Pulling and rolling Fender for big sexy wheels...

[JasonNagra]

I've been reading a lot of posts and people seem to be confusing rolling fenders and pulling fenders. People also seem to be afraid of rolling/pulling and/or are not willing to do it. Its amazing how much clearance you can get with just a simple roll.

Rolling - Only rolling the inner fender lip to accomodate a bigger tire/wheel. You cannot even see the roll from outside unless you pop your head under the fender.

Pulling - Literally pulling the fenders out to allow even mor room for bigger tires/wheels. This is definatley visible from the outside. Personally I think pulled fenders in the rear are the hotness. But thats just me.


Now my car has its REAR fenders PULLED and my front fenders are ROLLED. Notice how you cant tell if my front fenders haven't even been touched, however the rears are clearly pulled out about 2". Again thanks Aaron (dousan) for doing the awesome work. Join imagestation if you haven't I'm to lazy post otherwise!


The good stuff:

http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4289026909


PS the pics are old. Bisophant has those front wheels and Kid Zelda has the rears. I have now gone 17s and big brakes, thats why they were rolled and pulled before.

[Dousan_PG]

yep its worth
im pulling my rear ones soon
but im doing body work too so its smooooooth and clean. no wrinkles no funny busines. then prep and paint. voila!

probably end up similar to jasons but more out then up and out

post some recent pics jason! i wanna see your car now!

[JasonNagra]

No deal. I'm not posting untill its finished, still got A LOT of work to do. I'll be done by the end of March. I HATE SHIPPING FROM JAPAN!!!

[Dousan_PG]

rats! ill let you know abuot the stuff i might sell you. finding out soon for sure
might get a different body kit (full kit) so paint is delayed, no worries haha
yes shipping from japan SUCKS. im still waiting for my stuff...airmail is slow still.

[Flybert]

Looks like you need to make it more symmetrical. It seems like the back of the fender is pulled more than the front or it could just be the pictures. Maybe I just don't know anything about the way pulled fenders are supposed to look. Can you take another picture but straight at it for a comparison?

[JasonNagra]

Hmm, no there symmetrical. Does this pic help???

edit: Don't mind that nasty dent above the fender, it will be gone soon. Wheres my plunger?

[NZO]

Weird, I always thought pulling fenders lead in the widebody direction, i.e. pulling out the entire fender vs simply unfolding the fender lip.

[nokeone]

nasty dent above the fender, it will be gone soon. Wheres my plunger?

did that happen when pulling the fender?..just curious as it happened to my car as well...

[JasonNagra]

Well if you were to have a body shop pull the fenders out, then it COULD be considered widebody to an extent. Sorta like Jspecs yellow coupe. I consider widebody to be something utilizing a kit to make the car much wider. Lke this maybe:

http://sr20.hybrids.jp/andy_c/180sx/images/WideBody_RPS13_01.jpg
http://sr20.hybrids.jp/andy_c/180sx/images/WideBody_RPS13_02.jpg
http://sr20.hybrids.jp/andy_c/180sx/images/WideBody_RPS13_03.jpg

This particular kit is GROSS imo, but you get what I'm saying. I'm mainly talking about utililzing stock body/fender pieces to allow more room for wheels/tires that you could do yourself!

[JasonNagra]

did that happen when pulling the fender?..just curious as it happened to my car as well...


No. This happened well after. A fat mexican girl riding her bike slammed into my car trying to avoid another car. Apparantley ridning your bike in the middle of a busy street is a bad idea. Who would have thought? I saw the wholw thing happen as I was walking to my car. The girl couldn't even speak english so I just said fuck it. My car is no show car by any means. :ghey:

[nokeone]

hahahah...that sucks...pretty funny way for it to happen though...

[JasonNagra]

Its what you get for living in the GHETTO. Lindsay will tell you, he lives literally maybe 500ft from me.

[Dousan_PG]

not anymore he's moving on up! hahaha
but yea area is pretty gheeetto!

[JasonNagra]

not anymore he's moving on up! hahaha
but yea area is pretty gheeetto!

Its okay, as soon as i finish school I am out of LBC too!

[nokeone]

not anymore he's moving on up! hahaha
but yea area is pretty gheeetto!

where the hell is he goin??..G-Parents givin him the BOOOT?..lol

[andrave]

ok, excuse the ignorance, how do you do that?

[nokeone]

heat gun...hammer...fender roller...

[JasonNagra]

Well a fender rolling tool and a good heat gun is prolly the easiset way. You could also do it with a hammer and heat gun too. Thats how some do it overseas.

[Dousan_PG]

hammer and propane torch is best for rolling

[Chernobyl]

Do you guys chip the paint when you roll fenders? Does the heat gun soften the paint enough to keep it from cracking, or do you just go touch it up after you are all done? I'll be rolling fenders in a couple months and still am not too sure about this part.

[DoriftoSlut]

Fuck yeah! Burn em out! Propane torch is niiice.

Noah.. nah my G-Parents live in a better part of LBC than I did on Temple and 4th. Im almost near Brian in LAKEWOOD! STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON!!!!!!!!!

[Dousan_PG]

nah it chips
just use touchup paint or sand and primer :)
the folded part doesnt chip or crack if done right paint will stretch. but the part the hammer contacts of course will chip

[Chernobyl]

Thanks dousan. I have bodywork hammers and stuff all over the garage, and my dad's a professional bodyman, so I hope we can keep the chipping to a minimum.

[andrave]

I understand the rolling, I don't understand how a rolling tool works but I understand the concept behind it. its the PULLING that I'm confused about....
do you unfold the inside edge of the fender and stretch it out, or???

[DoriftoSlut]

No. Its like rolling the fender, but instead of just flattening the inner lip you push it extra hard against the fender (from the inside out) making the fender metal (which is also heated up a lot) press outward.

[SilviaDriver]

where can u go to get ur fenders PULLED...any norcal places?

[Heartwork]

where can u go to get ur fenders PULLED...any norcal places?

from me....

PM me

[DRFT]

The norcal fender rolla?

[Anubis]

http://sr20.hybrids.jp/andy_c/180sx/images/WideBody_RPS13_01.jpg


hey kinda looks like a 944

[nokeone]

Noah.. nah my G-Parents live in a better part of LBC than I did on Temple and 4th. Im almost near Brian in LAKEWOOD! STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON!!!!!!!!!

werd!...big baller now..:D...next time i'm down i'm crashin on the couch..

[drift into a curb]

Do you guys chip the paint when you roll fenders?


To keep it from chipping and cracking when rolling, what you do is cut a slit with a razor on the bottom edge of the fender lip to keep the paint from stretching and cracking.

[rancid240]

so how much extra mm does rolling allow for?

[nokeone]

rolling like approx 5-10mm

pulling like up to approx 25-35mm

fuck i dunno..lol..

[DoriftoSlut]

No doubt. Next time you come to SOCAL dont just STOP like an hour north of me and give up your wheels. Fucker.

[nokeone]

hahahha...i know...my bad..

but next time, CALL ME BACK!...

lol..

hit me up on AIM..i have a funny video to show you...hotties in it..with guns!!..