MajorJones's Custom Fenders

[MajorJones]

There are a few aftermarket fender choices out there. Carbon fiber, J's Racing 20mm, and a bunch of ricer widebody kits.
I want something different, Then again I always want to be different. So, i have came to the conclusion that i will make my own.

I will be making widebody style front fenders. Hoping the end product will look something like this.

http://www.carid.com/images/extreme-dimensions/body-kits/duraflex/duraflex-honda-s2000-2009-ams-widebody-front-fenders-5.jpg

They wont stick out that far but they will be open vented as shown, minus the crazy shit going on at the bottom.

Here is the drawings I came up with. The vented gap will be about 1 inch.

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x240/StraightEpPower/df39e27c-ea8a-4a1c-8c5b-3dd3c14fcc20_zpsb1650811.jpg
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x240/StraightEpPower/20131025_203844_zpsd9bc6f7a.jpg
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x240/StraightEpPower/20131025_203854_zpscb6cbee0.jpg
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x240/StraightEpPower/20131025_203849_zpsfdf9428e.jpg

I will be modifying the oem fenders into them. Once complete I will make a mold and make a set out of fiberglass.

If all goes well i will be making another custom duckbill wing to fit to my collection.

Let the journey begin.:wavey:

[MajorJones]

reserved.

[MajorJones]

reserved

[Ubeyo]

sick design! really looking forward to seeing the turn out :D and if you make another duckbill what you gonna do with the other one? ...you should sell it to me :P

[MajorJones]

I will be keeping the old duckbill cause i'm a horder lol

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x240/StraightEpPower/2012-09-24145101.jpg
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x240/StraightEpPower/2012-09-24145036.jpg
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x240/StraightEpPower/2012-09-24145005.jpg

Those are old picture. I have a jdm front with lip and fenders in there now and some much more.

[MajorJones]

The new duckbill i will be working on in the future will be like the mugen one, but all filled in. Thats the thing i hate about this duckbill, that it is to straight IMO.

[Sucka]

You are my hero! Im interested in the fender. Will they have vents like the J's Racing ones?

[USAF EP3]

Fuck. Yes.

If you ever make more than one set, I would love to get my hands on them.

[EP3Lov3]

I will be keeping the old duckbill cause i'm a horder lol

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x240/StraightEpPower/2012-09-24145101.jpg
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x240/StraightEpPower/2012-09-24145036.jpg
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x240/StraightEpPower/2012-09-24145005.jpg

Those are old picture. I have a jdm front with lip and fenders in there now and some much more.

I spy some Feels!

[MajorJones]

I spy some Feels!

Oh yeah, Dat FEEL's grill
http://i.imgur.com/PQ0Z0gI.jpg

[MajorJones]

You are my hero! Im interested in the fender. Will they have vents like the J's Racing ones?

I like the J's Racing fenders, but I feel like the side vent ruins it. So, it will be solid but vented on the door side.


Fuck. Yes.

If you ever make more than one set, I would love to get my hands on them.

I'm hoping to make 3 at the most. Since the base with be made out of fiberglass, I'm hoping to have a Carbon fiber set, Kevlar set, and a paint matching set. We will see once the mold is made on if i will produce for others.

[monjarassi]

headlights need loving

[MajorJones]

So an update on the fenders. I only had about and hour to work on the driver side today.

I pulled the lip out and roughly formed it for the wide fender flare.

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x240/StraightEpPower/20131027_212402_zps76604ac1.jpg
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x240/StraightEpPower/20131027_212318_zpsa0dabeb5.jpg
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x240/StraightEpPower/20131027_212151_zps53224d49.jpg

You can see i pulled the body line out of the fender from the middle towards the end. I left the line towards the front so it will still line up with the front bumper smoothly.

Next weekend I will do the same to the passenger side. I hope to extend and shorten the brackets that will provide the vent, and grind off the fender lining mounting points.

[MajorJones]

headlights need loving

I really need to fix the cut-offs on my 04-05 CTR headlights, so i can ditch these. I should do that instead of this fender project lol.

[EP3Lov3]

Can't wait to see these fenders.........

[Sucka]

Can't wait to see the fenders!

[tlikethedrink]

Going to look sick. How wide are you looking to run?

[MajorJones]

Going to look sick. How wide are you looking to run?

I have a simple set up that really isn't to extreme right now. I put on my 15mm spacers on and it was impossible to move the car. My wheel gap was the thickness of the metal part on our keys. This will hopeful move it out of the "danger zone". I do plan on getting something by 9 in the future. Might as well get prepared for it now.


I will be working on them tonight and the rest of the weekend. I will post progress picture and updates. Stay tuned!

[tlikethedrink]

Sick. Good luck bro!

[Hasbro]

Were you thinking something like this? Very well done.

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa278/Hasbro_photos/RSXflare.jpg (http://s202.photobucket.com/user/Hasbro_photos/media/RSXflare.jpg.html)

[MajorJones]

Were you thinking something like this? Very well done.

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa278/Hasbro_photos/RSXflare.jpg (http://s202.photobucket.com/user/Hasbro_photos/media/RSXflare.jpg.html)

Hasbro you know the rules, no porn allowed outside the nsfw section lol

Yes, That is what i'm looking for. The flare is pretty extreme on that tho. I'm debating on if i want to keep it flush above that body line.

[MajorJones]

Finish re-working the passenger side. I sanded off the clear coat on both and start fill & fairing them out. I'm hoping to have the shaping finished by this weekend. Shitty pics i know. I will get better ones today.

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x240/StraightEpPower/20131101_211919_zps3bd9f28d.jpg
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x240/StraightEpPower/20131101_221923_zps1fbbc90f.jpg

[Hasbro]

That's what I'm doing except I left them on the car to get width correct and also because I'm lazy. What body filler are you using?

I tried to take a photo but camera says I'm out of memory. I thought the computer erased everything, damnit. Anyone know what I should do? Any way, I pulled the lip out for more fender (7/16") but it will require some small pieces of sheet metal to make continuous. I was thinking of brazing instead of welding but haven't researched it. I figure with brazing I can change the shape if I don't like it.

Here's an old pic;

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa278/Hasbro_photos/ToyoRa1whiteshoepolish003.jpg (http://s202.photobucket.com/user/Hasbro_photos/media/ToyoRa1whiteshoepolish003.jpg.html)

[MajorJones]

I'm using 404 High-Density Filler from west systems. It's a high strength filler used on boat and airliners.

For now I'm just fairing out the lumps from the rough shaping. Once that is out of the way ill do a mock up and start getting the even shape together.

[MajorJones]

That's what I'm doing except I left them on the car to get width correct and also because I'm lazy. What body filler are you using?

I tried to take a photo but camera says I'm out of memory. I thought the computer erased everything, damnit. Anyone know what I should do? Any way, I pulled the lip out for more fender (7/16") but it will require some small pieces of sheet metal to make continuous. I was thinking of brazing instead of welding but haven't researched it. I figure with brazing I can change the shape if I don't like it.

Here's an old pic;

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa278/Hasbro_photos/ToyoRa1whiteshoepolish003.jpg (http://s202.photobucket.com/user/Hasbro_photos/media/ToyoRa1whiteshoepolish003.jpg.html)

I see, You pushed the body line in to push out the lip. I thought about going that route but i felt like it was going to throw the transition from the bumper to the fender off. What i did is i beat the body line out more and about an inch above it for the flare. Near the bumper i left the oem body line but slowly blended it into the flare.

Pics for reference:
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x240/StraightEpPower/20131102_150938_zps831105cf.jpg
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x240/StraightEpPower/20131102_151000_zps49379c10.jpg

[Hasbro]

No, The body line is only slightly pushed in at the end there. I will hammer it smooth and pull it some more. The front bumper will eventually also be a couple of inches wider. I bent the 1 1/4" flat edge of the fender to the same angle of the curved fender. I muscled the curved portion (the whole fender) out about 1 1/2" so the angle doesn't change, instead the whole fender sort of puffs out if you get my meaning. I tried to keep the fender at the door line in instead of pulled in case I want to cut that fender section to push it in several inches for air flow (Gurney flap).

This will be enough for a 3" wider track and the extra tire width, about 2" each side iirc.

Appreciate all the pics! It's nice to see someone else doing fender work and you seem to actually know what you are doing, lol!

[MajorJones]

No, The body line is only slightly pushed in at the end there. I will hammer it smooth and pull it some more. The front bumper will eventually also be a couple of inches wider. I bent the 1 1/4" flat edge of the fender to the same angle of the curved fender. I muscled the curved portion (the whole fender) out about 1 1/2" so the angle doesn't change, instead the whole fender sort of puffs out if you get my meaning. I tried to keep the fender at the door line in instead of pulled in case I want to cut that fender section to push it in several inches for air flow (Gurney flap).

This will be enough for a 3" wider track and the extra tire width, about 2" each side iirc.

Appreciate all the pics! It's nice to see someone else doing fender work and you seem to actually know what you are doing, lol!

Honestly, I'm just using what I know from work and a little bit from the internet. Compare to what i do i work sometimes, this is pretty easy. I make interior bin compartments for major airliners from scratch to finish product. So, laying fiberglass, using filler, and prepping for paint is an everyday thing for me.

[MajorJones]

Since i rarely have free time, I will be working like a mad man this weekend on these. So, A little before dinner update for you guys.

I'm STILL shaping these damn things... I did however i shaved off the back vent edge portion and the fender lining tabs. Still shooting to getting mocked up on the car tonight.

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x240/StraightEpPower/20131102_165849_zpsd12e8d73.jpg
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x240/StraightEpPower/20131102_170258_zps1562003f.jpg
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x240/StraightEpPower/20131102_174206_zps83464ff5.jpg
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x240/StraightEpPower/20131102_174211_zps24e5b23c.jpg
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x240/StraightEpPower/20131102_174224_zps59ba224e.jpg
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x240/StraightEpPower/20131102_174242_zpscad5b5dd.jpg

[MajorJones]

Another update. I still need to fine tune the shaping. I did mount then to the car tonight and add my 15mm spacers in the front. The vent gap is at 5mm right now. Im unsure it i want to push that out to ten.

Eating Pho. Pictures of them mounted on the car will be posted tonight. Stay tuned!

[tlikethedrink]

Were you thinking something like this? Very well done.

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa278/Hasbro_photos/RSXflare.jpg (http://s202.photobucket.com/user/Hasbro_photos/media/RSXflare.jpg.html)

Any pics of this car from diff angles?


Another update. I still need to fine tune the shaping. I did mount then to the car tonight and add my 15mm spacers in the front. The vent gap is at 5mm right now. Im unsure it i want to push that out to ten.

Eating Pho. Pictures of them mounted on the car will be posted tonight. Stay tuned!

Side note... Love Pho. ***

Fenders look like they're coming together very well. Looking forward to the pics!

[MajorJones]

Here are the pictures. Let me know any thoughts on them. Positive or negative. Anything i should change?
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x240/StraightEpPower/20131103_154011_zpsd544df63.jpg
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x240/StraightEpPower/20131103_165023_zps433f22a0.jpg
Without 15mm spacers.
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x240/StraightEpPower/20131103_165033_zpsffc6831a.jpg
With spacers.
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x240/StraightEpPower/20131103_171242_zps75c4167b.jpg
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x240/StraightEpPower/20131103_171254_zps4ef4a908.jpg
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x240/StraightEpPower/20131103_172207_zps8257c3e1.jpg

The wheel set up i have on there now is 16x6.5 +30 with the spacers on them.

[Hasbro]

Nice work. I like the flare. Is the vent area finished? Are the wheels and tires staying the same? Definitely better with the spacer.

Let me see what I can find re. The RSX fender. There are at least two of them that I know of. The other guy has a silver one and races it a lot.


Edit; nothing yet.

[MajorJones]

Is the vent area finished?

Are the wheels and tires staying the same? Definitely better with the spacer.

Nope not yet on the vent. I think i want to push it out more maybe 10mm or 15mm.

I would like to upgrade to something 17x9. Cause like Monjarassi said on a different forum, we really wont know how the fitment of the flare is until a wider wheel is mounted.

[Hasbro]

I like the idea of a wider vent. Man, a 9" wheel changes everything.

[lemonhead228]

You wouldn't want to just out flares on like moonsi and flepstar? Very nice job btw..

[Hasbro]

You wouldn't want to just out flares on like moonsi and flepstar? Very nice job btw..

If you had put your ad up a month or two earlier, I'd have snapped them up in 5 minutes. I'd been searching for similar on several forums. What are they, actually?

[Ubeyo]

really digging the turn out so far! :D

[MajorJones]

You wouldn't want to just out flares on like moonsi and flepstar? Very nice job btw..

It's just the to drastic change in the overall shape of the car that turns me away from them. Don't get me wrong both guy's EPs look fantastic it's just not something i could rock on my daily driver.


really digging the turn out so far! :D

Thanks man :mcool:

So, i think going to to flare out the outer lip just a bit more. It should look more like the RSX one Hasbro posted. Just waiting for a buddy to hook it up with the fender roller.

[Ubeyo]

So, i think going to to flare out the outer lip just a bit more. It should look more like the RSX one Hasbro posted. Just waiting for a buddy to hook it up with the fender roller.

sickkk!
but if i could add my 2 cents if you don't mind i think you should roll it higher up rather than in the middle like that rsx... it would most definitely make it look better and not so un aligned when it comes to the lines cause that rsx probably looks like a circle from the rear lol

[tlikethedrink]

Nope not yet on the vent. I think i want to push it out more maybe 10mm or 15mm.

I would like to upgrade to something 17x9. Cause like Monjarassi said on a different forum, we really wont know how the fitment of the flare is until a wider wheel is mounted.

Why not get the wheels/ tires mounted to know exactly what your working with? Looks great tho.

[Hasbro]

Why not get the wheels/ tires mounted to know exactly what your working with? Looks great tho.

That's what I did, then added 10mm for the spacers that weren't on. Well, eyeballed it with my trusty mesquite branch.:mbiggrin:

Btw, the angle of the flared white DC5 fender has a different angle from the EP.

[MajorJones]

Update guys,

With 30mm spacers :shocked:
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x240/StraightEpPower/20131110_191542_zps9497c690.jpg
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x240/StraightEpPower/20131110_191555_zpsfe56245b.jpg
Broke the plasctic piece and snapped the head of the bolt off :mad2:
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x240/StraightEpPower/20131110_215249_zpsd535c465.jpg
Extended the flare more towards the door.
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x240/StraightEpPower/20131110_215257_zps875d5a0a.jpg
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x240/StraightEpPower/20131110_215308_zpsb9761936.jpg
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x240/StraightEpPower/20131110_215318_zpsa5a16377.jpg

Overall i hate that i flared that lip out. I think i fucked this project up. There is cracks that wouldn't keep an even flare that i have to fix. The whole plastic and bolt thing. The fact that even at a +15 offset they don't sit flush.

Shit, I think i just need to sleep on it.

oh did widen the vent which is the only thing that come out right tonight.

[Hasbro]

Man, flaring is hard, you're doing fine. The end product will work out. And kudos to you for doing it.

[USAF EP3]

You got this! Don't give up now, if anything this means you're making progress, not failure.

Every pioneer that's made a breakthrough had to fall first to discover what's ahead!

I know that all sounded pretty damn lame...but I meant every word of it!!

[Ubeyo]

don't give up man!!! the turn out so far is amazing! stay positive it'll all be worth it in the end! :D

[MajorJones]

Hey, Thanks guys.
I was pretty disappointment last night that it didn't turn out the way i was hoping. I will be returning this back to how they were, they were fine before IMO. I am currently looking for new fenders to do the flair lip to. The problem with these is that i widened them while retaining the OEM look. The lip flair was just to much. SO , now i will be making two types of custom fenders. OEM flair style and Lip flair. Both will still be vented.

Thanks again guys for the positive comments. Stay tune!

[Ubeyo]

aw hell yea keep us updated! if i didn't know my wife would tell me to stop wasting money if i tried to do this project i would go for it too lol but I'm just gonn have to roll my bad boys instead -.- lol

[usedep3]

have you thought about getting replica j's racing style fenders?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-Civic-EP1-EP2-EP3-Type-R-EP4-ID-Workz-Front-Wide-Vented-Wings-/140914796046

[MajorJones]

That vent bugs me for some reason. I would but i just can stand that vent, reminder me of the ricer fenders. No hate to anyone sporting them just not for me.

I have a new OEM set on the way. This thread will be up and going again soon guys.

[MajorJones]

Posting in here to remind myself to work on them tomorrow lol

[Original]

Not to be a dick. I like that you are trying. But it kind of just looks like someone hit your car and your body lines don't line up.

[Ubeyo]

I pulled mine and used a spacer :D but i like yours more since the bottom still lines up nicely

[Hasbro]

Not to be a dick. I like that you are trying. But it kind of just looks like someone hit your car and your body lines don't line up.

Lol, starting your first post with, "Not to be a dick". Welcome to EPHatch.

[Ubeyo]

Lol, starting your first post with, "Not to be a dick". Welcome to EPHatch.

Haha wish i wasnt on tapatalk and could see his post count earlier... This isnt hondatech, and welcome to ephatch :D