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ashzook94
Joined: Fri Jan 07, 2011 9:34 am Posts: 67 Location: rocky Qld
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 Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 9:56 am |
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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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31zook
Joined: Tue Mar 24, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 9242 Location: maito
Vehicle: <3 Edna <3
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 10:24 am |
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no.... please explain better....
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mcwilly
Joined: Sun Sep 21, 2008 11:30 pm Posts: 867 Location: nsw, newcastle
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 10:45 am |
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i wanna do this to but wanna replate it all
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gvzookdriver
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Joined: Mon Apr 13, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 1833 Location: Brisbane
Vehicle: Sold zuk got a Bt50
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 11:02 am |
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Do what is there ment to be a picture ???
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taszook
Joined: Wed Jul 07, 2010 9:14 am Posts: 173 Location: Tasmania
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 11:08 am |
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UBZ
Joined: Sun Nov 16, 2008 10:30 pm Posts: 296 Location: NZ
Vehicle: LJ50 , LJ80Q-II
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 9:10 pm |
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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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ashzook94
Joined: Fri Jan 07, 2011 9:34 am Posts: 67 Location: rocky Qld
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Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 10:02 am |
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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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Red89
Joined: Tue Jan 12, 2010 10:30 pm Posts: 2801 Location: Perth
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Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 10:22 am |
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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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boostedbrick
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Joined: Tue Jun 29, 2010 7:44 am Posts: 2003 Location: Brisbane
Vehicle: 2018 DMAX
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Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 10:25 am |
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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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JrZook
Joined: Tue Aug 08, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 5517 Location: Holland Park
Vehicle: Awesome!!
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Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 10:33 am |
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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. _________________ Lil Foot!
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Hybrid
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Joined: Mon Apr 21, 2008 11:30 pm Posts: 1095 Location: Bulimba, Brisbane
Vehicle: '92 Sierra
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Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 9:05 pm |
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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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UBZ
Joined: Sun Nov 16, 2008 10:30 pm Posts: 296 Location: NZ
Vehicle: LJ50 , LJ80Q-II
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Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 3:54 am |
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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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Hybrid
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Joined: Mon Apr 21, 2008 11:30 pm Posts: 1095 Location: Bulimba, Brisbane
Vehicle: '92 Sierra
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Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 5:14 am |
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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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