Debris shields

Nicely done. The fold adds stiffness.

I put brushes on mine but my trailing arms are different.

Those folds do stiffen things up. I'm going to use a thicker aluminum for the rear rock guards/mud flaps. There will be no folds in them.

I've seen that brush idea on the originals. In pictures of course. It's a clever "gasket" of sorts. It will not work on mine. I have some ideas though.

I also need to make some sled tins and I want to isolate the muffler heat from the engine compartment. I'm not trying to be like the originals. I'm just trying to make it as best as it can be.

Looking good, Carlos. I used 0.030" as well.

I've got to bend up a stiffener for mine but otherwise I'm very happy with the lack of debris in there. These things work to keep debris and water(yes it happens) out.

I riveted mine in place, the aluminum pop rivets are easy to drill out if needed.

Hmmm...  That gives me an idea about the Coupe.  The rockers go under the car to connect to the chassis, unlike the originals, and they tend to catch stuff as well in front of the rear wheels.  It looks rather unfinished, so I have been thinking about truck bed liner or something I could spray in, but this looks better.  the picture below is of the right rear wheel looking forward.

Use some universal thin plastic mud flaps, trimmed to fit, and extending down past the inner fender by a half-inch or an inch. That should keep crap out of there, but you'll have to go pretty high up the inner fender.

Use some CAD(cardboard-aided-design). You may be able to go to a sign shop and get something from them. Maybe even some black Coroplast, which is hollow like corrugated cardboard, and is durable and lightweight.

Dear Police Cruiser and/or Bus Driver: And paint your wheels some other color. Thanks.

“Dear Police Cruiser and/or Bus Driver: And paint your wheels some other color. Thanks.”

”Police Cruiser,” huh?  Methinks your guilty conscience is making you anxious. 😈

Anxious about what? Your car looks like it's trying to be a school bus or a cop car.

Paint those wheels silver and then you're talking sense.

Don't make me start posting old 70s Dodge cop car photos. It's too easy.

Simmer down you two.

@edsnova posted:

Simmer down you two.

Or what? You gonna report us to Theron? LOL!

To @edsnova Get off my lawn! Sonny!

Mail Lane some Tullamore Dew. He'll be fine.

@Lane Anderson posted:

“Dear Police Cruiser and/or Bus Driver: And paint your wheels some other color. Thanks.”

”Police Cruiser,” huh?  Methinks your guilty conscience is making you anxious. 😈

Don’t listen to him Lane. Wheels painted body color are an EXTREMELY RARE Factory option.

FoaF Ernie (whose clamshell-less 550 I’ve posted before) finished his roadster restoration last year.

Found out his had the painted wheel option.

(But I have to admit I agree with Danny. Other than a few red cars with gold wheels I love, anything but silver wheels looks weird to me. Looks “fleet sales” to me. Especially black wheels)