As 0f Tuesday 07, 2012 I will no longer be fender rolling. My car, which had all my tools were stolen. I do not know when I will start up again, but I will try and keep this site updated 
A little tribute to my lost battle wagon 
Late night finishing her up
When she was completely done and tidy 
Here she is
Here’s a litte sneak preview on what’s to come! Full photo shoot later today. No Super Bowl for me, look what I go through to make you guys happy 
I get asked this a lot. Which is better: rolling your fenders or cutting your fenders? From an engineering point of view, rolling would be the better option, since you are not losing any material. Therefore you’re not compromising the structural integrity of your fenders/quater panels. Although both have it’s ups and downs.
Cutting your fenders
Pro:
Con:
Rolling your fenders
Pro:
Con:
There you have it. The pros and cons of both. I personally like rolling than cutting.
Lets face it, fender rolling isn’t a top secret method of fitting lower offset, wider rims/wider tires. It’s been around for awhile, although it has come along way from it’s primitive ancestor, the baseball bat. In my travels, I get a lot of curious individuals asking me how I got started, and if they’re other ways to roll/pull your fenders?
Hopefully in this post I will try and answer those questions to the best of my abilities. I’m here to help.
Let’s start…
It started out on a friends white Z32 with him trying to fit 17×10.5 +10(?) RPF1′s. I don’t remember the offset since it’s been a long time ago. His car was featured on Speedhunters, not once, but twice! And he has a pretty strong following online. [if you know what car I'm talking about, then you get a cookie ]
What method have I personally used?
Method 1
Metal pipe – In a nut shell you basically stuffed a metal pipe between the tire and the fender/quarter panel and slowly work your way to the other side. To get a better idea here is a super old school video on fender rolling. To minimize paint chipping use a heat gun to get the fender/quarter panel hot to the touch. (this is key, any hotter and you will burn the paint/bubble)
Method 2
Newspaper – Now this is somewhat a more technical procedure than stuffing a metal pipe between your tire and fender/quater panel. This will only work on a double wishbone equipped car, because we are unbolting the bottom of your coilovers/shocks, and stuffing a newspaper between the tire and fender/quater panel, and lowering your car slowly on a low profile jack. As the car lowers, you will notice it still follows the camber curve, this is key.
Here is an awesome write up by my friend, and his new Z32
Source: http://forums.nicoclub.com/how-to-newspaper-pull-t541589.html
Author: ArticDragon192
Before I begin, let me make this very clear.
Your fenders must be rolled FLAT already
If they aren’t rolled, the pull isn’t going to work.
If the roll isn’t completely flat, the pull won’t come out evenly and flawless.Now, with that said, here we go.
So, you all know, I have a new car. Meaning, new fenders to play with. Obviously my old wheel set up wasn’t going to work with the barely modded fenders the car came with. It worked before, but I was running more than -4* of camber. I recently got an alignment and opted to run -3* all around (driving style preference, I’m not trying to conserve tires here, lol)
Less camber meant my tires were going to rub, so I had to pull my fenders. As always, I turn for the newspaper method of pulling fenders for the clean, flat pull that is barely noticeable. Please note, I am NOT using newspaper, but a comparable paper. What is key is that the paper you pick can easily slide. A magazine or book will not work well since the bindings will prevent the pages from sliding freely. As always, newspaper is the best thing you can use.
I used the next best thing…. paper car mats, lolFirst of all, you’re going to want to jack up the rear by the tow hook, and remove he rear wheel. The you’re going to want to disconnect the lower mount of the rear shock.
AYE YI YI YI YI!!! Is what Alpha from the power rangers would say…
Back Story: My buddy Daniel hits me up about his homie and his black NA. When I got there his poor fenders were in pretty bad shape. I asked what happen, it turns out that the previous person tried to roll his fenders with the finishing tool. YIKES!
The finishing tool, is just that – a finishing tool.
Sometime this week I’ll do a write up on “proper” fender rolling tools. But for now you can check out my equipment in one of the pictures.
Sorry for the lack of updates, been pretty busy since the spring semester started. Here are some pictures of a NA when fender rolling did not go as planned…
(PBM Fender Roll (Modified), Body Hammer, Heat Gun, and Snap On cushion)
What do we think of when the word “Graffiti” comes up in a conversation? The typical thought process would be gangs, tagging, etc. Generally speaking graffiti has always had a bad light shine on it. I was browsing around the internet/reddit-ing/youtube-ing and came across an interesting video.
Graffiti: Not what your typical parents think of. Definitely a work of art, just like the “sharpie” paint job.
I actually rolled/pulled Daniel’s car awhile back, but sadly forgot the camera at that time. So it took awhile for me to get his car uploaded. Thank goodness Daniel added me on Facebook
Car: Mazda Miata
Work: Rolled/Pulled Rear Fenders
Photos courtesy of Daniel Lim
Living large and dangerous in Los Angles, CA has managed to ruin Claycomb’s original front end, so he opted to convert his fastback into a sileighty.
Car: ’89 Nissan 240sx w/ sr swap.
Work: Rolled front fenders
Minh’s Honda Fit 15×8 +25
Date: 1/3/2012
Check out Minh’s Honda Fit. He had rubbing issues in the rear, but after we were done, that issue was long gone.
Just made up that word on the fly.
If you need a awesome photographer check out my buddy Raf Dancel! He’s a brillian aspiring photographer, and his pictures will blow you away!
Who doesn’t like free samples from CostCo? Mmm…
You can check out more on his site:
http://www.rafdancelphoto.com/
