Subiesport Magazine - November 2008 - (Page 94)

Dreadnought Widebody Install Part 2 IN A PREVIOUS issue we showed you the beginning steps of installing our HTAutos 22B widebody kit for our Impreza Wagon. Installing the front fenders is a more-or-less simple matter of unbolting the stock fenders and bolting the new, wider units in place. The rear fenders are another matter. The door section of this kit can be easily riveted in place without having to modify the sheet metal underneath. However, if you want working door handles, you will have to extend the actuator bar, which can be done with a length of heavy gauge wire from your local hardware store. The rear fender piece will require cutting and re-welding your fender arches. This means cutting away structural metal from the unibody and then re-welding it all back together. If you decide not to modify your arches and leave them uncut, this will negate your ability to utilize the widebody as the stock fender will remain in place, obviating the widebody fender. If you cut and modify the fender but do not re-weld, you will lose structural integrity in the unibody, causing the chassis to flex, which is also bad. Keep in mind, this is the “easy” install method where we have simply tacked the fenders into place with a mixture of rivets and heavy-duty black urethane adhesive; function over show-car form. The new kit allowed us to mount a set of Motegi 18x8-inch rims with Yokohama S.Drive 245/40-18 rubber. Thanks to Dustin Harris at Surgeline Tuning for performing the necessary cutting and welding. 94 NOVEMBER 2008 SPONSERS www.HTAutos.co.uk www.Surgelinetuning.com www.Motegiracing.com www.Yokohamatire.com 4. We also had to remove the backside of the door panel, since it extends into the fender. 1. The first step is to shave away undercoating to expose bare metal. This makes welding possible as you can’t really weld through the thick rubber undercoating. This tool eats through undercoating like butter. 2. The inner fender prepped. If you really want to go nuts, you can shave all the undercoating off your car and shed about 50lbs. 3. This is about how munch fender material we are removing. It does not look like a lot, but it is just about even with the top of the fender well. http://www.HTAutos.co.uk http://www.Motegiracing.com http://www.Surgelinetuning.com http://www.Yokohamatire.com

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