block of wood + hammer = arch rolling

[General Baxter]

this is how i allways do my front wings, lol

no cracks of paint on the outside, just some light scratches which iv just t-cutted off :)

total time, 2mins (including getting wing off lol)

iv applied wax oil on the inside, to stop it going rotten as quick lol

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/baxters83/Picture039.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/baxters83/Picture040.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/baxters83/Picture041.jpg

loads of room :)
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/baxters83/Picture042.jpg

[Essex Kid]

lol Try doing the same on the rears lol

[General Baxter]

if i could getsome one to hold the wood i would lol

[The Simps]

you should of just grinded the fronts but good work anyways.
Rears are a piece of pee! Hammer a small piece of wood in your hand. I don't think I even used a piece of wood and mine went round ok. I used a copper hammer.

[General Baxter]

I used a copper hammer.

baby, the one in the photo is my 'small' hammer lol

edit, who put baby in there ? lol

[Rexy]

bodgetastic :D

You could of at least used a panel hammer you riggy ****er..., saying that i had to use a 4lb jobbie for my flared arch effort.

[Iain]

I do the same Baxter, works a treat and doesn't bend the panel at all.

[L33 LEG]

my mate used to do this on the rears with his old novas. he then got a SRi which looked to be in mint condition. he got the hammer out and tapped it and half the arch fell off cos it was full of filler lol

looks like uv done a top job tho!

[Plug]

if you grind the lip off you lose all strength in the wing.

same as what i do but i use a panal hammer and dolly loll

[mowgli]

if you grind the lip off you lose all strength in the wing.


if you grind the lip off, you give the wing maybe 5% of its original strength

if you fold the lip over on itself, you create a rust trap & give the wing maybe 10% of the original L profile strength

not much in it really.....


Note to admin

why isn't this in styling?????????

[Mike]

Fook me Nick. i didnt realise you could use a hammer that lightly old chap! lol

[Dod]

I use a suitable wheel size and a round bar (35 - 44mm) and hold it in between the wheel and arch and have someone very slowly pull off in the car as I roll the bar along between it and the arch. Leaves it nicely rolled to the shape of the wheel but can crack the paint unless you have some sort of rubber insulation on the bar, which I do. Heat Shrink FTW.

[Benn]

I did my old wing on the front lawn, soft grass didnt mark the paint.

[The Simps]

why isn't this in styling?????????


shouldn't it be in the mincing forum? lol

[Dar]

I grind mine off but leave a small lip of a few mm.

[The Simps]

I grind mine off but leave a small lip of a few mm.

ditto.

[Spudly]

I use wheels that actually fit properly and never have this bother lmaolol

[MyNovaSr]

I have the "special" arches that need no lip :p

[Benn]

I use wheels that actually fit properly and never have this bother lmaolol

You dont go low enough then...;)

[Spudly]

You dont go low enough then...;)



Oh i dunno if she is a nice gurl i go all the way down lol


Lowest ive ever had a nova is about -70mm iirc is that not low enough to have arch probs?

[General Baxter]

Lowest ive ever had a nova is about -70mm iirc is that not low enough to have arch probs?

nope, 100+ and then your a man lol

[Spudly]

nope, 100+ and then your a man lol


Dunno what the cav is but she is sat on here ass and you luurrrve my cav so does that qualify me?

Think she on -40mm SRi springs but she aint half lower than that!

[Benn]

Lowest ive ever had a nova is about -70mm iirc is that not low enough to have arch probs?

Nope, 1.4 60mm springs with a xe and you get a tiny bit on full lock, 80mm you get a bit more, asbaxter said 100+mm and you a man.
When you have to pull the arches too your a king.

[Jack]

Psh. I just wedged a block of wood between arch and tyre, and ****ted the end with a hammer :D

[mayhem]

I use wheels that actually fit properly and never have this bother lmaolol

you never had a nice set of wheels thenlol

[Spudly]

you never had a nice set of wheels thenlol



Ooh how rude lol


I had speedlines on my XE`d merit aswell as cav slabs and i had 14" Irmscher softstars on my last nova and 17" TSW`s on my cav so ner nerlol