This past weekend I finally got the balls to cut my fenders. I talked to Darrel and he gave me some advice on how to do it easier than using a saw or dremel like some of the videos I watched online. He said to use a box knife and continually cut the same line and it will be a lot straighter. So below are pictures of Before, During and After. They came out ALMOST perfect. One of them is a tad out of whack but if you don't know you probably wouldn't see it in person.
So I taped off the area where I would be cutting to make the line to follow easier to see (I was doing this at night in my garage with low light).
Drew the Line to follow
Cut along the line and added the door trim to finish it off.
Then it was time for the front... These made me really nervous. The rear is basically a straight line front the front to back. On the front fenders they flare so it makes it a bit more difficult. I started on the front to make sure the angle I was cutting was the same. Then made measurements and drew a straight line all the way down the fender. I finally got these matched up exactly on both sides. Cut the fenders on both sides then remembered I forgot to take pictures as I went... Making sure the two fenders were even probably took my the better part of an hour. In the end the time was worth it. The fronts came out great!
Front Before
Front After
Side View
Now it is time for the lift... Wed I am dropping it off at CFS for a Metal Cloak 2.5" Lift, Bilstein 5100 Shocks and 35x12.5x17 Cooper STT's. Will have Pics on Wed or Thursday when I get the Jeep back...
After this I am cut off for a while. The wife asked the other day "how is it that I said you can trade in my car for a Jeep and use the Fusion as the "family" car if you can keep the car payments the same. Now you have added how much to the Jeep?" :blah: