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Scorpio · Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 3:28 pm Post subject: Rear flare dilemna

While fitting the rear GT flares ive found my wheels to sit too far forward in the arch

ie not equidistant from flare sides....ive also custom fit a slotted 944 turbo rear valance

1) Is a rear wheel that sits a little too far forward in the rear arch a mortal porsche sin?

2) Those thin GT side skirts ....how did people attach them and did they mould theirs in?
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morghen · Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 9102 Location: Romania

its the way it is...i bashed my head against the wall with this issue too..if you install them according factory specs the wheels will always sit too much to the front of the car...and nomatter what you do the car will look like a tram from the front semi-profile.
one way would be to mount the flares more to the front end...or modify them a little...

the big gap at the back of the wheels is a necesary aerodinamics thing tho...search around the internet for this thing..

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pocketscience · Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 9:10 pm Post subject: Re: Rear flare dilemna

Vince Ponz · Joined: 02 Nov 2002 Posts: 3581 Location: Florida

My GT flares were thin and that is why I put about 5 layers of FG on the underside. The flares have a 2 in lip to attach to the body. I drilled through the outer and drilled a smaller hole to put screws to mount the flare. Then after they were bolted on I filled in the outer holes.

We bonded with FG glue, the flares and bolted them to the body. Filled in the spaces with bondo and smoothed all surfaces..
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Scorpio · Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 9:08 am Post subject:

pocketscience · Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 1:15 pm Post subject:

From memory there are tabs along the top - they looked conspicuously like something to hold bolts/rivets etc. Maybe Fezza can chime in...

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Scorpio · Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 2:12 pm Post subject:

pocketscience · Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 6:40 pm Post subject:

Quite possibly. It's been 18 months since I even looked at mine...

(you back home yet?)

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Vince Ponz · Joined: 02 Nov 2002 Posts: 3581 Location: Florida

Skirts in the US cover the wheel arch on the rear of cars.

If you have tabs on the flares that is where they get attached. Use the method I wrote above. Problem is what do you do with the spaces next to the tabs. As I said I not only bolted them on I also used an epoxy to bond the flares on.
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tuurbo · Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 12:10 am Post subject:

Pics would help Scorpio - ya got any? Or can you point me to the thread that has some pics?

Any update?

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Joes924Racer · Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 4:38 pm Post subject:

Pics man ya gotta have some pics.
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Scorpio · Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 4:58 pm Post subject:

Boys Boys Boys......its hard cause pics at the moment will seriously ruin my custom rear flare vent design...

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Scorpio · Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 10:38 pm Post subject:

ok rear flare side 1 is 90 percent done...some welding some riveting reinforcing bar...a bit of fibreglassing etc etc.....ohhh and my custom vent design....guaranteed to slow the car down..but looks hella mean!
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my Porsches Arse!!!

ZODIAC · Joined: 08 Apr 2009 Posts: 342 Location: West Haven, Ct

but really, i want to see this beast pretty bad...
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Kroggers · Joined: 18 Jun 2008 Posts: 102 Location: Stockholm & London