931bodykit

Here is the progress of installing my IFC wide body kit for the 931.
This page is a chronological documentary of the installation. Each
picture has the date the picture was taken so you can get an idea of
the amount of time and elbow grease this project is taking.

The pictures below are the first steps of cutting the fender out to the top of the
wheel arch, then building out a new wider fender well with sheet metal. I decided
to use aluminum sheetmetal and rivet it to the existing body work and also seal it
with caulk. I formed the shape of the lip by cutting flanges, then welding the flanges
together. I was worried more about corrosion resistance than anything, being here
in the northwest we get lots of rain, so corrosion is a pretty big issue, at least they
don't salt the roads here.

3/14/2003

3/14/2003

3/24/2003

3/26/2003

3/27/2003

Here is the fender as I get ready to cut the stock wheel well out...this is a very nerve racking step.

Here is the new fender well I fabricated all riveted in and sealed up so it is weather tight.

Here is the fender flair again from a different angle all glued in place. I used jell
fiberglass resin to attach the fender to the body. What you can't see is that under the
fender I wire wheeled the car body to bare metal to get the best possible adhesion.

Here is the new fender all glued on before bondoing it in and smoothing out..

Here is the driver's side fender all marked out, ready to be cut.

3/30/03

Rear bumper and driver's fender are installed here. Notice the gap between the
fender and rear bumper, this will need to be fiberglassed in and smoothed out.

3/30/03

Here is a better shot of the rear bumper as it is installed. All panels are
glued on to bare steel using jell fiberglass resin, then rivited in to place.

3/31/2003

The passanger side bumper and fender are fiberglassed together at this point. To fill the gap between
the seperate bumper and fender pieces, I built up 3 layers of fiberglass and riveted a piece of
aluminum sheet behind the fiberglass for extra strength. The picture was taken after 3 applications of
bondo and hours of sanding and primering.

5/10/03

Here is a 2nd layer of Bondo applied after
sanding the 1st layer. Bondo is used to
conceal the edges of the fiberglass panels.

5/10/03

Here is the finished tail light opening, still in primer.