Hey all! My first attempt at fenders is April. While the back fenders were not an issue as I picked up a set from John, the front fenders I tried my own out of balsa. While it was not hard to cut and shape it, balsa being so soft, I made an error in the sense that I shaped and painted the car first then shaped and painted the fenders, then went to install but realized the side of the body no longer was flat against the inside of the fender and there is a gap in the front (see pic in forum pics). So two questions,
1. is not having the fender fully flat against the car or molded to the body of the car so that there are no gaps going to have a speed reduction issue....Ive gone back and looked at a bunch of pics and for the most part all the cars look like there is a smooth transition between the body and fender (front, side etc).
2. for the DFW which is probably canted the most, do people install that fender also at a similar "cant"/angle to ensure it covers the tread and the top part of wheel isnt sticking out past the fender on the side....
Id like to make a second car if I have the time and will likely work a lot harder on the front fenders to make sure there are no gaps but was curious if that matters performance wise or is it really more asthetics.
Thanks
W
1. is not having the fender fully flat against the car or molded to the body of the car so that there are no gaps going to have a speed reduction issue....Ive gone back and looked at a bunch of pics and for the most part all the cars look like there is a smooth transition between the body and fender (front, side etc).
2. for the DFW which is probably canted the most, do people install that fender also at a similar "cant"/angle to ensure it covers the tread and the top part of wheel isnt sticking out past the fender on the side....
Id like to make a second car if I have the time and will likely work a lot harder on the front fenders to make sure there are no gaps but was curious if that matters performance wise or is it really more asthetics.
Thanks
W
