michelottiv8 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 After a lot of cutting of a new Austin Montego wheelarch (with the help of Maestro front wings for the rearmost little section to clear my 8x15 revolutions (zero offset) with 225/50r15 tyres, I have arrived at this shape on my Pi . Any thoughts? The same wheel/tyre combination fills the front arches perfectly. see pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Afternoon GrahamCan we have a side shot??I'm struggling to visualise it without the flat at the top.CheersColin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelottiv8 Posted September 13, 2012 Author Share Posted September 13, 2012 thescrapman wrote:Afternoon GrahamCan we have a side shot??I'm struggling to visualise it without the flat at the top.CheersColin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzer Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Surprisingly it looks quite good although ideally in my opinion it would be nice for the arch to run into the rear swage line. So it would need to be slightly lower with a taper into it. Just an opinion but well done on getting it to fit and look something like.Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cammmy Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Looks cool.I think that the ultimate would be to extend it all the way along the line and blend it in at the rear. Kind of like:A lot more work but would be soooooooooooooooo epic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dion Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Please don't do it. It is about the worst modification to the lovely Michelotti shape. I hate round wheelarches. They have no character, too blunt, boring. Most (all?) interesting cars do NOT have round wheelarches if you think of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piman Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Hello Dion, I agree with you, apart from :- "Most (all?) interesting cars do NOT have round wheelarches if you think of it."Aston, Jaguar to mention two British makes.Alec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelottiv8 Posted September 14, 2012 Author Share Posted September 14, 2012 I agree with Dion and piman about changing the shape of the wheelarches if I was keeping the car standard. It is being built as a heavily modified track day car however. My last track day Triumph 2500 Mk1 LDD 683E had 7x15 minilites with "fettled" rear arches and 205/55R15 Dunlop rubber. It was quicker than a lot of moderns 10 years ago (particularly in the wet at Castle Coombe) but I feel a bit wider track day rubber is now needed to keep pace. Dunlop Formula R or Toyo R1R 225/45R15 will be used and that means changing the profile of the arches. The Group 2 Capris had lovely arches but the ear wheels were 13" wide and I'm trying to keep it subtle!Thanks for your input thoughGraham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 What do the arches on the Del Lines cars look like??Did they keep the flat top edge?The round arches don't look as bad as I thought they would!Once they are all body coloured it will probably be un-noticeable.CheersColin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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