Sprint rear inner wing

[PaulM]

Purchased a inner rear wing (outer) from Rimmers but unfortunately it fits like a foot in a glove. Anybody have any experience of fitting one and how you had to modify it. Any advice would be appreciated.

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Purchased a inner rear wing (outer) from Rimmers but unfortunately it fits like a foot in a glove. Anybody have any experience of fitting one and how you had to modify it. Any advice would be appreciated.

I bought them from same place fitment was/is crap considering i paid over £130 for each side its crap, but i couldn't find any good second hand ones, in my case i got carried away and cut to much of the passengers side out thinking these would fit okay, so im now making my own arches but there not easy to make as theres a lot of different shapes to them

Dave

[PaulM]

Thanks for the reply Dave. I have done the same and tried to cut and shut but it is impossible to achieve the correct shape. I feel a firm email to Rimmers is required.

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[Macleesh]

I tried to fit a genuine NOS panel and it was a nightmare so not surprised a pattern part is proving challenging.
I would suggest repairing your existing one is more likely to succeed, if its too far gone seek out a cut from a breaker.

Sean

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Paul

What condition are your outer arch in ( rusty or not )

Dave

[PaulM]

Hi all, thanks for the replies. Original not salvageable unfortunately, it was like a lace curtain. I guess the options I have is to build a pattern and have one made or as Sean suggests try and find one at a breakers. The Rimmer panels are produced in 2 sections and then welded I not sure if its worth exploring buying another from Rimmers but in the two sections which would allow far more flexibility.

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Hi all, thanks for the replies. Original not salvageable unfortunately, it was like a lace curtain. I guess the options I have is to build a pattern and have one made or as Sean suggests try and find one at a breakers. The Rimmer panels are produced in 2 sections and then welded I not sure if its worth exploring buying another from Rimmers but in the two sections which would allow far more flexibility.

Paul

On my car its had a rear wing fitted on drivers side, but they didnt do any thing about the inner arch, on the passengers side im fitting a rear arch and the inner arch

I found the inner arch i bought,had the wrong proile along the arch lip to the outer arch lip,at the back its curved where it should be straight,and around the dog leg it was the wrong shape

So im cutting up my new inner arch to make adjustments so i can get it to fit, my other arch i didnt cut as much out, so im making a inner arch from scratch

Dave

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Everything in red primer is original panel

Dave

[PaulM]

Hello Dave, thanks for the reply, it is very helpful. A few questions, did you remake the whole return edge and how did you achieve the correct shape. Have you re-profiled both ends of the arch. If I replace the outer wheel arch first will that allow me to develop the correct profile for the return lip and then is it possible to manoeuvre the inner arch into position. Sorry for all the questions but this issue is causing me more stress than the rest of the car and it would appear you have the solution. Kind regards

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Hello Dave, thanks for the reply, it is very helpful. A few questions, did you remake the whole return edge and how did you achieve the correct shape. Have you re-profiled both ends of the arch. If I replace the outer wheel arch first will that allow me to develop the correct profile for the return lip and then is it possible to manoeuvre the inner arch into position. Sorry for all the questions but this issue is causing me more stress than the rest of the car and it would appear you have the solution. Kind regards

Paul

Ive had a lot of trouble doing this repair ive had 3 or 4 goes at it,

Yes i did replace the whole arch lip, and i did reprofile both end of the arch

my metal bender is 3ft long so had to make it in 2 parts, i bent the metal in to a right angle and then used the metal stretcher/shrinker to follow the profile of the outer arch, machine mart sell a 2ft metal bender that goes in to your vice, if you haven't got that you could bend the metal between 2 bits of wood or angle iron, to shape the metal to suite the outer profile, put a cut i one side of the metal you've bend, but put the cut in the opposite side you want to bend that way you won't have the weld small triangle bits in

hope that helps Dave

Four got to say try and leave your outer arch is place, it will give you a pattern to follow, also by leave the outer arch in place you then can't get the inner arch welded in the wrong place, im going to weld my inner arch in before i fit the outer

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Hello Dave, thanks for the reply, it is very helpful. A few questions, did you remake the whole return edge and how did you achieve the correct shape. Have you re-profiled both ends of the arch. If I replace the outer wheel arch first will that allow me to develop the correct profile for the return lip and then is it possible to manoeuvre the inner arch into position. Sorry for all the questions but this issue is causing me more stress than the rest of the car and it would appear you have the solution. Kind regards

Paul

Ive had a lot of trouble doing this repair ive had 3 or 4 goes at it,

Yes i did replace the whole arch lip, and i did reprofile both end of the arch

my metal bender is 3ft long so had to make it in 2 parts, i bent the metal in to a right angle and then used the metal stretcher/shrinker to follow the profile of the outer arch, machine mart sell a 2ft metal bender that goes in to your vice, if you haven't got that you could bend the metal between 2 bits of wood or angle iron, to shape the metal to suite the outer profile, put a cut in one side of the metal you've bend, but put the cut in the opposite side you want to bend that way you won't have the weld small triangle bits in

hope that helps Dave

Four got to say try and leave your outer arch is place, it will give you a pattern to follow, also by leave the outer arch in place you then can't get the inner arch welded in the wrong place, im going to weld my inner arch in before i fit the outer