Sebring wheel arches and valences

[Sparkie3006]

Hi there,

I have a 1968 MGB GT for my first car and have had it for around a year and a half now. I need to start preparing it for the trip to Le Mans 24 Hours in June 2013 and have a lot to do.

I am looking to fit the front and rear valence, as well as the sebring wheel arches to the car but i personally dont have the expertise. Therefore I am asking if someone could please give advise with photos or in fact do it for me please!?

Thanks,

Henry Sparkes

[Moderator]

This article will give you some idea what's involved: <a href="http://www.britishv8.org/articles/sebring-fender-flares.htm">Installing Sebring flares.</a>

I recall a tip Kelvin at Moss gave me several years ago: fiberglass fenders/flares tend to distort during storage and/or shipping, so it helps a lot to hang them in their proper orientation and wait (days) for them to straighten back out before trying to install them.

There are two or three companies making Sebring flares. Over here in the states, the made-in-UK fenders/flares have an absolutely rotten reputation.  (Worn out tooling?)  If the parts are wrong to begin with, it's somewhere between difficult and impossible to make them look right on a car.  You might want to touch base with Dave at <a href="http://preformresources.com/">Preform Composites</a> (in Michigan) to see what it would cost to get a set of his made-in-USA parts delivered...

[Sparkie3006]

Yeah I have heard a few tails about them distorting. But thanks anyways, I may get hold of Preform Composites and see what they quote me. Just am doing it on a little bit of a budget thats all. But still want to do the job proper!

Cheers,
Henry

[kerbau53]

I'm assuming you're in Bristol UK, not Tennessee. That being the case, for alloy valances  you might like to check,

http://www.sportscarmetalworks.com/