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midnight fender rolling club

Crunch time, I've ponied up for a Driver's Edge event so now have to get it track ready.  Before doing a little bodywork with a Louisville slugger and a helping hand from a friend, I snapped a couple of pics.

http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=17660&stc=1&d=1226627085
http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=17659&stc=1&d=1226627085
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Twin '85 TCs
White/ Grey 2-tone
#1 (left): undergoing top-to-bottom rebuild     
#2 (right): DD, power everything (sorta)
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midnight fender rolling club

Reply #1
Hope they come out ok...
1986 Cougar LS

midnight fender rolling club

Reply #2
+1 The only time I've heard of a baseball bat being used on sheetmetal involved an ex-gf.
Matt
1984 Thunderbird - 89 302 HO, GT40 heads w/ Trick Flow springs, E303 cam, Edelbrock Performer 289 intake and 600 cfm 4bbl, Mustang headers, Jegs o/r H pipe, Dynomax lers, Mustang AOD and shifter, Mustang 8.8 w/ 3.73s, 3G alternator, Mustang front and rear sway bars, KYB 87-88 Turbo Coupe shocks and struts, and 11" front brakes.

1988 Mustang GT - GT40 heads, Explorer intake, 70mm throttle body, 70mm MAF, Crane 1.7 rrs, E303 cam, Kirban Kwik shifter w/ Pro 5.0 deluxe handle, aluminum clutch quadrant and firewall adjuster, o/r h pipe, Dynomax lers, 3G alternator, aluminum radiator, and 3.27 gears.
 
1986 Cougar 5.0, 1989 Mark VII LSC 5 speed, 1980 Mercury Zephyr 4 door (sold)

midnight fender rolling club

Reply #3
Ive heard of it and seen it done on Jesse James Lincoln. Turned out horrible until they did more work on them
1986 Cougar LS

midnight fender rolling club

Reply #4
The idea was to get that inside edge of the fender up and out of the way.  I also ended up moving the rear flare a bit outwards.  Because the OD of the tires is pretty close to stock, the bat was a little small.  I also used the stock driveshaft.  That worked pretty well.  Between the two, the inside lip is smoothly folded up and out of the way, so I hope it's resolved.  Because the springs are so stiff, we weren't able to compress the chassis enough to test clearance.  That will have to wait for the track.
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Twin '85 TCs
White/ Grey 2-tone
#1 (left): undergoing top-to-bottom rebuild     
#2 (right): DD, power everything (sorta)
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]