hinchcliffe

I saw Gary's fenders first hand and they look awesome, I'll be doing mine soon enough, great work as always Gary.

911tracker85

I got one from Eastwood not long ago. have you tried it yet? it would not fit the Porsche lug pattern. almost returned, but then realized I could just cut out the slots for the lugs so it would fit. did not take a pic of my modification.

Gary,
once I finish my project, I would be willing to loan mine out as well. so if you get too many requests through the 928OC program, drop me a note if you need to put mine into service. will probably be a few weeks before I am done with it.

mine has been on loan to the Buckeye Landshark group in Columbus so far. one guy with an S4 said he had to remove the front calipers to attach the unit, but not on the rears. don't know if that will be required for pre-S4 brakes.

just getting ready for my winter car projects and will be using soon on my 911. so far the new wheels/tires I put on the shark are not showing any sign of rubbing.

but I am going to stuff bigger tires on the 911 and lower a bit, and know I need to complete the initial lip fold and try to flare the fenders for them.

Gary Knox

New Year's Bump!

Track time will be coming up faster than you expect, better get the roller on the way before it gets tied up this spring!!

Check the web site for procedure, here is the specific link:

http://forums.928oc.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=1051

Gary (Fender Rolling Tool caretaker)

Glenn M

This is great, may want to do the 88. Gary did a demo at Frenzy, should have had him do my car then!

rgs944

Does anyone have any before and after pics of fender rolling that they can post?

928mac

As a 928oc member, the part of this that I like the best is that it makes more room for neon

Gary Knox

rgs944 et al,

There is a picture of my '89 S4 after the fender rolling/flaring was completed on the website:

http://forums.928oc.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=1051

Gary--

Bill Ball

Also, this is the proper tool for just folding the rolled edges of the S4 fenders to match what the factory did to the GT. This allows you to run non-928 rims with lower offset, particularly in the front (like my 2002 996 wheels), without having to resort to narrow tires and/or it allows for a spacer for wider track in the rear, as the factory did on the GT. A baseball bat risks creating a funky, uneven, exaggerated flare out in the lip. This tool is finely adjustable and allows you to progressively fold the edges flat in the center area of the fender that approximates the tire, as I did, or go further if needed. With just folding flat you get additional clearance without a visible change in the body lines.

jbrob007

I've used Bob's Eastwood fender roller on my 86.5 with mixed results. My rear fenders had been rolled BADLY by the PO (probably used a baseball bat, but didnt have the skill). 1st, with the Eastwood roller you have to take off the front calipers or you wont get full access to the fender - I have the S4 brakes. 2nd, you dont have to do this on the rears, but you'll need to flatten the rear fender lip a bit with a flat faced body hammer to start or you wont be able to get the correct angle on the lip (the roller wont fit correctly). 3rd, the 928's fenders, aluminum & steel, are allot thicker than today's car fenders with 20 something year old paint (my fenders had been painted so it is even thicker). Our fenders dont bend nearly as easily as new car metal so the paint will most likely crack (even after heating). All in all, my fenders came out looking good but I had a professional body shop man helping me and he also touched up my fenders. Fortunately, they cracked along the rough undercoat paint so its not too noticeable...

Bottomline: It works as designed, you have to be patient and take your time, but it has issues rolling older car fenders. Just my two cents.

Joel

jbrob007

BTW, its not meant for "flaring" fenders, just rolling the lip so it doesnt come in contact with your tires. If you want to flare the fenders you'll have to use something else... maybe a Louisville Slugger

namasgt

Can the picture be posted here?

Gary Knox

Joel,

Having used the rolling tool on my '89, I agree with your "being careful". There is a heat gun included in the "kit", and I used it in rolling my fenders - no cracking of the paint.

Also, I removed one bolt from the rear calipers, so I could swing it up a bit for better clearance. I did remove the front calipers - simple and easy to do.

Also, I did flare my rear fenders as well - can be seen in the pix on the web site I posted above (Ali, I suggest you click on that to see them). It just took longer, and I continued to add more pressure.

Gary

dimi5928

Gary
Can you post some pictures here?

Jimmy

jbrob007

Its not designed for that, but if you flared the fenders with this.... well... you were using some ARM!!!! My rear fenders were flared a bit, but that was from the PO's prior efforts. Regardless, my tires no longer rub when Autocrossing

The tool works as advertised - really cool, just be prepared for the paint cracking along the bend with some primer / matching paint. If it doesnt crack - fantastic!

Bill Ball

This tool worked easily and well on my 89 to roll the lip flat so I could run wider tires on my low offset front rims. The tool belonged to Jim Morton, and I don't recall having to make any adapter or remove the caliper. I understand cracking is a real risk, especially if you try to do this repeatedly or on fenders that have been work hardened already. For once, something just worked on my car without any ill effects. We rolled, adjusted the tool tighter, rolled again maybe 3 passes, done.