....we had decided to leave the front arches intact.....they looked great, dimensions were minimal and in all fairness nobody would have ever noticed....I mean, why would you when they look this good????....Darren65 wrote:....when fitting the front flares and armed with a few dimensions from original cars we trusted the metal and the outcome looks great....however since then I've had the opportunity to measure the overall width of a couple of original cars and wonder if we're not a touch too narrow?....

...however I still had a niggle as I'm pretty sure two of the cars measured had original front bumpers with the same dimensions......and then when it came to fitting the front bumper (a major, major pita!) Barry decided we did need a tad more width to keep the shape and integrity of the bumper so he got out the cutter!


....none too pretty to start with....

....but then I never underestimate the skill of the metal meister and this morning's photos highlighted just how brilliant he is



Now perfect and bang on spec!
A balls ache for Barry, more expense for me but in the grand scheme of things a potential 'if only' well and truly dodged.
Happy Days


