Over fender appreciation thread...

[Nafoff]

my over-fenders turned up yesterday....

 

[Hutchie]

my over-fenders turned up yesterday....

pics

 

[JoeyD]

+1!!
Are they just generic bubble arch style ones?

 

[MaLicE]

Nissan 240sx.

PMSL at the Clio!

i am dissapoint!

 

[Nafoff]

they are indeed bubble style rivet on ones, like you see in most of the pics in this thread, i will be offering them up / taping them in place to see how they look

as mentioned previously if they don't look right they won't be going on...

 

[Hutchie]

surely this counts???

 

[Nafoff]

there just larger arches...not really over-fenders are they
still sick though

 

[Gaz.]

I'll be amazed if universal bubble arches look right without plenty of work. You'll be one lucky bugger if they do.

 

[Hutchie]

I think . . . yes . . . I just jizzed a little.

there just larger arches...not really over-fenders are they
still sick though

buttt butt

 

[theduck]

They are flared arches, not over-fenders

 

[Nafoff]

They are flared arches, not over-fenders

exactly

I'll be amazed if universal bubble arches look right without plenty of work. You'll be one lucky bugger if they do.

i know this.... as mentioned previously the car is kept at my friends work unit, he is a panel beater/sprayer and his brother (in the same unit) is a mechanic, so we have all the right components..... we shalt see

 

[Nafoff]

 

[Matt Cup]

 

[henryp]

f**k me.
Hard.

 

[Inferno]

 

[Nafoff]

pics

to satisfy you... and to show the whole reason i initally started this thread,

possibly the first proper clio on proper over-fenders???.... but it turns out that is for a good reason.

This was for several reasons (but i can't be bothered to explain at the moment, check the project if you care), i received the over-fenders a few weeks ago but with other bits going on, then the snow i only managed to get them mocked up today, see below.

The over-fenders are universal, and really the only aftermarket type of thing you can get, i was a little bit dubious of the size when i got them, and then offered them up to a 19" wheel we had in the office (which they fitted relatively well). I always said that if it didn't look right it wouldn't happen and i would have to look at some other way around the issues i may soon have.

Needless to say, i think i will be posting these back.

 

[Ian_182]

With the right wheels and drop,that could look quite good...

 

[Saner]

With the right wheels and drop,that could look quite good...

I agree, the fronts aren't too far off, would need alot more work on the rears though

 

[Adey.]

get a bodyshop to make them fit the shape of the arches? i think with a wider track front and rear and a splitter and rear difuser poking out as wide as the arches it could work

 

[david hodson]

Have you thought about shaved/pulled rear arches like the VAG boys?

 

[Fletcher]

Awesome..Tempted to do the same to my Hilux

 

[Haggarty]

With the right wheels and drop,that could look quite good...

Agreed that could look amazing, think the extensive work would be worth it IMO

 

[Clart]

not a fan of the overfenders on the clio. tbh, that car looked so perfect when i saw it at BTM. shame tbh.

 

[ch!ppen]

not a fan of the overfenders on the clio. tbh, that car looked so perfect when i saw it at BTM. shame tbh.

He hasn't actually had it done, you know? He's decided against it.

 

[Nafoff]

With the right wheels and drop,that could look quite good...

I agree, the fronts aren't too far off, would need alot more work on the rears though

get a bodyshop to make them fit the shape of the arches? i think with a wider track front and rear and a splitter and rear difuser poking out as wide as the arches it could work

Agreed that could look amazing, think the extensive work would be worth it IMO

the car had to be wound back up to put the wheels on, the thing is you see is these wheel fitted when they had stretched tyres on, the tyres pulled in and tucked up nicely under the arches, that was fine as they were only kind of showy wheels, however now i am going alot more useable and chuckable with the car i have fitted tyres that fit properly so they have a nice straight sidewall, this is where the problem could possibly lie, when the car would be wound back down i am 100% sure the new straight sidewall would cause the tyre to hit the arch. With the over-fenders this would give a shead load of clearance.

They would of course be spaced out to fit (giving me a nice wider track anyways) but i needed to have a visual of the fenders sat on the car anyways.
Adey, the car is kept at a good mate of mine who runs Kolorbox Automotive Refinishing (a bodyshop) when we were both stood there looking at it we couldn't believe how bad it looked and he said it would take a bucket load of effort to get them looking right, i think when you start off thinking that then its not right in the first place and it shouldn't work.

Have you thought about shaved/pulled rear arches like the VAG boys?

the fronts, were the problem will be, are plastic so i am unsure what we can do there, the rears however are ok but i may be looking into this anyways, thanks

not a fan of the overfenders on the clio. tbh, that car looked so perfect when i saw it at BTM. shame tbh.

Clart the car hasn't changed that much at all mate, infact its pretty much the same just with everything removed, check out my project thread chap to see the way its going

 

[Nafoff]

here is a collegues car, these are exactly the same over-fenders, works on his (this is a work in progress)

 

[HighSide16]

^^^ Are those turbos sticking out of the bonnet?? Thats gonna blow the welds on the intake!!!

 

[adam172]

 

[Jason_E]

For sale on Retro rides... If I had the money

http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=FSW&action=display&thread=96541

 

[Scott S]

Not as wide as some, but I really like this....won't be sold in the UK though.

 

[Moz168]

For sale on Retro rides... If I had the money

http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=FSW&action=display&thread=96541

Thats cheaper than I thought it was gunna be and its very local and Im lookin for a new car... hmmm

 

[ourboy]

 

[mugglesquop]

 

[mugglesquop]

 

[Dweeb]

 

[MATT BLACK]

My pal jordies scirocco.........

 

[Gaz.]

I've seen that fucker running, pretty rapid!

 

[MATT BLACK]

9 sec passes now !!

 

[Gaz.]

Bloody hell! What's it running, 1.8T?

 

[MATT BLACK]

1.8 T ( 2.1 now ) 4wd - TT transmission / propshaft and Golf Rallye rear )
AGU head - extensively modified
Steel billet crank
J & E pistons
Wosner rods
DTA management
GT40 Blower
200 shot of gas with digimax progressive controller
Car built from scratch using an "81" storm

We picked the car up back in 2001 from Manchester - cost £600 and was totally original bar the engine which had been fitted with a 1.6 8v unit. It was a real mess but it was road legal and MOT'd.