JamesRich Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 (edited) I hit the pick a part today to check out some recent hardbody additions. First I found that Lafayette must be hiding some master bumper builders! If I had realized this before buying my KMA I probably could have saved some money! Thats one bad ass civic right there, will you look at that! I found a 92 extended cab with some huge fenders. I grabbed the manual hubs but the fenders were in perfect condition, no cracks and hadn't even been painted to match the truck. With fenders this big and ridiculous in the front what could be put on the back so it wouldn't look ignorant. Did someone make a rear swole fender too? Also what's up with the smooth hood? Did a certain year hardbody come with no hood vents? James Edited March 3, 2012 by JamesRich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverton Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 (edited) Looks like fenders for a pre-runner truck. ultra wide track up front with a narrow one in the back. Makes the front end super long travel and is usually put on 2wd rigs. in process, no fenders yet. It's super popular on the Ford Ranger Edited March 3, 2012 by silverton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nunya Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Also what's up with the smooth hood? Did a certain year hardbody come with no hood vents? James 93+ Hardbodies had 'ventless' smooth fronted hoods, also don't have the 2 little indented bodylines up them but have a slightly 'raised' center to them. Thats what the base of my hood was and a couple people have swapped them onto their pathfinders round here (if i remember right GrimGreg did to one of his trucks at least and Doughboy had one on his when he had a pathfinder)... as for the fenders, they are prerunner ones, I think fabtech used to make them and made bedsides for the HB as well, though the bedsides looked COMPLETLY horrible in my personal opinion. Looked like someone cut the fenderwell out and tried to make a half-fast dually bed with their eyes closed while someone was cutting their fingers off with a butter knife... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 That is one hell of a bumper for a civic!! B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 With the price of gas rising, Lord Humongous had to downsize a little... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahardb0dy Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Jim Connor Racing used to sell fiberglass fenders back in the day, they had a larger flare than the stock 4x4 fenders, but they were no way close to what those look like. I had a pair to put on my hardbody but before I had a chance to have them installed a customer came in to the shop looking to buy a pair of the fenders so I sold him mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reshma Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Did you pull the fenders? or are asking if anyone wants? Can you pull for me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRich Posted March 4, 2012 Author Share Posted March 4, 2012 93+ Hardbodies had 'ventless' smooth fronted hoods, also don't have the 2 little indented bodylines up them but have a slightly 'raised' center to them. Thats what the base of my hood was and a couple people have swapped them onto their pathfinders round here (if i remember right GrimGreg did to one of his trucks at least and Doughboy had one on his when he had a pathfinder)... as for the fenders, they are prerunner ones, I think fabtech used to make them and made bedsides for the HB as well, though the bedsides looked COMPLETLY horrible in my personal opinion. Looked like someone cut the fenderwell out and tried to make a half-fast dually bed with their eyes closed while someone was cutting their fingers off with a butter knife... Love that description! They must not have made very many because someone would run out of fingers! I'm going to have to get one of those smooth hoods, I never liked the look of the vents. As much time as I spend in the pick a part I never noticed this before. That is one hell of a bumper for a civic!! B Yea maybe he liked driving through brick walls or something. Did you pull the fenders? or are asking if anyone wants? Can you pull for me? I didn't pull the fenders because I think they look ridiculous! Maybe if the rest of the truck was set up to match it would look better. I can pull them if someone wants them but pick a part wants around $35 per fender and the shipping on these things would probably be around the same price. Believe me without matching fenders in the back and around 15" wide tires they would not look good on a pathfinder. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reshma Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 I didn't pull the fenders because I think they look ridiculous! Maybe if the rest of the truck was set up to match it would look better. I can pull them if someone wants them but pick a part wants around $35 per fender and the shipping on these things would probably be around the same price. Believe me without matching fenders in the back and around 15" wide tires they would not look good on a pathfinder. James Pre-Runner? I like it. LoL. Hopefully funds allow later this month. I want em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1994SEV6 Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Also what's up with the smooth hood? Did a certain year hardbody come with no hood vents? James Hardbody hood with vents? wut? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nunya Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Hardbody hood with vents? wut? The 86.5-92 HBs have the same 3 front vent hood that the whole wd21 line (us spec at least) came with. They interchange 100% though (4 bolts and a washer hose) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1994SEV6 Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 The 86.5-92 HBs have the same 3 front vent hood that the whole wd21 line (us spec at least) came with. They interchange 100% though (4 bolts and a washer hose) OH OH OH OH OH!!!!!! those 4 in the front right above the grille? I kinda like those actually. Never seen them on an HB though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Three, actually. I've seen a few HBs around here with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Magicians_Eye Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 I didn't pull the fenders because I think they look ridiculous! Maybe if the rest of the truck was set up to match it would look better. I can pull them if someone wants them but pick a part wants around $35 per fender and the shipping on these things would probably be around the same price. Believe me without matching fenders in the back and around 15" wide tires they would not look good on a pathfinder. James I want the fenders. I'll pay the $35 per fender plus shipping. I'll have the money on Wednesday if you want to grab them for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Magicians_Eye Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 PM sent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stalker Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 i had those on my old 89 2door pathy...not a big fan...there was no way to make it look right and i got rid of them...$35 is pretty cheap...4x4parts.com has new ones for $325...wow these are not my trucks but you can get an idea of what they would look like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Magicians_Eye Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 i had those on my old 89 2door pathy...not a big fan...there was no way to make it look right and i got rid of them...$35 is pretty cheap...4x4parts.com has new ones for $325...wow these are not my trucks but you can get an idea of what they would look like Keep in mind that the truck on the bottom has long travel suspension. Any trucks with stock length arms will look more like the first pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRich Posted March 6, 2012 Author Share Posted March 6, 2012 That second pic doesn't look too bad but it's still needs something in the rear to match. I won't have a chance to get back to the yard till at least Sunday. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.510 Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Nissan Motorsports used to sell fenders like that too. You need them with a long travel 2wd pre-runner front suspension. Even trophy trucks have massive front flares with high arches like that with relatively tame rear flares. The front of any desert truck is a foot wider than the rear, it's the nature of the beast for good handling at high speed over bumpy terrain. Kinda funny looking, until it's sliding sideways toward you at 100mph! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate216 Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Fiberglass bulge fenders dont look ridiculous when your suspension is 4 inches wider per side... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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