charles5448 Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Hello All, I finally was able to sort out the suspension on my WCM Ultralite and got it out to the local autocross. On my very first run I nailed a cone with the right rear fender and it completely tore the fender off the car. Fender is super mangled up and not salvageable. Does anyone have experience with finding a new fenders? I can find them in all sizes except something that is 12 inches wide. Don't mind ordering more than one just in case it ever happens again. I've called around to local metal shops and truck shops, and no one wants to touch it. Contacted Dexter and the rep estimated I would have to order a "skid" of around 30 fenders. Don't think I'll need that many. Any help or advice is appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MV8 Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Those aluminum fenders are very specific for your application. Custom made ($$$) or something can be adapted and both sides replaced to match. You might consider a fiberglass replacement. Off the shelf fenders could be sectioned and welded together. The compound curved outer lip is the hard part to get right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charles5448 Posted August 8 Author Share Posted August 8 On 8/5/2024 at 3:47 PM, MV8 said: Those aluminum fenders are very specific for your application. Custom made ($$$) or something can be adapted and both sides replaced to match. You might consider a fiberglass replacement. Off the shelf fenders could be sectioned and welded together. The compound curved outer lip is the hard part to get right. That is what I was afraid to hear. Already in the process of sectioning together two fenders to make 1 complete one but was hoping there was a solution I was overlooking. Thanks for the advice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nc7s4 Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 Hello Charles, if you do end up ordering a batch, I would pitch in for spares for my wcm. Alternatively if you need any measurements for your fabrication work I can take some from my car. I recently had some lower rear control arms made. The person who made them now has a fixture and can build more on demand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charles5448 Posted August 28 Author Share Posted August 28 On 8/16/2024 at 9:54 PM, nc7s4 said: Hello Charles, if you do end up ordering a batch, I would pitch in for spares for my wcm. Alternatively if you need any measurements for your fabrication work I can take some from my car. I recently had some lower rear control arms made. The person who made them now has a fixture and can build more on demand. Would love some measurements if you have some time. Still searching to have some made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nc7s4 Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 Certainly. Just let me know which ones to take Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charles5448 Posted October 17 Author Share Posted October 17 Ended up just welding two smaller fenders together for now. Going to keep looking in the meantime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nc7s4 Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 12 minutes ago, charles5448 said: Ended up just welding two smaller fenders together for now. Going to keep looking in the meantime. Charles I have spares here both front and rears. If you wanted to borrow one to get it duplicates im sure we could work something out. Alternatively as someone suggested some fiberglass or cf replacements would be cheaper and probably a nice weight savings.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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