Best of luck
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Old 23rd October 2015, 11:45 PM
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I've made a drawing for the side panel in aluminum which is dimensionally similar to the fiberglass type. I can email to anybody who's interested. Worked a treat on my car. I got a local firm to cut and bend them for me to the drawing, cost me 120 quid including the material. Then I covered them in vinyl, look and fit much better than the fiberglass ones I had previously.
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Old 24th October 2015, 12:21 AM
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Thanks gaz!

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Old 24th October 2015, 04:26 AM
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Likewise, I'd be interested in the drawings to.
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