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Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 5:44 pm 
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i got me some cheap ba gt side skirts nd got them lengthend to fit the wagoon
has anyone fitted them up before?
how did you do it?

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 Post subject: Re: ba gt side skirts to ef
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 4:38 pm 
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i did ba sr side skirts onto my ef fairmont.. paulc (swc) shortned them 40mm.. i had to finish smoothing over the cut.. then trim excess off so that it sat nicely in the sill underneath the doors..
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Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 5:05 pm 
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shortening is easier then lengthening though :P

plus.. GT skirts have the sections that go up the dog leg/front quarter, which might not sit too flush.

Hyena's old EF had them though.

 

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Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 8:31 pm 
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fordfreak ef wrote:
i did ba sr side skirts onto my ef fairmont.. paulc (swc) shortned them 40mm.. i had to finish smoothing over the cut.. then trim excess off so that it sat nicely in the sill underneath the doors..

ok cool do you have your thread nd mayb some pics?
or didnt you write anythign up?
i had to lengthin mine 67mm for a wagon

 

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Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 9:48 pm 
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i had athread for my old ef fairmont.. but sold it nearly one year ago.. so may take awhile to find the build thread for it.. lol will see if i can...
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Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 2:16 pm 
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fordfreak ef wrote:
i had athread for my old ef fairmont.. but sold it nearly one year ago.. so may take awhile to find the build thread for it.. lol will see if i can...

ok man thanks

 

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Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 11:00 pm 
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Hi Kev

Are they original or Fiberglass skirts. If they are original you will find that they clip up underneath over the sill joint. I just then use a couple of Teck Screws to hold them in place. If they are Fiberglass, who knows. You will need to trim around the door sills to make them fit neatly. trim them so they fit under the weather seal. Use a small screw or pop rivit in an nout of sight place to hold in place. I lengthend a set for the wagon, this is why Matt and Terrorist got theirs from as they were made from the off cuts. needed to extend the BA SR skirts by about 40mm I think, about the same you need to shorten them to fit the sedans. Just shortened a set recenty for Total Tool. When lengthening make sure that you reinforce well inside the skirt. GT skirts are a bit harder to extend due to the different shapes. Good luck, if you need more help just yell.
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Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 4:19 pm 
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SWC wrote:
Hi Kev

Are they original or Fiberglass skirts. If they are original you will find that they clip up underneath over the sill joint. I just then use a couple of Teck Screws to hold them in place. If they are Fiberglass, who knows. You will need to trim around the door sills to make them fit neatly. trim them so they fit under the weather seal. Use a small screw or pop rivit in an nout of sight place to hold in place. I lengthend a set for the wagon, this is why Matt and Terrorist got theirs from as they were made from the off cuts. needed to extend the BA SR skirts by about 40mm I think, about the same you need to shorten them to fit the sedans. Just shortened a set recenty for Total Tool. When lengthening make sure that you reinforce well inside the skirt. GT skirts are a bit harder to extend due to the different shapes. Good luck, if you need more help just yell.


hey

cheers for all that info do have any pics?
do you just support it at the ends on the wheel arches or along the whole skirt?

 

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Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 8:56 pm 
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you use screws to mount the skirts in each wheel arch, front and rear. I can't find and picks of my work on the skirts but it is pretty straight formard. Use screws and plates to support the skirt till you have fiberglassed it us and use good supprt plates on the inside and glass over them.
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Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 10:14 pm 
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SWC wrote:
you use screws to mount the skirts in each wheel arch, front and rear. I can't find and picks of my work on the skirts but it is pretty straight formard. Use screws and plates to support the skirt till you have fiberglassed it us and use good supprt plates on the inside and glass over them.


ok awesome thanks for all the help
hows your rear bar going?

 

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