M4wd&Fabrications

Projects place => Projects Section => Topic started by: M4wdFab on January 10, 2012, 05:12:32 PM

Title: TJ tube fender extensions
Post by: M4wdFab on January 10, 2012, 05:12:32 PM

Tom, you have any pics to post or write up on the tube flares we did?

Title: Re: TJ tube fender extensions
Post by: rejeep on January 10, 2012, 05:17:51 PM

i would like some on my YJ

Title: Re: TJ tube fender extensions
Post by: etk300ex on January 11, 2012, 08:42:20 AM

My buddy wanted some, smike said go buy them lol

Title: Re: TJ tube fender extensions
Post by: dubt on January 11, 2012, 08:52:26 AM

Ill get them up.

Title: Re: TJ tube fender extensions
Post by: mr.mindless on January 11, 2012, 09:40:29 AM

I know I took a couple pictures too

Title: Re: TJ tube fender extensions
Post by: M4wdFab on January 11, 2012, 12:57:28 PM

if you can buy a set for 500$ that you are happy with that bolt on go for it,

if it takes me 10-15 hours to make them plus materials, right now i probably have better things to do....


it all depends on what you have and what you want i guess..   ;D

Title: Re: TJ tube fender extensions
Post by: dubt on January 11, 2012, 01:18:56 PM

Well this project starts out like most. A while back our good friend Paul was looking to replace his fenders on his Tj and came upon a nice pair on the all mighty Craigslist ads. He decided to pass so i (knowing a good deal) picked them up and planed on just passing the deal to someone else.

(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-RbwL3XO1_8M/Tw3L5utZviI/AAAAAAAAA_o/x1XJX0FFwa4/h120/4sale%2B012.JPG)

Well the first time I take out my little Tj i slid into a little tree at Whispering Pines causing the smallest little dent
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-qQk9J_MxLnc/Tw3Pr8YDZYI/AAAAAAAABCw/BRc1IRI-2hU/h120/photo%2B3.JPG)

So I decided to put on the tube fender with no flare
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-PMpXetlDQ5w/Tw3QOlV31QI/AAAAAAAABDY/GSPs-67KpzM/h120/photo.PNG)

painted black
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NkFd0qkJSHs/Tw3MYxesMqI/AAAAAAAAA_w/RcPyhujisl4/h120/IMAG0106.jpg)

was good enough and looked good. My unique mounting of the turn signals (thank you Velcro)
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-C4ZX0UBtKxk/Tw3QmfSWVkI/AAAAAAAABD0/SjnvBP-G4Zo/h120/photo%2B%25283%2529.JPG)
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-nXu8N59HDeg/Tw3Q4tFpcYI/AAAAAAAABEE/goYQ-WPSXTY/h120/photo%2B%25285%2529.JPG)

Then went to the Poker Run put on by Barnyard Boogers and realized that I would be needing flares.
then a trip to Big Dogs Ice breaker shows just how much spray I was getting with no flares, just small random puddles caused all the mud spray.

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/226012_10150575275955691_556170690_18667862_3037556_n.jpg)

About a year went by and i decided to show up at M4WD & Fab. with a roll of plastic used for garden edging to temporarily put in place to get thru the winter when Mike walked over and said I can do better than that.

 Out came the bender (MikeMike has that photo)
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ITrsxGNSRY0/Tw3M_JDPoyI/AAAAAAAABAY/pW9kJrGQipw/h120/IMAG0142.jpg)

 and then out came the welder
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ee2Ql053RtU/Tw3PcrZB9KI/AAAAAAAABCY/EC9KK0Fyg7o/h120/IMAG0170.jpg)
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-U5chAfWJAro/Tw3PFgjkPAI/AAAAAAAABCI/csoHhrgcqEg/h120/IMAG0159.jpg)

 the plasma got to say hi.

Hello Mister Grinder thanks for showing up to clean up the rough shape
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-KYibdf6OSn0/Tw3NdOUWNZI/AAAAAAAABAo/J0ATB1voIGg/h120/IMAG0148.jpg)

All tacked in place
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-yHzdyPSnUeM/Tw3PNgYGJmI/AAAAAAAABCQ/2ACaEYswybw/h120/IMAG0168.jpg)
 and now i have about a 3inch flare added to each fender that turned out great.
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Bq_52aeAfDA/Tw3QA57EXCI/AAAAAAAABDA/iEk2cn8aRa4/h120/IMAG0176.jpg)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CW6rVFBGUcY/Tw3PpR9wDmI/AAAAAAAABCo/2wkgexVHgUI/h120/IMAG0174.jpg)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Gi6i7UTzNtY/Tw3OAh1bVvI/AAAAAAAABA4/u0HKY_yWKEE/h120/IMAG0149.jpg)