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Cole does not. I think that either Mike Young or Ross said that they had some. Carl Jaeger used to have some, but that was forever ago.

For anyone interested, I have a set available on the east coast that I likely won’t be using. It’s a complete japco kit that Mike had made several years ago. I decided to go another direction and leave the car as it was raced in 1978.

Are they standard flared fenders but in fiber glass

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Are they standard flared fenders but in fiber glass
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Very aggressive flare to these (it’s a wide-body kit and not for the purist!).

Oh well. It was worth shot. If my car was radical and big $$. I’d go for it , It just a putter . Besides, I’d probably wreck it !

How much Cole? PM is OK

With the popularity of the roadsters increasing so much perhaps there is a market now for replacement stock fiberglass fenders, and possibly hoods and trunk lids as well.

What would a fiber glass hood sell for in todays market?

Interesting. I'm in the process of attempting to make a set of fiber glass stock flared front fenders from a couple of "model" fenders which are in the process of getting cleaned up to make a mold.
There's a number of YOUTUBE videos of vacuum bagged Carbon fiber, but I'm going to try the basic fiber glass... ( if it ever warms up enough to work in the garage)
It may turn out to be a hellish-stink-arse hot mess, but what the heck !!
A hood "should" be a simple thing to mold..
Better yet and whole fiber glass front that tip forward like the dreaded Spitfire or JAG...
Would make it easier on your lower back when working on the car...

I have a fiberglass hood in the garage, and I am currently running flared fiberglass fenders on my car.

Currently working on fenders to create the mold for make the fiberglass fenders. Carbon is too$$ for this cowboy !! : -@

RustyBucket wrote: ↑Fri Feb 11, 2022 6:40 pm Currently working on fenders to create the mold for make the fiberglass fenders. Carbon is too$$ for this cowboy !! : -@

thats a dream to do to my roadster but i should probably get the body on the frame and get it running before i go down that rabbit hole.

Since I can’t locate stock looking fiberglass front fenders, what the hell, make a set.
If the work out- then great , otherwise it’s another lesson learned. (Or to be avoided )

RustyBucket wrote: ↑Fri Feb 11, 2022 11:24 pm Since I can’t locate stock looking fiberglass front fenders, what the hell, make a set.
If the work out- then great , otherwise it’s another lesson learned. (Or to be avoided )

Following with interest

I was considering plugging the side marker light holes and the mounting hols for the "datsun" and 1600 emblems as well as the side molding bump strip.
That way other fenders for other Datsuns and the owner of the fiber glass fender could decide to mount or not mount that stuff.
Also figure out a way to make mounting points for the head light bucket, place foam core in the top and sides of the fender for rigidity, and block off the firewall cowling which caused the damn rust in the firs place. :-@
Great hopes, low skills, limited budget and it's going to snow tonight - Bummer