how are you bending the tubes then??

 

torches, its solid so it wont kink, what i am doin is forming the flat piece first tack welding it on, then bending the round around that

 

you could make a bending template out of some 2x6's nailed to some 3/4" plywood for the correct curve or use bolts welded to a plate of steel in the curve pattern you want clamped into a vise and have you a make shift bender for your tubing. most of your curves will be the same so 1 pattern would suffice

 

i was gonna weld bolts to a plate, but you get spring back so you need to acctually bend it farth then the angle you need so its easier to just do it on the rig......guess and check lol guess and check

 

weld them to the plate in a tighter radius to compensate for springback.. trial and error

 

at that point i may as well bend them on the jeeo though, i have new pics i will post in a bit

 

her you go

 

I'm doing the same flare mod. First I've seen anyone else do it. I wanted a little less weight. Went with 16 gauge sheet metal and 1" OD tubing. It's still gonna be sturdy enough for flares because of the bends and welds. The 1" tubing is actually going clear back under the body and doubling as the mounts. My flares were made for cardboard first to use as a templet for deciding what lines to us. Fun building your own stuff instead of buying it, isn't it!

 

are you only wleding the flar to the rear quarter panels?

or are you welding to the pinch weld in the original fender well.?
welding underneath at all or just top side?

love to see some strength tests once your done. like holding your weight standing on it.?

 

Is that for me or the original thread post?

 

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they are welded to only the armor, then the ends will bolt onto my slider and rear bumper, just tack welded i have already stood on the and i can shake the whole jeep from them. and yea im doing them this was because i have never seen them done like this, the rears are aslo going to be 2 piece like a bushwhacker flare.

 

great work, I like how these fenders are turning out.

 

I've seen quarters done before that really look like they were out of place or just chunked onto the body, but I gotta say, I really like how you did the quarters. They blend well and look very clean. Nice job on these.

 

thanks guys, im just tacking them all up then i think i and gonna tig weld them, should give them a nice clean look, but there is still alot of work before final welding.