jonnygoodhand 0 Posted July 17, 2008 (edited) Some point over the next few days, I plan on trimming the rear wheel arches of my Rallye, in order to fit some larger (6.75j) wheels. I did think about having them 'rolled', but it would seem the inner arch would prevent this from being successful. Does anyone have experience of doing this and would be willing to offer some advice? Cheers, John Edited July 17, 2008 by jonnygoodhand Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paul_portsmouth 3 Posted July 17, 2008 done it a few times on dubs the best diy way weve found is a flap wheel and slowly smooth the plastic and arch away but remeber to seal the metal after Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jrod 7 Posted July 17, 2008 I'm pretty sure you are going to have a fair bit of chopping to do. On mine is was done by cutting out the metal but leaving it slightly lower on the outside skin, then cut up into this a bit to make flaps and bend them under to make the arch. This was then covered in loads of sealant. Sam did it but the pictures from his site has gone, I'm not sure if he will have copys of it though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
djinuk 2 Posted July 18, 2008 i actually cut away the unner skin really high, and still need to weld it up, but believe it or not over the course of a few months its been fine, i will dry it and treat any bad metal before i weld it up though, although be warned , i distorted some of the arch due to heat from grinder. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jonnygoodhand 0 Posted July 22, 2008 Thanks for all the tips! I was going to wait until a mate of mine could have a go at it, using his grinder. But I unearthed some antique hand cutters from the shed! After a couple of hours and a few blisters later: I then cut the the inner arch slightly higher and used the 'tab' method Jrod suggests. So far, so good... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
