Re: mini-tub  
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Posted by: Fred H ®
2001/09/05, 21:18:42
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Unfortunately I do not have a means of posting photos but can explain how it was done. They split the original wheel well down the middle and removed the inner portion. Then they thet cut out the floor to the frame rail (trying to maintain the shape of the portion that was removed. Next, they butted the inner section to the frame rail anre-welded the housing back to the trunk floor. This left an approx. 1 1/2' gap between the inner and outer portions of the wheel well housing. They then welded in a strip of sheet metal to fill that gap and seam sealed everything. I wanted it to look as stock as possible so I glassed in the trunk side and painted the trunk with splatter paint and I heavily undercoated the outside to cover the seam.

The tires are tucked in underneath the car about 3/4" and the tops of the tires sit up inside of the wheel well about 1/8". As it is right now, I can easily put in another inch of tire width. Hope this helps.

:I would like to see a pic of the mini-tub job. Are the tires tucked into the wheel well? thanks
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::Might I sugggest mini-tubbing for more tire clearance? Mine is also mini-tubbed and with the way it is finished you cannot tell from the inside or outside the car. I have more than enough room to run 28x10.50 ET drags and the tires come nowhere near sticking out from underneath the car.


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