ok so i really want to cut my guards and was wondering if it is possible to cut the guards without cutting into the guard (aka in the engine bay area) any advice or help is apprecatied thanks.....
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| Author: | ashzook94 [ Wed May 25, 2011 9:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | cutting guards help!! |
ok so i really want to cut my guards and was wondering if it is possible to cut the guards without cutting into the guard (aka in the engine bay area) any advice or help is apprecatied thanks.....
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| Author: | 31zook [ Wed May 25, 2011 10:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: cutting guards help!! |
no.... please explain better.... |
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| Author: | mcwilly [ Wed May 25, 2011 10:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: cutting guards help!! |
i wanna do this to but wanna replate it all
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| Author: | gvzookdriver [ Wed May 25, 2011 11:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: cutting guards help!! |
Do what is there ment to be a picture ??? |
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| Author: | taszook [ Wed May 25, 2011 11:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: cutting guards help!! |
http://www.auszookers.com/index.php?nam ... &start=240 seen this before, might help you. he did cut the engine bay bit tho |
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| Author: | UBZ [ Wed May 25, 2011 9:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: cutting guards help!! |
This what I did . Lifted the inner guard up 30mm 
cut the inner guards from the outer . Ground off all the unnecessary brackets and crap and cleaned and painted them up. 
Outer lip of inner guard. 30mm of outer guard that was left over from the virtual lift has been ground off at the spot welds. This should retain all the integrity of the inner guard. 
Out guard fully cut ,painted up and ready to be married up to inner. 
Close up of front cut showing the line we took. 
Weld line we took up inside of guard |
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| Author: | ashzook94 [ Thu May 26, 2011 10:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: cutting guards help!! |
i have a wt soft top and i want to take the flares off and cut as much as i can cut off with out cutting into the engine bay area aka inner guard |
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| Author: | Red89 [ Thu May 26, 2011 10:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: cutting guards help!! |
ashzook94 wrote: i have a wt soft top and i want to take the flares off and cut as much as i can cut off with out cutting into the engine bay area aka inner guard
The guards arent double skinned like other cars, the only spot there is 2 skins is at the bottom inch or so were the wheel arch meets the guard. |
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| Author: | boostedbrick [ Thu May 26, 2011 10:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: cutting guards help!! |
ashzook94 wrote: i have a wt soft top and i want to take the flares off and cut as much as i can cut off with out cutting into the engine bay area aka inner guard
You mite get 5mm if your lucky. Once you start cutting you've pretty pretty much hit the inner gaurd... About the most you could do is bash the seam up abit. |
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| Author: | JrZook [ Thu May 26, 2011 10:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: cutting guards help!! |
boostedbrick wrote: ashzook94 wrote: i have a wt soft top and i want to take the flares off and cut as much as i can cut off with out cutting into the engine bay area aka inner guard You mite get 5mm if your lucky. Once you start cutting you've pretty pretty much hit the inner gaurd... About the most you could do is bash the seam up abit. Yeh what he said. |
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| Author: | Hybrid [ Thu May 26, 2011 9:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: cutting guards help!! |
UBZNZ wrote: This what I did . Lifted the inner guard up 30mm
cut the inner guards from the outer . Ground off all the unnecessary brackets and crap and cleaned and painted them up. Outer lip of inner guard. 30mm of outer guard that was left over from the virtual lift has been ground off at the spot welds. This should retain all the integrity of the inner guard. Out guard fully cut ,painted up and ready to be married up to inner. Close up of front cut showing the line we took. Weld line we took up inside of guard This is pretty much what I'd planned except I was going to take it up to the top of that curved impression in the guard as opposed to the bottom. Did you have to relocate your battery and air cleaner? |
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| Author: | UBZ [ Fri May 27, 2011 3:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: cutting guards help!! |
Hybrid wrote: UBZNZ wrote: This what I did . Lifted the inner guard up 30mm cut the inner guards from the outer . Ground off all the unnecessary brackets and crap and cleaned and painted them up. Outer lip of inner guard. 30mm of outer guard that was left over from the virtual lift has been ground off at the spot welds. This should retain all the integrity of the inner guard. Out guard fully cut ,painted up and ready to be married up to inner. Close up of front cut showing the line we took. Weld line we took up inside of guard This is pretty much what I'd planned except I was going to take it up to the top of that curved impression in the guard as opposed to the bottom. Did you have to relocate your battery and air cleaner? So your going to cut the guard above the scallop detail , as well as lift the inner guard? To maintain that line all the way around you will have to cut into the firewall / footwell alot , causing issues with the accelerator pedal etc. Just food for thought. My battery is know in the rear tray , air cleaner was rotated so the intake faces towards the firewall and remounted , washer bottle was lifted up . |
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| Author: | Hybrid [ Fri May 27, 2011 5:14 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: cutting guards help!! |
Thanks mate. It's probably not worth the work to go above that line then. The only reason I chose that point is that the Double Black flares I have are going to mount slightly above that scallop/impression in the guard. |
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