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SinisterSntra91 · 12-06-2007, 03:01 PM

Does anyone make metal wide body rear quarters for the S13 or S14? Or is there any wide body rear quarters that fit other cars that can possibly fit? I have searched and came up with nothing. I got my heart set on wide body rears but I dont want fiberglass.

!Zar! · 12-06-2007, 03:02 PM

Sounds pointless to me and crazy expensive.

JRas · 12-06-2007, 03:05 PM

why do you want a metal widebody anyways?

**ThatGuy** · 12-06-2007, 03:05 PM

Metal widebody will need to be a custom job.

IIIXziuR · 12-06-2007, 03:15 PM

Yeah def custom metal shop work.
How wide do you want to go anyhow?

projectRDM · 12-06-2007, 03:53 PM

Cut a pair off another shell. Flex, weld, fill.

A lot of work and a lot of added weight too.

azndoc · 12-06-2007, 03:55 PM

Why do you not want fiberglass by the way?

It's cheaper and you don't have to go the custom route.

Are you not wanting to do it because of fear of hitting something and the frp getting more fucked up than metal?

status:one · 12-06-2007, 04:04 PM

I'm doing this on my S13... it's a lot of custom work.

http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=125717

mugendork · 12-06-2007, 04:06 PM

Steel is real! lol. I honestly have thought of the same thing. I am not a big fan of glass, but mostly everything I have worked on in the past is with mostly metal. A good way to make flares to to pie cut the fenders. Pull the strips out too where you want the fender to be, and fill in with metal sheet. Sounds complicated, but not as much as you would think. I did it on a 914 parts car, and it came out pretty well. A lot of the vintage scca guys do it, when they are in classes that do not allow fiberglass panels. Just a thought.

SinisterSntra91 · 12-06-2007, 04:20 PM

I want to do metal because I have used fiberglass in the past and it seems to do nothing but crack whether it be stress related or what not. I am currently building my S14 and I just dont want any fiberglass panels if I can. I want to keep it all ureathane and metal. I already fabricated S14.5 fenders, and as you all know the S15 fenders are a bit wider so to even it out I want to put widebody on the rear plus I want to use a pretty wide tire. The catch is I want to fade the widebody in to a all one piece look. It just seems in the past when I have done this the bodywork always lifts under the paint where the fiberglass meets the metal. I have heard this happens because the fiberglass and metal heat up in the sun and both have different expansion points so they start to seperate from eachother.

status:one · 12-06-2007, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SinisterSntra91

I want to do metal because I have used fiberglass in the past and it seems to do nothing but crack whether it be stress related or what not. I am currently building my S14 and I just dont want any fiberglass panels if I can.

You can try and cut and remove metal fenders from another car and cut, bend, and weld them onto your S14. I went with Porsche 944 fenders on my S13 just because i wanted to add in the lines of an S15 for my tail lights. Just find the shape that you want and see where you go from there.

Addicted2Kouki · 12-06-2007, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by R240NA

Cut a pair off another shell. Flex, weld, fill.

A lot of work and a lot of added weight too.

Quote:

Originally Posted by shiatsu

You can try and cut and remove metal fenders from another car and cut, bend, and weld them onto your S14. I went with Porsche 944 fenders on my S13 just because i wanted to add in the lines of an S15 for my tail lights. Just find the shape that you want and see where you go from there.

these guys are right.
these are the only ways you are going to have metal rear quarters.

chad_everson · 12-06-2007, 05:35 PM

sequential does a metal widebody kit. going to run you close to 11k though.

-Chad

IIIXziuR · 12-06-2007, 06:19 PM

11K, I would just buy a new car!
I'm sure it does look sick though.

Matej · 12-06-2007, 06:35 PM

This car is getting deathmetal panels, I hope he'll post some updates.

tattoo131313 · 12-06-2007, 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shiatsu

You can try and cut and remove metal fenders from another car and cut, bend, and weld them onto your S14. I went with Porsche 944 fenders on my S13 just because i wanted to add in the lines of an S15 for my tail lights. Just find the shape that you want and see where you go from there.

You got any pics? Would love to see it.

leveloneae86 · 12-06-2007, 08:45 PM

jaw dropping.

nissan240sxkid · 12-06-2007, 09:00 PM

the Kogushi Power flares are nice and wide....50 front and 70 rear but they are glass....

12-06-2007, 03:01 PM	#1
SinisterSntra91 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Age: 40 Posts: 544 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Metal wide body quarters? Does anyone make metal wide body rear quarters for the S13 or S14? Or is there any wide body rear quarters that fit other cars that can possibly fit? I have searched and came up with nothing. I got my heart set on wide body rears but I dont want fiberglass.

12-06-2007, 03:02 PM	#2
!Zar! Post Whore! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: North Korea Posts: 14,579 Trader Rating: (27) Feedback Score: 27 reviews	Sounds pointless to me and crazy expensive. __________________

12-06-2007, 03:05 PM	#3
JRas Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Arizona Age: 36 Posts: 1,503 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	why do you want a metal widebody anyways? __________________

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ThatGuy Admin Asshole Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Retired Age: 45 Posts: 20,394 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: ThatGuy Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Metal widebody will need to be a custom job. __________________ "Speak softly,..." -Pres. Teddy Roosevelt "Be polite, be professional, ..." -Gen. James Mattis

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projectRDM Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Atlanta Age: 51 Posts: 13,812 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	Cut a pair off another shell. Flex, weld, fill. A lot of work and a lot of added weight too. __________________ FORMERLY R240NA Learn what's really going on and protect your assets now before they're gone forever: www.paypalsucks.com

12-06-2007, 03:15 PM	#5
IIIXziuR Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Left Hand Path Posts: 2,655 Trader Rating: (22) Feedback Score: 22 reviews	Yeah def custom metal shop work. How wide do you want to go anyhow?

12-06-2007, 03:55 PM	#7
azndoc Post Whore! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Los Angeles Age: 43 Posts: 9,487 Trader Rating: (47) Rides Gallery: azndoc Feedback Score: 47 reviews	Why do you not want fiberglass by the way? It's cheaper and you don't have to go the custom route. Are you not wanting to do it because of fear of hitting something and the frp getting more fucked up than metal?

12-06-2007, 04:04 PM	#8
status:one Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: May 2006 Location: Dallas, TX Age: 39 Posts: 1,258 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: status:one Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I'm doing this on my S13... it's a lot of custom work. http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=125717 __________________

12-06-2007, 04:06 PM	#9
mugendork Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Vista CA Age: 39 Posts: 339 Trader Rating: (7) Feedback Score: 7 reviews	Steel is real! lol. I honestly have thought of the same thing. I am not a big fan of glass, but mostly everything I have worked on in the past is with mostly metal. A good way to make flares to to pie cut the fenders. Pull the strips out too where you want the fender to be, and fill in with metal sheet. Sounds complicated, but not as much as you would think. I did it on a 914 parts car, and it came out pretty well. A lot of the vintage scca guys do it, when they are in classes that do not allow fiberglass panels. Just a thought.

12-06-2007, 04:20 PM	#10
SinisterSntra91 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Age: 40 Posts: 544 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	I want to do metal because I have used fiberglass in the past and it seems to do nothing but crack whether it be stress related or what not. I am currently building my S14 and I just dont want any fiberglass panels if I can. I want to keep it all ureathane and metal. I already fabricated S14.5 fenders, and as you all know the S15 fenders are a bit wider so to even it out I want to put widebody on the rear plus I want to use a pretty wide tire. The catch is I want to fade the widebody in to a all one piece look. It just seems in the past when I have done this the bodywork always lifts under the paint where the fiberglass meets the metal. I have heard this happens because the fiberglass and metal heat up in the sun and both have different expansion points so they start to seperate from eachother.

12-06-2007, 05:35 PM	#13
chad_everson Banned from the Marketplace Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: oregon Age: 41 Posts: 367 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	sequential does a metal widebody kit. going to run you close to 11k though. -Chad

12-06-2007, 06:19 PM	#14
IIIXziuR Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Left Hand Path Posts: 2,655 Trader Rating: (22) Feedback Score: 22 reviews	11K, I would just buy a new car! I'm sure it does look sick though.

12-06-2007, 06:35 PM	#15
Matej Post Whore! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: N/A Posts: 9,423 Trader Rating: (39) Feedback Score: 39 reviews	This car is getting deathmetal panels, I hope he'll post some updates.

12-06-2007, 08:45 PM	#17
leveloneae86 Leaky Injector Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: san bruno Posts: 76 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	jaw dropping.

12-06-2007, 09:00 PM	#18
nissan240sxkid Zilvia Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: NJ Posts: 211 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	the Kogushi Power flares are nice and wide....50 front and 70 rear but they are glass....