That's one pretty car !

Martyn

 

2 tone


i do like the smoothed , but id be to worried about damaging one . at least with the rivets they just unscrew if something happens (eg your next door neighbour door dinging them )

 

any update on CF?? ready to order!!! and can everyone post up there wheel sizes with offsets!!! thanks!! debating on CR-Kais or RG IIs......

 

10x18 et 20 on mine

 

Some of these cars make me very very keen to get started! I especially love the wagon!

I want a car, so I can buy some ha ha!

 

how much has to be cut away to get these fitted? abw how much do u charge to fit?

 

Those smoothed ones look awesome!! Mmmmmm....... i wonder how theyd look on my P1

 

lovin those arches

 

Pics from doing the arches on my project car












Simon

 

what kinda £ would you be talking for a wheel n tyre package for 17" to fill these arches ?

do you have a website to have a look through for wheel choices ?

 

cheers simon u would wanna have another go would ya lol.

 

No thanks lol

Stew at tfs racing might or daren at abw

Simon

 

On a type R it is quite starightforward, as once cut and welded there is minimal paintwork required.

On a 4 door however there is a bit more work involved on the rear arches once cut and welded..

 

are there any picture's about of the rear arches been cut on a four door or a wagon ?

 

Has anyone documented how the wide-arched car handles on road and/or track, along with the geometry used? I can see the potential for an all-out track car, but what about a road use + trackdays/sprints?

Also, what tyres widths are people using? Since I already have 2 sets of wheels+tyres, both 8J with 215/40-17 and 225/45-17, I wondering about hub-centric spacers instead of new wheels with different offset. Am looking for optimum handling rather than bling!

Did you get sufficient interest to make the slightly narrower ones for 4-door? Would be potentially interested, especially if bond-on rather than rivets-showing.

Andy

 

Got 10x18 et20 with 255 35 18 on mine and handles superbly on the road. Close to prodrive settings.

 

Using 255/35/18 yokohomas and all good, using toyo t1r same size and all good, toyo r888 do tramline a little but nothing major.
Was at the point where car span wheels and went no where at all in the wet in 3rd gear at about 540bhp. With wider tread and pushed on to 665bhp and still had more grip than the previous 215/40/17s.

18x10 et 20 if I remember correct.

Simon

 

Lol, I don't have quite the same problem at 350bhp!

 

you get small amounts of tramlining due to the width but in all the car feels hell of alot more planted to the road

im running 245,40,18s but have gone up to 265s on a recent car i shod

 

Looking back, here's the list of peeps who were interested in a narrower, newage-style arch for the 4-door classic. Please update list if still interested, with further details of car and rivet/bond-on preference :

1. stevey (wagon, bond-on)
2. banny sti (bond-on)
3. Tazman861 (?)
4. ukimpreza (4dr)
5. HRT (?)
6. KrisBuc (?)
7. trails (wagon? bond-on)
8. Andy916 (4dr saloon, STi6, bond-on)

Here's the newage bond-on style http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...s/IMAG0415.jpg

This is about half the flare of the current rivet-on classic arches (I'm guessing 20mm rather than 40mm) so wouldn't need the 10" rims and 255mm+ tyres that some are running. Maybe the 215 or 225's that you already have would work, with a concentric spacer. Maybe this would also be of interest to those with a bit of rust creeping in around the rear arch...

cheers
Andy

 

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Looking back, here's the list of peeps who were interested in a narrower, newage-style arch for the 4-door classic. Please update list if still interested, with further details of car and rivet/bond-on preference :

1. stevey (wagon, bond-on)
2. banny sti (bond-on)
3. Tazman861 (?)
4. ukimpreza (4dr)
5. HRT (?)
6. KrisBuc (?)
7. trails (wagon? bond-on)
8. Andy916 (4dr saloon, STi6, bond-on)
9. stedee (v4 saloon, bond on)
Here's the newage bond-on style http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...s/IMAG0415.jpg

This is about half the flare of the current rivet-on classic arches (I'm guessing 20mm rather than 40mm) so wouldn't need the 10" rims and 255mm+ tyres that some are running. Maybe the 215 or 225's that you already have would work, with a concentric spacer. Maybe this would also be of interest to those with a bit of rust creeping in around the rear arch...

cheers
Andy

 

2 door v5 type r bond on

 

+ 1....in carbon if possible

 

theres always one isnt there

 

Gotta love that carbon

 

+ one for me

 

Any picture's of a wagon or a four door with rear arches cut ?

 

1. stevey (wagon, bond-on)
2. banny sti (bond-on)
3. Tazman861 (?)
4. ukimpreza (4dr)
5. HRT (?)
6. KrisBuc (?)
7. trails (wagon? bond-on)
8. Andy916 (4dr saloon, STi6, bond-on)
9. stedee (v4 saloon, bond on
10. Ac1867 (wagon)

Although is there a pic as the one above doesn't work.

Cheers
Andy

 

newage one's look like this :-

I've offered a set up today there's a bit of work to do which I'll start next week then post some pics

 

cheers alan