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Corvette Tech Questions & DIY
Fender Rolling 101
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<blockquote data-quote="not2melo" data-source="post: 18027" data-attributes="member: 90"><p>Well to fit the 275 oversized Nitto NT555 wider rear tires on the V I needed to roll the inner </p><p>lip of the rear wheel wells to stop from hitting the tires when going over big bumps or when</p><p>turning hard into corners.</p><p>I decided to pick up a tool on Fleebay, its a copy of the Eastwood tool at a much cheaper</p><p>price but figured it should do the job.</p><p></p><p>I started by removing the tires and jacked the back end of the car up in air and setting down</p><p>on a pair of jack stands.</p><p>Then made sure to secure the front wheels well in both locations so the car would not more</p><p>forward or backward on me as had to take off the parking brake and put in neutral to be</p><p>able to move the axle freely to turn the tool around in the wheel well.</p><p></p><p>This slick little piece of equipment does a great job on the fender by turning over the lip and </p><p>rolling it inward and up away from possible tire contact.</p><p>You just have to heat the paint/lip with a hot gun and move the arm back and forth while </p><p>slowly turning the leaver that increases the outward pressure on the roller.</p><p>The heat will help to soften the paint so it will not crack and also the metal in the fender.</p><p>Its not much use on our fiberglass corvettes but any metal fender car this operation can be </p><p>performed on.</p><p></p><p>I could not get around be brake calipers and was not in the mood to remove them at the time </p><p>so took the car over to Manny's and we threw it on the lift and had the rest of the job complete </p><p>in just over a hour.</p><p>The main point of contact seems to be at the 10 and 2 clock positions but we rolled the whole </p><p>fender front to back. Here are some photos from in my garage, thanks Manny.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/8264/renderrollingtool.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/8413/rollingt.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/4606/fenderrolled.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="not2melo, post: 18027, member: 90"] Well to fit the 275 oversized Nitto NT555 wider rear tires on the V I needed to roll the inner lip of the rear wheel wells to stop from hitting the tires when going over big bumps or when turning hard into corners. I decided to pick up a tool on Fleebay, its a copy of the Eastwood tool at a much cheaper price but figured it should do the job. I started by removing the tires and jacked the back end of the car up in air and setting down on a pair of jack stands. Then made sure to secure the front wheels well in both locations so the car would not more forward or backward on me as had to take off the parking brake and put in neutral to be able to move the axle freely to turn the tool around in the wheel well. This slick little piece of equipment does a great job on the fender by turning over the lip and rolling it inward and up away from possible tire contact. You just have to heat the paint/lip with a hot gun and move the arm back and forth while slowly turning the leaver that increases the outward pressure on the roller. The heat will help to soften the paint so it will not crack and also the metal in the fender. Its not much use on our fiberglass corvettes but any metal fender car this operation can be performed on. I could not get around be brake calipers and was not in the mood to remove them at the time so took the car over to Manny's and we threw it on the lift and had the rest of the job complete in just over a hour. The main point of contact seems to be at the 10 and 2 clock positions but we rolled the whole fender front to back. Here are some photos from in my garage, thanks Manny. [IMG]http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/8264/renderrollingtool.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/8413/rollingt.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/4606/fenderrolled.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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