Flared 69 or no...?
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From: Eustis ( Area 51 Bat Cave ) Fl
Flared 69 or no...?
I'm curious...I know the kick out on the bottom back is not stock for 1969 but is the top of the rear wheel wells flared a little over stock too...not for 69 but all rear wells on c3's 
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Hi Bats,
I think the flare drops DOWN further than stock too. It looks more like a mud flap.
Regards,
Alan
PS: When I was a kid in northern New Jersey in the mid-fifties, mud-flaps were a VERY popular custom item. Dual spotlights, dual mirrors, dual antennas on the rear fenders, dual mudflaps, and dual exhaust.
Kids even put mud-flaps and antennas on their bikes.
I think the flare drops DOWN further than stock too. It looks more like a mud flap.
Regards,
Alan
PS: When I was a kid in northern New Jersey in the mid-fifties, mud-flaps were a VERY popular custom item. Dual spotlights, dual mirrors, dual antennas on the rear fenders, dual mudflaps, and dual exhaust.
Kids even put mud-flaps and antennas on their bikes.
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From: Eustis ( Area 51 Bat Cave ) Fl
I seem to think it does look flared but I just cant tell for sure....
If this helps any,
It's a rally wheel with skinny red line tire and too me it look like the tire is way back in under there,
If this helps any,
It's a rally wheel with skinny red line tire and too me it look like the tire is way back in under there,
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I think it appears the car has a mild flare also and the tire/wheel does look too tucked in but I wonder if the "mud flap" is throwing us off.
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Go my site below and look at the car, it was born as a '72, however was a old show car up north for almost 25 years, the car had much wider flares at one time, but they were cut back by p/owner on the paint job she put on it, 25 years ago....I just did a lousey job repainting it green/black last winter/spring, lets just say I"m not a body man....
at any rate, the car has flares just like you would find on a LATE shark...say '78 up.....if you take a tape to a stock '72, vs a later shark, then to my car you find my car has the later shark look/flare to it....
I can feel under the fenders there and tell all the extra glass work in there, it's thick....and pretty strong too....
the car above looks like a very similar treatment....
I have 275/50/17 in rear, 255 up front...'89 vette wheels with stock centerline being kept on the tracking....
at any rate, the car has flares just like you would find on a LATE shark...say '78 up.....if you take a tape to a stock '72, vs a later shark, then to my car you find my car has the later shark look/flare to it....
I can feel under the fenders there and tell all the extra glass work in there, it's thick....and pretty strong too....
the car above looks like a very similar treatment....
I have 275/50/17 in rear, 255 up front...'89 vette wheels with stock centerline being kept on the tracking....
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I would agree, that there seems to be some minor flaring and mudflapping going on there. Have you tried pinching your fingers together inside and out, to see how thick the glas is along the wheel well?
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A list of mods are listed at the bottom right of each section, I'm sure if you PM one they will move your thread for you.
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I think this will get you to Gene's homepage.
http://mrvette.shutterfly.com/62
http://mrvette.shutterfly.com/62
