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Pandora109
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 Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 20:15 Post subject: Wheel/Hub spacers |
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Hi All
Had our Deli a week or so now and starting to make plans on how to bling!!! it up a bit (as if it ain't bling enough already). One thought is to put Pajero Wheel/Hub spacers on to widen the track a bit, Has anyone tried these do they extend the wheels beyond the arches too much? Has anyone found any arch flares that fit and don't look crap? and don't cost to much, or is I going to have to put me fiberglass hat on?
Ian & Erika
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Pandora109
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Hi Rusty
Had a look at the pics, nice, we are not looking at going bigger just widening the track. That aside, the problem of sourcing wider arches as I understand it Jap companies just ain't interested in our money and after converting the prices from yen to sterling adding probably a good few kid for shipping and TAX it's a wonder anyone one would entertain the thought of trying to source them from Japan. £200-£250 for 4 bits of plastic seems a bit steep, or maybe I'm just to used to Landy Prices.
This however don't solve the problem of getting some, As a yacht fitter I have a good bit of experience moulding glassfibre and have a couple of patternmaker freinds. So if enough people are interested I'll look at doing some, the mock ups will come first possibly in a couple of weeks, time allowing and I'll post pics of them for the clubs comment and who knows maybe for once we can beat the japanese at their own game, wadda ya fink?
Ian
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Toontino
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Please please please :D
put me down for them as long as the price is right 
If anyone could make rear ladders and wheel arches at a good price along with other nice ad-ons, they could make a fortune and keep us lot happy in doing so. |
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petemillis
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Ian, price of arches from Japan is more like £350 to £450 for 4 bits of plastic!
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Eagles
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| Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2004 13:57 Post subject: |
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Ian I'm sure there will be enough people interested. I for one would be very intrested. wouldn't it be nice to beat the Japanese at there own game
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Pandora109
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Hi All thanks for the support for the idea,
Will look at the idea this weekend, and report back as soon as poss, will post pics of the mock ups as I can, please bear with me as this is the most complex part of building the moulds that will eventually provide you with arches, and all 4 will have to mocked up then moulded, before I can start to produce anything close to the finished product, it seems some of you appear to have cut away the existing arches does this mean that an invisible mounting to the existing arches is unsuitable? Does surface mounting with some nice allen cap screws sound okay? I need your views so as I can produce something that will be suitable for the majority. As for ladders more complex as my abilities are in wood and plastic rather than metal, but it may be possible to adapt some ladders made for marine applications will scan through the catalouges and see.
Ian
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petemillis
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It's only the plastic inner arches that are cut/hammered/massaged on the L400 to allow space for the wheel. Things are a little more drastic on the L300 though.
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Eagles
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yep Gordon's Deli looks like a Bulldog with its wide stance when following it 
and from the front just as awesome
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