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jeffburch
04-02-2006, 12:34 PM
Who here has that fancy fender lip roller?
Can I borrow it?

Thx,

jb

CMC17
04-03-2006, 03:06 PM
Who here has that fancy fender lip roller?
Can I borrow it?

Thx,

jb

Mine isn't fancy and weighs about 10lbs. It gets the job done. I'd be more than happy to wield it at ya...er for ya...just mark the spot with an "X". :lol:

jeffburch
04-04-2006, 09:50 AM
Eric, is it something I can copy/whittle up on my own?
Gotta a pic?

thx
jb

gt40
04-04-2006, 10:01 AM
Eastwood has a really nice one (http://www.eastwoodco.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemType=PRODUCT&RS=1&itemID=6159&keyword=31158) on sale for for about $250. Anyone interested in pitching in for one? 10 folks at about $25 each would do it.

GlennCMC70
04-04-2006, 12:12 PM
dayum guys, use a hammer! i used one to do my cmc car and for those of you who have seen my 98 Z28 street car, i did those the same way to clear for 315's. no paint work required.

CMC17
04-04-2006, 01:04 PM
Eric, is it something I can copy/whittle up on my own?
Gotta a pic?

thx
jb

No pic...but it's effective. But, not as effective as an actual roller. CMC17 is not going to win a show/shine contest. 8)

RichardP
04-04-2006, 01:07 PM
This is the fender roller I built for myself:

http://corner-carvers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=6961&stc=1

There is a thread about them on Corner-Carvers (http://corner-carvers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24027&highlight=fender+rolling). They do work significantly better than beating the shit out of things with a hammer. You can actually stretch/reshape with the roller setup.

It's just sitting in my garage in Houston rusting away if anyone wants to come borrow it. Otherwise, I'll bring it to the track.

Richard Pedersen
#91 LX 5.0

jeffburch
04-04-2006, 02:31 PM
Yes yes!
That's it. Engineers think alike.
BFH was a last resort.

Next event will be to tight.
I need time to work it prior.
I was thinking Bud (local) had this.
Problem is, we're 200mi. away.
Can you ship, I'll re-emburse you?
If not no biggie.

thanks,

jb

gt40
04-04-2006, 03:01 PM
Yes yes!
That's it. Engineers think alike.
BFH was a last resort.

Next event will be to tight.
I need time to work it prior.
I was thinking Bud (local) had this.
Problem is, we're 200mi. away.
Can you ship, I'll re-emburse you?
If not no biggie.
If Richard wants to bring it to the April event, I'm sure a lot of us DFW folks can make use of it and when we're done, I can ship it back.

Sound reasonable, Richard?

AllZWay
04-04-2006, 03:07 PM
Jeff... This site used to offer the fender roller as a rental. It doesn't seem to be working right now, so it might not be available anymore or the site is just down.

http://www.fenderroller.com/

RichardP
04-05-2006, 08:25 AM
I'm happy to ship the tool but it is kind of heavy (on the order of 15#). At least it's not fragile... Just let me know where you want it sent.

Feel free to use it and pass it around. It's not like that hasn't happened before with one of my fancy home made tools...

To go with it, you will need a 6" c-clamp or equivalent and a wheel spacer or a bunch of washers. It should work fine with Ford or Chevy five bolt patterns.


Richard Pedersen
#91 LX 5.0

RichardP
04-05-2006, 08:25 AM
I'm happy to ship the tool but it is kind of heavy (on the order of 15#). At least it's not fragile... Just let me know where you want it sent.

Feel free to use it and pass it around. It's not like that hasn't happened before with one of my fancy home made tools...

To go with it, you will need a 6" c-clamp or equivalent and a wheel spacer or a bunch of washers. It should work fine with Ford or Chevy five bolt patterns.


Richard Pedersen
#91 LX 5.0

jeffburch
04-05-2006, 11:44 AM
RP, you have a pm.



RP, you have a pm.

jb
jb