WCM front fenders offer

[nc7s4]

Hello WCM owners, I am planning to get some fiberglass front fenders made up.  Checking to see if anyone else wants a set.   Happy to have more added on to my order and shipped out to you at my cost.

 

Furthermore, I am making some new front fender brackets that will be adjustable for different wheel offsets. 

 

Tubular style similar to how Atoms are set up. 

 

[charles5448]

Man, I would be 100% onboard if you were talking about rear fenders! 

[nc7s4]

I have two rears here 

 

Also notice this sticker on the inside of one if it helps 

 

Let me know what you want to do with these. I'm happy to help you

[charles5448]

You think there is any chance of getting someone to make a fiberglass copy of those? I ended up getting two smaller fenders welded together, it works but it isn't easy on the eyes.

[nc7s4]

Should be trivial to lay up inside of one of these metal ones.  It would be slightly smaller than the original but should not matter.  I'll check on this with the guy I found who is doing my fronts.  This will probably end up being CF.  

[charles5448]

Ooooo CF would be cool, any chance you could ask for the price on either CF or Fiberglass? 

[nc7s4]

Yes I'll check it all out.  

 

I think the fronts are a better upgrade because it is all unsprung weight.

 

Might as well do the rears too though.  Always nice to have a matching set!  Plus my car is so rear heavy that taking any weight out of the rear is welcomed

[charles5448]

How are your front fenders mounted? Mine were mounted in such a way that they were touching the inner sidewall of the tires on the 17 inch rims. Then I tried to figure out a new way to mount them but then got interference with my 15 inch rims. Thought about just trimming them down even more to provide coverage for the back of the tire since that is where most of the rocks are flung from. Currently, I'm running without my front fenders. 

[nc7s4]

Getting my front fenders mounted and sorting out the front wheel fitment has been a whole thing.  I wanted fender brackets that worked for both my 17 inch road wheels, and 15 inch race wheels

 

Long & expensive story short: The best 15 inch race wheels/tires combo I found for the front are Bassett 15x10 with 6 inch backspacing with a stretched a hoosier A7 225

 

So the brackets (being made now) are going to be similar to how Ariel Atom does it, and the Caterham CSR. It's a tube bracket which the fender can slide in and out of to get it centered over whatever wheel I am running.

 

Note: I also tried Bassett 15x8 inch wheels with 5 inch backspacing (max they can do).  These won't clear the caliper, and need a 1 inch spacer.  That messes up the scrub radius severely.  15x10 with 6 inch BS will fit and scrub radius is acceptable.  You just need to do a little stretch on the tire which I confirmed with Hoosier is acceptable for their 225 A7.

 

Rear tires are also the same wheels with 275 hoosier A7.  I staggered mine because of the weight balance being rear heavy (43/57%)

 

[nc7s4]

Here is a picture of my adjustable top front fender bracket.  There is an aluminum CNC piece that bolts to the fender, and can slide inboard and outboard on this steel bracket.  These work for the original aluminum fender but are over built for the c.f. version. 

 

For the carbon fiber fenders, we are playing with the idea of round tubes sliding and being pinned. Male 5/8 OD aluminum to 5/8 id carbon fiber.  Still working on the bracket design 

 

Wondering if this is reusable for anyone else struggling with front wheel fitment or people who just don't like the front fender brackets