ronnie_rotten Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 Pics... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnie_rotten Posted September 22, 2013 Author Share Posted September 22, 2013 I've seen some tidy camel cuts before, but have always thought that the sane result could be achieved by folding the rear wing round and leaving a more 'factory' finish. Not by me, you understand, I'm a pioneer, not a craftsman! So equipped with inadequate tools and a hang over, I set too it... First I cut up the corner of the original cold with a jigsaw. The hacksaw was blunt and taking too long. Next I took an adjustable spanner, gripped the edge rear of the cut and twisted it in a bit. I repeated this at intervals up to the top of the cut. I forgot to take pictures of this bit. I was having so much fun. I held a good solid piece of steel into the back of the corner I had created and gently pounded it into a contour to match the original wing. I started with rubber hammer and finished with a claw hammer. Cos I'm impatient. And rough. I pinned the 2 pieces with a tech screw and then applied seam sealant to smooth out the join. I'll tidy this up at tomorrow once this lot had set. As the rest of the wing was corroded. I trimmed and put a length of ally on to strengthen it. Couldn't find my rivets, so the tech screw's reared their ugly head. Again. Overall, I'm quite pleased. It still needs tidying, but as far as quick rough jobs go, this isn't my worst ever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 I've often wondered why people with Disco's didn't do this in all honesty... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnie_rotten Posted September 22, 2013 Author Share Posted September 22, 2013 ...and now you know?!? i really think that if you started with a more structurally sound wing, a good selection of clamps, long nosed mole grips and took your time, you'd get excellent results. i just got stuck in with what i had to hand! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnie_rotten Posted September 23, 2013 Author Share Posted September 23, 2013 There you go. Quick squirt of pound shop paint, and we're all ship shape. All that remains is to fit a proper sized set of tyres and see if I estimated the crease right. Otherwise it's gonna get opened up wider with the grinder! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnie_rotten Posted September 23, 2013 Author Share Posted September 23, 2013 Beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 You know when you first posted this I stared and stared and couldn't see what you had done, obviously I could see the seam sealer and the screw but I couldn't see the difference. Now it's dawned on me, but I guess that it is a good thing that I couldn't see it straight away .... must mean it still looks factory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnie_rotten Posted September 24, 2013 Author Share Posted September 24, 2013 Woohoo! That's almost a compliment! To be fair, the one picture that would have shown the overlap was the one I didn't take. No matter. Thanks wabbit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boydie Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Why was this done ??? is this to improve the exit angle ?? I've never had a problem there as I dont gp out of my way to try to climb mountains - my other question is - isnt it compulsary to have rear mudflaps in the UK? it is over hear on Oz - no more than 1/3 of the rear tyre should be visable from behind and anyone following you out here on a dirt road would be very, very, very verbal with you if they were behind you and you were throwing rocks and grit at them off your rear wheels. I have sheets of plastic fixed to my mudflaps to make them wider and lower to further reduce throw-up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hangover Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Anything larger than say 245/70/16 will catch on the rear section of the guard cutting the tyre damaging the panel, the camel cut as its usually referred as removes the offending edge. In below pic i'm running 265/70/16's on a 3" lift which would have caught the guard off road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigelw Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Mine looks like this And that is shod with 235/85-16 tyres and standard suspension, that was with only a slight bit of articulation, although I will be going for a 2" lift for no other reason than to give a little better clearance when articulating. Here it is only compulsory for commercial vehicles to have mud flaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnie_rotten Posted September 30, 2013 Author Share Posted September 30, 2013 Why was this done ??? because i'm fitting new tyres and the best advice and evidence suggests that with stock suspension and a camel cut 235's will fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnie_rotten Posted September 30, 2013 Author Share Posted September 30, 2013 the ally strip makes it look like ive sliced a chunk of the bottom of the wing, but its only there to strengthen the panel. ran out of black paint which is why its the same colour as the gravel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boydie Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 okay its clear now 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Nige, I'm curious - is it just the inward fold that fouls the tyre, or the aperture in the wing itself? If it's just the fold, would folding the skin back on itself through 180 degrees instead of just 90 fix it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 I must be dense (and perhaps offering another compliment) because I can't see what's going on. Perhaps a bigger screen than my phone would help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnie_rotten Posted January 31, 2016 Author Share Posted January 31, 2016 The pictures I took are rubbish to be fair,and I didn't take enough while doing it. I basically wanted to get the same enlargement of wheel arch as a camel cut but without the front modified edge being sheer and sharp. Hence cutting up the 'corner' of the arch, folding the half inch or so behind it inwards and screwing the 2 together. Enlarged arch without a sharp edge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbox Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 - isnt it compulsary to have rear mudflaps in the UK? No, not compulsory in the UK. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honitonhobbit Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Yes they are - just the law is ignored by everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 6 hours ago, honitonhobbit said: Yes they are - just the law is ignored by everyone Are they? Section 64 of the C&U regs doesn't seem to say that, I could of course be reading it incorrectly http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1986/1078/made Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honitonhobbit Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 Asked DVSA for an interpretation not 3 weeks ago - they said 'oh yes they are' but only if not having them causes an accident' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Drumstick Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 Not all cars/vehicles come with mud flaps though, so I'd be surprised if they are actually mandated and ignored by car makers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 Will depend on the covering of the arch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Drumstick Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 Ta, then a stock D1 must be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 I would hazard a guess, and it is just a guess, that the body needs to hang below a specific point of the tyre diameter for a flap to be un-necessary, and I'd further guess at the point being the centre of the hub. That would explain why so many SUVs don't have them but lorries, vans, Defenders and Jeeps do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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