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Author:  rampage101 [ Tue Jul 31, 2007 9:33 pm ]
Post subject:  Fibreglass Sportspack Arches
What are peoples opinions on fitting these? I cannot get genuine sportspack arches anymore, and the new version are rubber, which won't work to well with blending into the car.

From a recent phone conversation, the poor fitment came from the rear arches, and that the front arches weren't too bad. Is this the case? If so, I'm thinking of getting a set and just modding the rear arches. I'm quite competent with fibreglassing, so I don't think it will be too much of a drama.

Or does anyone know where I can get some genuine arches?
Author:  brickworx [ Tue Jul 31, 2007 9:38 pm ]
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yuk.

keep searching for rubber or genuine ones
Author:  rampage101 [ Tue Jul 31, 2007 9:52 pm ]
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I'm completely opposed to using the rubber ones, so its either genuine or something else.


Did you end up getting my disc brakes sent Steve? (its Daniel Campbell here)
Author:  My_Mini_Rocks [ Tue Jul 31, 2007 10:02 pm ]
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We got some of the rubber type in ARCH001.....
They are a lot better than the fibreglass type in shape, but would need a fair amount of pre paint work.....IMO
Best of a bad lot as far as I am concerned.
Author:  brickworx [ Tue Jul 31, 2007 10:07 pm ]
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go the rubber ones
Author:  mad-mk1 [ Tue Jul 31, 2007 10:12 pm ]
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ahh well yes hmmmmmmm :P

its do able, be prepared to "attack" witha n angle grinder, lots of swearing!

i ripped about 4 of teh bolts out of the guards.(which ill just eurothane back in). the fronts fitteed ok, they didnt fit anywhere near the arch diagrams you get of the net. so i ahd a few extra holes :roll:

rears needed alot of cuts to stretch it back out to the desired shape, and had to fibreglass them whilst they were on the car so it would keep its shape, they still shrunk once it had set and was taken off.
i have some pics uploading ill post them in a minute!
Author:  mad-mk1 [ Tue Jul 31, 2007 10:55 pm ]
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in the first picture obviously those cuts were made larger to get the lines bak in where they were ment to be, i dont have any finished pics, but they look excellent imo
Author:  rampage101 [ Tue Jul 31, 2007 11:04 pm ]
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OK, so its definitely doable with the fibreglass ones then. At the moment I'm trying to track down some genuine ones, but if not, I'll got the fibreglass ones and mod them I think, better than making my own from scratch.
Author:  minifreak1 [ Wed Aug 01, 2007 5:34 am ]
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try northern minis in vic he had some last time i looked,,not sure if genuine tho...theres no much he`dosent have..and what he dosent he wil try to get when he goes to uk.witch he does threw out the year.

the ones i saw looked liked fiberglass items..but i diddnt see them up close.
Author:  TheMiniMan [ Wed Aug 01, 2007 9:04 am ]
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Freddy Sayers does fibreglass sports pack wheel flares/arches (Brisbane)
Author:  My_Mini_Rocks [ Wed Aug 01, 2007 9:50 am ]
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yeah we sell the fibreglass type, but once they are gone...NEVER AGAIN!
Author:  Harley [ Wed Aug 01, 2007 10:04 am ]
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rampage101 wrote:
I'm completely opposed to using the rubber ones, so its either genuine or something else.


Uh, the genuine ones are rubber.
:?
Author:  rampage101 [ Thu Aug 02, 2007 1:27 pm ]
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I was under the impression the genuine ones are abs or some sort of flexible plastic, just not fibreglass.
Author:  willy [ Thu Aug 02, 2007 1:45 pm ]
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rampage101 wrote:
I was under the impression the genuine ones are abs or some sort of flexible plastic, just not fibreglass.


They aren't RUBBER they are a mouldable PVC type plastic.
Author:  Harley [ Thu Aug 02, 2007 3:13 pm ]
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They aren't rubber in the conventional sense, the paint wouldn't stick,
they are a rubbery/plastic compound.
They're just reffered to as rubber sometimes to distinguish them from the fibreglass and
plastic copies that are out there.
:D
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