72240z Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 I tack welded rivnuts and stainless allen caps on my flares, def a better way then self tapers or rivets. I see what you mean king bee mean about the flares not being round. The bottom arch is shaped kind of weird. On a tight stance like the car shown it doesnt look back but I imagine with a bugger gap it doesn't look nice. Maybe its to semi match the stock arch shape? Because the rounder inner arches look better with gap but seem to fit the car a little, off? Quote Link to comment
Morrisun Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 DaveC's 1200 sedan,Geko with flare. Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 I see what you mean king bee mean about the flares not being round. The bottom arch is shaped kind of weird. On a tight stance like the car shown it doesnt look back but I imagine with a bugger gap it doesn't look nice. Maybe its to semi match the stock arch shape? Yes, they match the shape of the stock fender opening almost perfectly. Which was not round either. :rofl: Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 Those are pretty stout. :huh: Who makes them? DaveC's 1200 sedan,Geko with flare. Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 Kinda reminds me of this car... B) Quote Link to comment
B-1-Juan-oh Posted February 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 One thing i dont like about the zg flares is the front flares never looks right.... on a 1200. they look awesome on z cars but thats because the shape and overall size of the wheel opening is different. the rears are nice but the fronts seem longer and skinnier. before I came across the cdm flares I was planning on buying 2 sets of rear zg flares and trying to mold and trim them to fit the front, but threw that idea out the window....another thing i like about the cdm flares is the smaller rivet mold... to me it looks a little sleaker. Ive seen the ones on ebay on the pickup and they look just like zg's to me the flares on the geko look good, but i dont have wheels that can fill those bad boys :blush: Im definitly leaning towards the cdm flares but I would like to take the coupe down to legends (in a couple months when i get it street worthy) and mock them up to see how they look. They also have some without rivet holes, like on the red sedan above, but i dont have the fiberglass skills to get them to stay on there... Thanks for the help errbody Quote Link to comment
B-1-Juan-oh Posted February 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 Oh, and one the previously posted pics is my car with the TE27 flares... ^_^ I thought that car looked familiar... the corolla fenders dont look bad.... but they dont look right either, I think if they were a little beefier it would make them look a lot better on a 1200, but they look great on te27s. I wish I would come across a stash of vintage 1200 flares, bobtails and front spoilers at a yard sale or something.... Quote Link to comment
Davec Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 Those are pretty stout. :huh: Who makes them? got the off of Ebay a couple of years ago, smoking deal set of four for $70 shipped. they are a 5" flare, at least they cover up the 14 x10 wheel in the back. Quote Link to comment
Davec Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 Kinda reminds me of this car... B) Love that pic i have it saved in my favorites. Quote Link to comment
SakuraGarage Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 My CDM Flares Dont look like the ones on that white car... they have a bend where the front of the front flare meets the front bumper relief in the fender. Ill pic to illustrate. Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 My CDM Flares Dont look like the ones on that white car... they have a bend where the front of the front flare meets the front bumper relief in the fender. Ill pic to illustrate. That car has them too, they're just very hard to see... My CDM flares... One thing I know for 100% positive, the flares I got from CDM are identical to the flares on that HTF Sunny. Is it possible he sold you something else? Quote Link to comment
SakuraGarage Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 Ahh, yeah... mine look like yours. Quote Link to comment
Davec Posted March 13, 2013 Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 Well got ahold of Les at CDM and got the flares ordered again. so maybe in about 4 weeks i should have my flares,....YES Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted March 13, 2013 Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 Excellent. B) Quote Link to comment
B-1-Juan-oh Posted March 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 Well got ahold of Les at CDM and got the flares ordered again. so maybe in about 4 weeks i should have my flares,....YES cOOL. What wheel set up are you gonna use? Im thinking that my 13X8 et4 wheels w/ 185/60r13s arent gonna fill the fenders... I guess shimming is always an option Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted March 13, 2013 Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 Im thinking that my 13X8 et4 wheels w/ 185/60r13s arent gonna fill the fenders... FWIW, my 13x8 -32 wheels didn't "fill" them. :rofl: Quote Link to comment
B-1-Juan-oh Posted March 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 FWIW, my 13x8 -32 wheels didn't "fill" them. :rofl: man.... im gonna need some thick spacers just to get on your level (about 1.4").... 2" should do the trick, unless I wanna go with the VW narrowed beam look Quote Link to comment
aintnobiscuit Posted March 13, 2013 Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 1200 specific flares: This specific car is one of my favorite datsuns. Quote Link to comment
Davec Posted March 14, 2013 Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 cOOL. What wheel set up are you gonna use? Im thinking that my 13X8 et4 wheels w/ 185/60r13s arent gonna fill the fenders... I guess shimming is always an option I am going to run my watanabe's front 13x8 +4, rear 13x9 0. 81 210 struts cut down, with 510 inserts adjustable, with a coilover setup on it, custom brake kit (thanx to morrisun & klotz) and a wheel spacer if needed to make it more flush. Quote Link to comment
Yakuza Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 man.... im gonna need some thick spacers just to get on your level (about 1.4").... 2" should do the trick, unless I wanna go with the VW narrowed beam look love the split window ..keep narrow beam..lol Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 I am going to run my watanabe's front 13x8 +4... and a wheel spacer if needed to make it more flush. It'll be needed. B) Very curious to see how the rear fits though. I'm gonna need HUGE spacers to flush the rear on mine, and probably custom wheels down the road. Thinking about the 14x8 -28 Work Equip 03s... Quote Link to comment
831Sunny Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 man.... im gonna need some thick spacers just to get on your level (about 1.4").... 2" should do the trick, unless I wanna go with the VW narrowed beam look isnt the spilt window the rare version of the bugs? like it was only made in specific year? Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 isnt the spilt window the rare version of the bugs? like it was only made in specific year? This is not a VW thread. :sneaky: And yes. :rofl: Quote Link to comment
Davec Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 It'll be needed. B) Very curious to see how the rear fits though. I'm gonna need HUGE spacers to flush the rear on mine, and probably custom wheels down the road. Thinking about the 14x8 -28 Work Equip 03s... the rear will have the 510 goon, h190 with LSD, should bring it out a little, the owner of the 71 skyline thinks i should get the TS fender flares from Japan, i would but b-pro wanted like $600 for the last set he had...... ouch. Quote Link to comment
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