chassis protection

[colin]

Having just spent a fair bit of time chipping off loose poweder coating, rust etc and hameriting my newly aquired chimaera's chassis I was wondering if anyone had ever fitted 'internal' mud flaps in the front and rear wheel arches to protect the chassis outriggers from the bombardment of road muck? I thought it might be possible to simply bond a sheet of rubber onto the inner wing which could then hang down over/to the level of the chassis tubes and therefore protect them.

Has anyone tried this?

Colin

[wolosp]

Funny you should say that - I had considered the same thing. As long as they don't become another mud trap I think it should work ok.
Must give it a go.
Cheers,
Paul.

[shpub]

You will find that the wheels will probably hit them as well as forming a water/mud trap.

[roy c]

colin said:

Having just spent a fair bit of time chipping off loose poweder coating, rust etc and hameriting my newly aquired chimaera's chassis I was wondering if anyone had ever fitted 'internal' mud flaps in the front and rear wheel arches to protect the chassis outriggers from the bombardment of road muck? I thought it might be possible to simply bond a sheet of rubber onto the inner wing which could then hang down over/to the level of the chassis tubes and therefore protect them. Has anyone tried this?

I have just done this to my S. Different car, but the same principle. To stop stones being flung at the front outrigger, I have adapted a rubber car mat and screwed/bolted it to the inner wing.

[S3 Kieran]

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