waltd79

Suggestions are where to get Fender Flares for a C-3. Plan on running big tires, will have to open up the top of the fenders.

G dad

How big is big man....I got enough clearance to run Tractor tires under my 79....fender flares if done wrong can look nasty. Not trying to talk you out of flares just my .02 cents

Stewart's74

do a search for posts by Patsnitrovette. He put some great looking flares on his ride....

redvetracr

I have a brand new/never mountes set of (4) flares here that add about 2" if you or anyone else is interested E-MAIL DIRECT!!
redvetracr@msn.com

PatsLs1vette

thanks stewert,mine are the smaller ones about 2 1/2 extra clearance,but i added 1 /2 to mine.

PROSOUTH

69myway's website has a good tutorial on how to put a set of ACI L88 flares on an '80.

http://mcspeed.homestead.com/Flare_Install.html

I have plans of doing this to my project 80 car instead of fighting the wheel well constraints. I'm flaring it to get 12's under the rear.

I do have a question though, is this a different flare from the L88 flare that Pat & Howard are describing as 2 1/2"?

jim

PatsLs1vette

the flares 69myway is using is a much bigger flare i think there 4inchs.

lostpatrolman

Yes, the l88 flares are 4 inches wide. Pat, what kind of flares do you have? I have looked around can not find any rear flares that are less then 4 inches wide. That is just a little too wide to me.

PatsLs1vette

Honestly i dont know ,i bought them from a guy on ebay and he didnt remember where he got them from,ive searched all over but found nothing.

PROSOUTH

Here are the pic's of the '80 on 69myways site. Looks awfully good to me. I'm wondering though how much wheel and tire you could get under the 2 1/2" flares? jim

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"With a new set of Intro Pentia rims 18x9.5 front on a 4.5" bs and 18x12 rear on a 5" bs. Tires are Michilen Pilot Sports 275 35 18 Front 335 30 18 rear."

PatsLs1vette

i run 17x9.5 with the 2 1/2 and if i take off my sway bar i can run a 17x11

StingrayDK

To answer your question:

http://www.madvet.com/shop?frame=1.165.3484

lostpatrolman

Those are 4 inch wide rears, or so i have been told....

rosslato

mine are on the mild side

HYPER65

I like the flare look as long as you have the tires and wheels to fill it up.You don't want the flare to stick out past the tire.
rosslato, and 69myways have it right, awsome cars.

Glenn"Mr.Blue"Smith

Love the big flares...you knew I would, but man, what about that georgous paint job? The flairs are the LEAST of the expense. A paint job will cost you over $1,000 unless you can do it yourself, even then the materials will kill you. Check prices on paint (all of it that's needed) before you grind into your paint now. .02

Another thought. If you want to get really creative and be diffent from the herd, break the bodyseam (up near the peak) on the fender, pull it outward to give you the added width you want, then glass the opening back up, contour to shape, and it will not appear so obvious what you've done to get that extra wide tire under it. I've done it to quite a few in the past, and it looks beautiful when done right.

Glenn"Mr.Blue"Smith

Hey Ross, good to see you on this post. She's looking good as ever. But what's with that pile of trash in your yard? Are you helping out the guys in NJ and PA who have been fighting back and forth about garbage state? Glenn

lostpatrolman

Do you have any pics of this?

Twin_Turbo

it's hard to see but they did just that to this car in the rear, maybe the front also not sure about that (hard to see but it looks like it's about stock width on the front)

http://www.thunder-racing.de/galerie03.html

PROSOUTH

I have a picture of a Red '80 from a Corvette Magazines from several years ago that had this done on all four corners.I wish I had the ability to do it that way because it is the way to go and looks awesome. I have only seen the one with the fenders expanded using this method.

Vanacor has molded the fenders and quarters with the L-88 flares in them. I wish someone would mold off of an expanded fender set as described above for my '80. I would want it to attach at the bonding strip and cover all of the way to the top. Then allow the use of the stock bumper and maybe an extension to bond to the door for blending.

When did you say this kit would be ready? jim