Alright boys...and well boys haha. This thread is for all you dumb ass's like me who like to ether run the wrong offset wheels or like super wide tires to go offroading in. Fender rolling is an ancient art from Babylonian times, don't be leave me? Look that shit up. Anyways here is my attempt to give back to the loving e30 community that give so much to me :). I had the day off today and got a chance to roll my fenders which was a long over do mod.
Its an over all easy job but it takes time...lots of time. I spent about 5 hours on my car, but I took my sweet time and ate lunch and what not in between. I would say that fender rolling is all a rythme thing. You have to make sure the metal and the paint is hot but not to hot and keep the roller active working in small spots at a time. I tried to snap as many pics as I could to help guide anyone who might want to do this. I unfortunately didn't have a choice and didn't remember signing up to do this shit when I got my wheels haha.
Ok on with the rollin. I rented a roller from a local shop called big fish motorsports... www.bigfishmotorsports.com Great shop super cool guys and awesome customer service, talk to Todd or Jay tell them Ash sent you. I highly recommend them, they are total e30 heads. They also have a 300hp n/a m20 beast :).
Anyways, once you get your roller be sure to get a heat gun, a towel or cloth, sockets to adjust the roller, and some screw drivers.
Like this, but missing the heat gun and ratchets in the pic.
Ok now lift the car up via a jack or what ever you got and put it up on stands, don't be a knuckle head and just use a jack. For the rears you want to take off both wheels and release the e-brake as you will be swinging the roller back and fourth freely.
Clean your inner fender very well, if need be use your screw driver and scrape any excess undercarriage spray from the factory. You will need to have all dirt and rocks out of the way or they will get caught in between the roller and your fender and will make your rolling experience look like shit. Don't skimp on this step.
Dirty ass fenders...
Here is a pic of the roller being mounted.
Once you get the roller own, adjust the angle and the pressure.
Here are two pictures of the amount or distance I would move the roller.
Before rolling or adding pressure be sure to heat up the area with the heat gun. It is best to wipe your fender clean or any oils or residue as the intense heat may leave marks. When heating the fender do it on the inside of the fender, not on the outside. Heat up the areas that you know you will be working with. I would heat it up till it was as hot as if the car was out in the sun on a 100 degree day or hotter. You don't want to over heat the fender and melt your paint but need the heat to help the metal to work with you as you roll...
Here is a shot to show you the angle and progress on the rear fenders...
An above shot of the stock fender...
With time, patients, and determination...
Rolled flat with a slight pull.
3 in the stink? HAHA
Up front you will need to remove the plastic fender lining as the heat gun will melt it. If your lucky you will discover a birds nest like me...haha
Rolling and pullin the front..
The fronts were alot easier, less material and they seemed to be thinner.
Finished product...
I will post some more pics when I get a chance. I hope that helped. If anyone has any input please chime in. This is my first time doing something like this and it wasn't hard at all just took lots of time and patients. Go SLOW and have a rhythm to your working.
Good news....NO MORE RUBBING.
Ash
Its an over all easy job but it takes time...lots of time. I spent about 5 hours on my car, but I took my sweet time and ate lunch and what not in between. I would say that fender rolling is all a rythme thing. You have to make sure the metal and the paint is hot but not to hot and keep the roller active working in small spots at a time. I tried to snap as many pics as I could to help guide anyone who might want to do this. I unfortunately didn't have a choice and didn't remember signing up to do this shit when I got my wheels haha.
Ok on with the rollin. I rented a roller from a local shop called big fish motorsports... www.bigfishmotorsports.com Great shop super cool guys and awesome customer service, talk to Todd or Jay tell them Ash sent you. I highly recommend them, they are total e30 heads. They also have a 300hp n/a m20 beast :).
Anyways, once you get your roller be sure to get a heat gun, a towel or cloth, sockets to adjust the roller, and some screw drivers.
Like this, but missing the heat gun and ratchets in the pic.
Ok now lift the car up via a jack or what ever you got and put it up on stands, don't be a knuckle head and just use a jack. For the rears you want to take off both wheels and release the e-brake as you will be swinging the roller back and fourth freely.
Clean your inner fender very well, if need be use your screw driver and scrape any excess undercarriage spray from the factory. You will need to have all dirt and rocks out of the way or they will get caught in between the roller and your fender and will make your rolling experience look like shit. Don't skimp on this step.
Dirty ass fenders...
Here is a pic of the roller being mounted.
Once you get the roller own, adjust the angle and the pressure.
Here are two pictures of the amount or distance I would move the roller.
Before rolling or adding pressure be sure to heat up the area with the heat gun. It is best to wipe your fender clean or any oils or residue as the intense heat may leave marks. When heating the fender do it on the inside of the fender, not on the outside. Heat up the areas that you know you will be working with. I would heat it up till it was as hot as if the car was out in the sun on a 100 degree day or hotter. You don't want to over heat the fender and melt your paint but need the heat to help the metal to work with you as you roll...
Here is a shot to show you the angle and progress on the rear fenders...
An above shot of the stock fender...
With time, patients, and determination...
Rolled flat with a slight pull.
3 in the stink? HAHA
Up front you will need to remove the plastic fender lining as the heat gun will melt it. If your lucky you will discover a birds nest like me...haha
Rolling and pullin the front..
The fronts were alot easier, less material and they seemed to be thinner.
Finished product...
I will post some more pics when I get a chance. I hope that helped. If anyone has any input please chime in. This is my first time doing something like this and it wasn't hard at all just took lots of time and patients. Go SLOW and have a rhythm to your working.
Good news....NO MORE RUBBING.
Ash
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