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mossaidis
02-22-2010, 03:09 PM
Does anyone have a fender roller I can "borrow" rent, etc for a week sometime in late March?
I am in the NYC area.
EDIT: I am NOT referring to a baseball bat... (GREG!) :)
Greg Amy
02-22-2010, 03:16 PM
http://www.modells.com/product/index.jsp?productId=20865
mossaidis
02-22-2010, 03:29 PM
UH uh... I didn't think I needed to preface my request but considering the "IT" clowns here (myself included) I clearly goofed. :)
Greg Amy
02-22-2010, 04:10 PM
Hey, I wasn't kidding...OH! You want one of those fancy-schmancy thingies that are nukular-powered, computer-controlled, does all the work for you and gets you a beer while it does it...
...and, in the end, does the same thing as a $20 baseball bat...?
Gotcha.
;)
Ed Funk
02-22-2010, 04:21 PM
we use a 25 year old louisville slugger
mossaidis
02-22-2010, 04:40 PM
I grow up in Greece during my childhood and thereafter never had a need for a bat. We used our knuckles in my athens neighborhood. I live with Italian from Staten Island, and she doesn't have a bat. My understanding is italians from staten island use other tools to straigthen things out. The shop I store and work on my car is owned by an italian from Naples... again no bat as he 'claims' to play soccer and uses MMA to straighten things out. I do NOT have a bat! My paint will crack, chip and peel off if I use a bat. I am vein (for my car) and want it to continue to be perfect... after all, it is a Honda.
JLawton
02-22-2010, 09:03 PM
My paint will crack, chip and peel off if I use a bat. I am vein (for my car) and want it to continue to be perfect... after all, it is a Honda.
Wait til you f*ck it up the first time. You won't be as concerned about how it looks........
Maybe you aren't driving it hard enough........ :shrug:
:p
.
mossaidis
02-22-2010, 09:28 PM
I have this solid tow hook in the front of my car... it sticks out 8" from my front bumper cover. Guess where it's going? :)
quadzjr
02-23-2010, 11:57 AM
we went the fancy route.. started with a broom handle, then upgaded to a jack handle. Can't even tell i was done unless you look in the wheel well.
Contact the nearest "Tuner/ lowrider/customizer" shop in your area.
I did that on my last build ($20.00 for the day rental ) and the tool is the nuts!!
Everyone else can keep their baseball bats.
Charlie Broring
02-23-2010, 08:54 PM
I think this is what your are looking for.
http://www.eastwood.com/ew-fender-roller-w-instruction.html
It was frequently seen near BMW 2002's a couple years ago when the new Hoosier tires became available.
mossaidis
02-24-2010, 12:26 AM
Thanks all - that eastwood piece is exactly what a friend has upstate and is willing to sell it to me for $200. I will use it once and sell it for $175... and so on goes the saga.
Greg Amy
02-24-2010, 08:08 AM
I will use it once and sell it for $175... and so on goes the saga.
Buy it and I'll rent it from you for $25. Do that enough times and you'll own it for free.
mossaidis
02-24-2010, 08:44 AM
Buy it and I'll rent it from you for $25. Do that enough times and you'll own it for free.
What, no baseball bat???? :) I can't wait to see you guys at LRP in Jun...
Greg Amy
02-24-2010, 10:03 AM
What, no baseball bat???? :)
I gave my bat away after I built the NX (swearing I'd never build another car again in my life...:shrug:)
;)
Charlie Broring
02-24-2010, 02:20 PM
This process is called "Blueprinting the Fenders". I'm pretty sure it covered in the GCR somewhere.
It is Charlie: ITCS 8a "It is permitted to roll under or flatten any interior lip on the wheel opening for tire clearance"
Need lots for Hoosier clearance!
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