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garsod
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Thanks for the research on the flares. Mirror Image can only produce the flares in Black material that is paintable. I'm open to going in as partners on the reproducing of the 79 flares and am still open to sending my NOS set to Mirror Image for use as the molding set. 1ManGang: If you want to PM me your number and we can chat about this that would work. Anyone still following this and is willing to purchase a set please respond and let us know. I'm in for two sets. Dave |
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1ManGang
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PM sent with phone number.
Found the Front Spoiler Thread and it appears that the front spoiler was fit on at least one 78 so that is probably not an issue. I might be test fitting m 78 flares to a Spirit in the near future to see how they look. We have a couple Spirits available. Hopefully the side profile where the flares mount wasn't changed. |
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garsod
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I'm still in for 1 set
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1ManGang
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All,
I am working out some details regarding the interchangeability of the Spirit and Concord Flares. (Since i have Concord flares and a Spirit, I am fitting the Concord flares on a Spirit.) Once that is worked out, I intend on possibly visiting Mirror Image with a set of flares so he John can see and touch what we have. I hope that visit will happen before April. I have ordered a front spoiler to see how it compares to the original spoiler. I will fit it and expect that it will fit nicely on my Concord. As I stated previously, I will take 1 set of Spirit Flares. I am pretty serious about funding up to 10 sets @$450 to get this moving. We still need some of the other people who said they were interested in flares to speak up. I would really like to have the flares molded on a car. I would also like to either show the prototype flares at Auburn AMO National or have the final flares ready for distribution at the Auburn Show. I don't know what the production schedule or the molding / QA process will require for time but the earlier we start the better chance we have of having something by the show. |
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1ManGang
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PM sent to Garsod.
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racerkilla
AMC Nut Joined: Mar/08/2010 Location: Jeffersonville Status: Offline Points: 359 |
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I would consider a set but need to see them done first. The flares will have to be molded with them installed on a car. There is way to much give if trying to pull a mold from a loose flare. The oem material you can bend where the each ends can touch or even twist entire flare around. Molded wrong and you have 1/2 gap here or there as the material the repo air dam was hard and sturdy. But in this case may be an issue as oem flares have a tough time fitting tight. I know my 2 79 amx's I have basically the entire flare tight against body with nothing other then screws in lip of fenders
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garweb3
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Isn't there some kind of filler strip that goes between the flair and the body also?
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1974 Javelin AMX
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racerkilla
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The oem had a like a rubberish strip that was stapled to the flare very thin. Had nothing with holding flare tight against the body. I removed it on my 8 flares as was not savable and looks much cleaner with flare just touching body tight.
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SCRAGTOP
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There is a factory "welting strip" that goes in between the flares and the qtr/fender. In the factory parts book, there is reference to it on the outline drawing and there is a part number given. I think Jeff Kennedy also sells them. I believe 1mangang ordered one from Kennedy and we are waiting for it to get here to see what it looks like. Kennedy used a factory part number for the item, so we hope its an NOS one.
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