My First Ever Project Build.

[craigF]

I have been in two minds on how far to go with this car after seeing the terrible shape of the front guards but in the end we decided to replace the Qtrs and rear end. The car had some really bad repairs in it's lifetime with mig weld covered in bog to repair rust and a little shunt in the rear folding the tail light panel in. After many hours sitting with a few Coronas we went for it and stripped the lot. The after market panels for the rear end are not to bad size wise with just a few bend issues as far as we can see at the moment but I suppose all will be revealed as we come to put it all together.

Really need to decide on mini tubs now!! In Queensland Australia we are not allowed to cut the original chassis rails, we can replace them but not alter the original shape. Is it worth the effort and cost to tub the inner fenders up to the rail. Would the tire size gain be worth it?
According to some forums i should be able to fit a 275 tire on a 17" rim with the correct back spacing with the standard inner wheelhouse?



Just a quick note. Anybody have any original front fenders they are willing to sell and send to Australia that are in reasonable condition?

[keepat]

Your project is coming right along, I love the new inner fender! The mini tub job is a lot of work but worth all the effort! I'm not sure I've ever heard anyone who has gone through the trouble of installing mini tubs say that they regretted doing it. But I sure have heard a lot of people wish that they had installed mini tubs after their car was done.
Good luck with your project
Pat