I bought these fiberglass BRE style rear flares from Classic Datsun Motorsports. They cost a little bit more than other brands, but the quality and fit are definitely superior. Ya get what ya pay for… Since all the flares are designed for two-doors, you have to do a bit of work to get them to fit four-doors or wagons. I held them in place with a couple of pilot holes, trimmed off the forward edge below the door, then made the vertical cut so I can open the door with them on. I’ll trim them in when I get to the paint stage.
To make room for the flares, earlier I plasma cut the wheel arches to a larger radius. This left a gap between the inner and outer skin of the doors and fender wells that needed to be bridged. We welded a steel patch into the wheel well gap for some strength, but the welding left a little warpage on the fenders. So for the door gap I cut some aluminum patches and riveted them in.
Hi Steve,
After fitting the flares, they were removed awaiting final paint, which has not occured yet. I will paint them red as the rest of the car, then attach them with large aluminum rivets making them easily replaceable when some “race rubbing” occurs. I’ve known many who have smoothed them on with filler and lots of hours of body work, just to have to do it all over again once or twice a season, arghh! Hopefully final paint photos by the end of summer…
Troy
Could you please send me some more pics on your fender flairs and how they turned out.
Thanks
Steve