I wanna see too...
Got my flares - install ???
Thread Starter
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 5,269
Likes: 54
From: Orlando Florida
St. Jude Donor '05
Got my flares - install ???
OK, the brown truck stopped at my house yesterday 
I got my new flares, they look like these:
The lady at Vanacor told me that this is their new design, 2" wider than stock but without the mudflaps. basically they look like L88 flares but they're not as wide - absolutely perfect.
I'll try to take a photo of the flares tonight, I guess I can hold it in place with visegrips and take a photo....
Now the installation: these are just like the mudflap design almost the entire quarter panel. Should I cut the quarter panel all the way to the bonding strips or cut the new panels and only add the new flared section to the old quarter panel (basically like the L-88 flares are installed) ???
I got my new flares, they look like these:
The lady at Vanacor told me that this is their new design, 2" wider than stock but without the mudflaps. basically they look like L88 flares but they're not as wide - absolutely perfect.
I'll try to take a photo of the flares tonight, I guess I can hold it in place with visegrips and take a photo....
Now the installation: these are just like the mudflap design almost the entire quarter panel. Should I cut the quarter panel all the way to the bonding strips or cut the new panels and only add the new flared section to the old quarter panel (basically like the L-88 flares are installed) ???
Thread Starter
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 5,269
Likes: 54
From: Orlando Florida
St. Jude Donor '05
I'm leaning towards L-88 style because there's nothing wrong with the stock quarter panels and the material is thicker than the aftermarket panels. I think I'm going to cut the flare off the stocker and mold the new flare in place.... just want to see if there are other options 
Racer
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 326
Likes: 0
From: Rochester New York
It all depends on how patient you are at bodywork lol
Cutting to the flare means you have to be REALLY good at contouring and radius-ing (I think I made that word up). Using more of the panel means it'll be easier to block, but now you have more surface area to have to sand and level, risking a larger area to have mistakes show later on. What are you better at? I would do the radius myself, that way there's less for me to screw up
I use a bunch of different blocks, but my favorite is a 'durablock', about 1.5 inch diameter, and about 16 or so inches long. Kinda looks like a paper towel tube - it bends and conforms to the radius you're trying to sand, and really is the most useful piece of all, especially on a car with not one really flat panel ANYWHERE LOL.
Cutting to the flare means you have to be REALLY good at contouring and radius-ing (I think I made that word up). Using more of the panel means it'll be easier to block, but now you have more surface area to have to sand and level, risking a larger area to have mistakes show later on. What are you better at? I would do the radius myself, that way there's less for me to screw up
I use a bunch of different blocks, but my favorite is a 'durablock', about 1.5 inch diameter, and about 16 or so inches long. Kinda looks like a paper towel tube - it bends and conforms to the radius you're trying to sand, and really is the most useful piece of all, especially on a car with not one really flat panel ANYWHERE LOL.
Thread Starter
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 5,269
Likes: 54
From: Orlando Florida
St. Jude Donor '05
Originally Posted by PatsLs1vette
So they look like this basically,i did alot of sanding and contouring to get them the way i wanted plus added about 1/2 inch or so to them to get 2 1/2 inchs.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)
Joe Kucinski
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!
Brett Foote
Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know
Joe Kucinski
5 Reasons to Upgrade to an LS6-Powered Corvette; 5 Reasons to Stay LT2
Michael S. Palmer
Safety Car
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 3,997
Likes: 1
From: WAY DEEP INSIDE AMERICO,YES YOU LIVE HERE TO!! TX
I hate to tell you this but you could have pulled your own fender
lips out 1 1/2 to 2, and most people would not really be able to tell.
I was going to do that, but cut the frame instead 
lips out 1 1/2 to 2, and most people would not really be able to tell.
I was going to do that, but cut the frame instead
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 3,028
Likes: 2
From: North NJ
Originally Posted by MEGALADON
I hate to tell you this but you could have pulled your own fender
lips out 1 1/2 to 2, and most people would not really be able to tell. I was going to do that, but cut the frame instead
lips out 1 1/2 to 2, and most people would not really be able to tell.
I was going to do that, but cut the frame instead 
Safety Car
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 3,997
Likes: 1
From: WAY DEEP INSIDE AMERICO,YES YOU LIVE HERE TO!! TX
Originally Posted by 68 NJConv 454
How do you pull your fender lips out 2 inches?
amount you desire. Then glass it up
Race Director
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 10,668
Likes: 695
From: Danville Illinois
2025 Corvette of the Year Finalist - Modified
2024 C3 of the Year Winner - Modified
2021 C3 of the Year Finalist - Modified
2019 C3 of Year Finalist (appearance mods)
Flares
These are the Eckler L88 flares. Hope the pics help. Lot of work involved, and a huge mess.
Would do it again, mines a driver so i get a lot of small chips in the rear flare front part
Would do it again, mines a driver so i get a lot of small chips in the rear flare front part
Last edited by Mod75; Feb 10, 2007 at 10:06 PM.
Thread Starter
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 5,269
Likes: 54
From: Orlando Florida
St. Jude Donor '05
The 295-50-15s dont look so big now,,, 
Drifting
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 1,736
Likes: 37
From: Stockton Ca
Rear Spoiler?
That looks like the Universal rear w/6" spoiler? I was thinking about getting one. I like the 6" spoiler, I wonder if it catches any air, creates any downforce or lessens any drag?
Ricisan
Ricisan