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May 14, 2007 19:32:57 GMT
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Help....
The extra weight of the 1108 engine on my Fiat 500 is causing the arches to rub on the rear tyres. Can anybody out there help me with an arch roller, I would be happy to part with a few beer tokens or can you recommend somebody to do it?. I'm in N/W london / Middlesex area.
Thanks
Nigel
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markbognor
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May 14, 2007 20:24:14 GMT
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Slater made one to use on his metro, search for his thread in the readers rides, there's quite a good pic of it in there of it but its an epic tread to search through.
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markbognor
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May 14, 2007 20:53:12 GMT
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Found it for ya,  Quality job, right down to the pool ball handles. |
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B-8-D
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May 14, 2007 21:48:49 GMT
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ive read lots about keeping the wheels/tyres on and using a wooden baseball bat!
apparently one holds the bat and another pushes the car backwards and forwards pulling the handle of the bat out till its stretched!!
all the pics ive seen of this looks like very good results have been achieved.
ive yet to try this myself but i will let you all know when i attempt this on my rover
si
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tigran
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May 14, 2007 22:19:39 GMT
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If you're in that part of Laandan, you can do a LOT worse than speak to the nice chaps at R-Tec in St Albans/Hatfield. Their arch rolling skillzorz are renowned, and pretty cheap to boot. |
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ive read lots about keeping the wheels/tyres on and using a wooden baseball bat! apparently one holds the bat and another pushes the car backwards and forwards pulling the handle of the bat out till its stretched!! all the pics ive seen of this looks like very good results have been achieved. ive yet to try this myself but I will let you all know when I attempt this on my rover si I've often been tempted to take a baseball bat to the car but never thought about using one to roll the arches! I am trying to do it on the cheap and without breaking the paint, I have a set of flared arches for the car which I am going to fit in the autumn which will involve tubbing the arches properly, lower springs – shallow winged sump etc so I need a quick (and cheap) fix for the summer. |
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Graham
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ive read lots about keeping the wheels/tyres on and using a wooden baseball bat! apparently one holds the bat and another pushes the car backwards and forwards pulling the handle of the bat out till its stretched!! all the pics ive seen of this looks like very good results have been achieved. ive yet to try this myself but I will let you all know when I attempt this on my rover si one of our members on the 100e site done it this way and swears by it he is in the states and i will see if i can find his topic and paste it on here |
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May 15, 2007 17:29:49 GMT
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May 15, 2007 18:06:04 GMT
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i cant get ma head around the baseball bat idea??
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B-8-D
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May 15, 2007 22:43:05 GMT
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if you're careful -and slow- you can do it with a small hammer from the inside while holding a soft block of wood on the outside. baseball bat is intruiging, but that might suggest you have too much gap between the tyre and arch  the idea is you use the std wheels/tyres and when streatched fit the biggies.... si I know it works.. ive seen pics before/after and during.. great effects.. and somewhere when I was in the states,, said they use a baseball bat rather than a proper arch rolling tool because they get a batter roll that is more variable..!! #si |
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Last Edit: May 15, 2007 22:43:54 GMT by B-8-D
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May 16, 2007 19:11:26 GMT
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ive read lots about keeping the wheels/tyres on and using a wooden baseball bat! apparently one holds the bat and another pushes the car backwards and forwards pulling the handle of the bat out till its stretched!! all the pics ive seen of this looks like very good results have been achieved. ive yet to try this myself but I will let you all know when I attempt this on my rover si one of our members on the 100e site done it this way and swears by it he is in the states and I will see if I can find his topic and paste it on here Now thinking of giving this a try, did you manage to locate the thread from the 100e site? I figure if all goes pear shaped I can move onto plan B, tub the arches and use the fiberglass flares I have. Nigel |
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May 16, 2007 20:05:01 GMT
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could someone maybe please explain the bat arch rolling idea to me please?
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B-8-D
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ha ha ha.....
pink car...
dodgy music.....
those crazy japs...
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Quality clip! slinging the inner protectors back in could be a little issue, or maybe you just don't! worrying that he got the bar from beside the seat!  crazy! also i'd squidge some wax oyl in there too.  |
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stealthstylz
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May 17, 2007 11:02:40 GMT
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Its easy. Cut a baseball bat in half-ish down its length so its got one flat surface. Jack the car up slightly. Put the baseball bat on the rearmost edge of the arch lip which is catching, with the handle sticking outside the arch. Let the jack down. Push the car forwards. Jack the car up, pull the baseball out a bit, let the jack down, roll the car forwards. Can be repeated as much as needed.
Matt
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May 17, 2007 11:39:30 GMT
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ahh, i thought you left the baseball bat whole so it could roll between the tyre and the wheel, hence "rolling the arches"??
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stealthstylz
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May 17, 2007 11:46:32 GMT
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No if it could roll it would stay in one place lol needs to grip the tyre.
Matt
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Dez
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May 17, 2007 13:01:04 GMT
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wrong.
you don't cut the bat in half. it stays whole so it can roll between tyre and arch- infact you turn it backwards to make it roll along as you do it.
edit- ive just watched the weird J video and he shows how its done perfectly.
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Last Edit: May 17, 2007 13:01:59 GMT by Dez
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stealthstylz
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May 17, 2007 14:47:40 GMT
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Oh lol. I did it on my old 106 worked perfectly with the bat cut in half? The full bat wouldn't fit between the tyre and arch tho.
Matt
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slater
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May 17, 2007 17:00:39 GMT
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I did it with a bit of 1" bar when i did the fiesta. Worked on the back but the wing just flexed on the front
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crazy!
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