My Blackberry Caddy

[hef355]

Nice Stu, tint of metallic in that gloss black, lovely!


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[brooneye]

They look nice. Doing a cracking job pal


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[Stedlocks]

so nice and spangly!

[Barbel330]

Next up on the operating/garden table is the front bumper so I can cut, weld up and make fit the front wheel arch extensions. The arch kit is designed for a mk4 so the front wings and bumper sections are different to my mk3, plus I have a custom bumper so everything needs some adjustment.



The wing arch piece is too long for my van so I marked and cut a section off.



Then the bumper piece is too short



And the bottom doesn’t fit the shape of my bumper



The piece which I cut off the wing arch is going to be used to extend the bumper piece



They are then plastic welded together



Inside and outside




Sanded and ready for a skim of fibre tech filler.




The arch then needs a little bit of heating up so I can get it to fit the shape of the bumper.

Before


After


Also needed to trim the lip of the wing sections so I can air out without it touching the tyres




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[Berger]

Mate I wish I had your skills can’t wait to see it when it’s done

[Poopcamp]

Damn!

[Barbel330]

Thank you mate.

I'm learning as I go with all this plastic welding tbh. Although I've done a bit in the past for my work that's been more crack repairs, I only got an actual proper welder a few weeks ago. I've used it a hell of a lot since I got it though so it was a good buy for £65 I even had to use it on my mirrors yesterday when I snapped a lug off, not sure how I got by without one now

[Gary.8]

Top work that stu looking forward to seeing it all finished.
Like Berger said i wish I had your skill...

[Barbel330]

Cheers Gary

[Celticrsmith]

[Gresley]

Brilliant work on those arches and your whole van in general. I've had to do a lot of arch work myself and it's not easy. Look forward to seeing all the new additions.

[Barbel330]

Cheers.

I'll try to get them primed in the morning, then painted asap. I'm getting a bit fed up doing all these little parts tbh, I'll be glad when they're finished. They need to be primed in black due to the blackberry needing a black surfacer which is all extra hassle Should be worth it in the end hopefully

[Gresley]

I feel your pain regarding working on lots of little parts. Definitely be worth it in the end!

[hef355]

Brilliant work Stu!! Thinking of this kit just for the rear of my van as my 10 x 20 rear wheels protrude the rear arches and this arch kit would suit i think, i’m sure you would fit mine for £20 wouldn’t you


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[Barbel330]

£20 a minute and I'd consider it Hef

It's a lot of work for something that 99% of the population would never even realise is there