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    Can't seem to download the pic but in mustang mag covering 79 to 93 there is a pic of a four eye fox painted flat black with cool fender flares. Seeing if anyone knows if they make anything like those flares.

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    Well, without more information it will be hard to know which flares exactly you are referring to.

    Maier Racing makes two different flares for the Fox body cars, 1.5" and 3" Both are exaggerations of the stock fender style. Here is a link http://www.maierracing.com/

    Tiger Racing/Paul Brown made fender flares for the Fox body cars, although maybe a bit more racing oriented than street. I am not sure if they are still available or in business with Paul Brown passing away last year and I didn't have much luck finding a website, but maybe you will fare better.

    Perform Resources is another company to check out. They made the original Ford Motorsports SVO fender flares and still offer them. They are a bit more like an exaggerated version of the Capri fenders rather than the Mustangs. Here is a link to the online store. http://www.preformresources.com/store.htm#Mustang

    I am sure there are others, but that is all I can think of right now. If you can possible get a picture uploaded or give us a link to the picture we might be able to narrow down which flares you are interested in.

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    How big were the flares.

    See http://safetystance.wordpress.com/tag/imsa/


    The late 70's/early 80's Ford Factory Fox flares were huge

    The early IMSA and M81 flares were around, but are pretty much a 1978 hangover with a low hip-line bend which doesn't look as cool today. But with 285 front and 335 Pirelli P7's or P700's, or Testa Rosa TRX's, they do. Instead, they came out with too small HPR Firestones

    http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2...ang-gt-enduro/

    In my opinion the 1979 to 1980 IMSA show car circuit car ticked all the right boxes for Foxes.

    http://wallpapers-diq.com/wallpapers...ncept_1979.jpg
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/foxmustangman/2269778231/

    The later setups are more integrated, and look a whole lot better. The 79-85 Fox Capri was the best, but the guards were just blisters which didn't go beyound the stock Mustang Fox wheel flare, so they aren't worth any extra wheel covering.

    #335 is pretty darn good for an aero stang

    http://www.maierracing.com/images/mikeskillingstad1.jpg

    The bigger ones just got better, and more integrated in the late 80's

    http://safetystance.files.wordpress....-mustang-4.jpg

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    Pic of flares
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    Quote Originally Posted by Snakebite8 View Post
    Pic of flares

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    Quote Originally Posted by xctasy View Post
    Now that's bad ass! I would like a set of those flares and the spliters in front of the front wheels too. Would look sweet on my '79 coupe with its Pace car front end.

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    ^ WAY sick looking!


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    Might have to ask my uncle for a little maybe making them

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    The car in question is a drawing, so that is always suspect. You can make anything work in 2D, it's the 3D that makes things difficult!

    The flares in question are actually 260Z fender flares. This subject has been discussed and several Fox Mustang Road Racers have used these type of flares for additional tire clearance. I won't say they are a direct bolt on as some massaging is needed to make them fit, but the 260Z flares are very close in shape to the Mustang's fenders and quarters. The flares themselves are pretty flexible so the install is pretty easy. JDM seems to be the major seller or manufacturer of the flares and they are generally selling them as "universal" as they can be made to fit a lot of vehicles.

    Here are a couple of links that should help you out.

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/JDM-Fender-F...d57476&vxp=mtr

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/JDM-Fender-F...d558a7&vxp=mtr

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/JDM-Nissan-f...dde9c0&vxp=mtr

    Good Luck!

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    Quote Originally Posted by xctasy View Post
    I am pretty sure those are the Tiger Racing flares that I mentioned above. As I stated, Tiger Racing was owned and operated by Paul Brown who unfortunately died late last year due to cancer. I am not sure that they are in business at this time or ever will be again.

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    Thanks for the input Trey.

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    1983 Mustang, 1984 SVO Mustang
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mustang-junky View Post
    That's an awesome car there! I have been drooling over it for years. I especially love the drop in the driver's door to aid in entry/exit of the car. Thought about copying that myself on a race car. The flares look great on it too, but as stated they are the Tiger Racing flares. Hopefully someone will be able to produce them again in the near future as I know several racers wanted them for NASA American Iron and Iron Extreme.

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    Anyone have a contact number for tiger racing?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Snakebite8 View Post
    Anyone have a contact number for tiger racing?
    As I posted in #10 above, I was unable to find any current information for Tiger Racing. I found some articles in reference to them, but did not find any numbers or address. I will double check with a friend and see if he has any information.

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    Here is the last listing for their number.

    972-987-5640

    Give that a try.

    Good Luck and let us know how things go!

    Trey
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    Here is a YouTube video of a Aero nose with what looks to be Tiger Racing flares,there are some good close up shots of the flares through out the video.I think this is the best looking option as far as running flares on a street car.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV-VxGrh3DI

    Let us know what you find out about Tiger Racing.

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    They they look really good. I called and got a price and info about them. Looks like I will be saving up 600 for them

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    Now I got to start working out how to fit 18x10 and 18x9 or 17x9 up front.

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    Shouldn't be a problem with the flares. I have 18 x 9" on the front of my '79 coupe without flares. Did they tell you how much they stick out? I looked on their site, but I could only find full fenders at something like $700 each.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Snakebite8 View Post
    Now I got to start working out how to fit 18x10 and 18x9 or 17x9 up front.
    As stated fitting the 9" up front is easy even with stock fenders. I run 17X9 Cobra R's on all 4 corners of my 79 PC without any issues. With the flares you can fit a 10" up front without any issues. The question can be are you better to run a 10" wheel/tire up front or widen the front track and run the 9". Depending on what you want/need the car to do will help you answer that question. With the right setup you can do both, you just have to get your offset right on the wheels to make it work. Personally I would install the SN95 length front control arms and widen the track as much as possible. That alone with improve the handling immensely even if you stay with a 9" wheel. You will also see a dramatic change in the how the car feels since in stock form the Mustang actually has a wider rear track then front which is part of the reason it pushes or understeers in most high performance driving. The addition of front track width helps to balance the car and allow more neutral handling which is always a good thing!

    Good Luck!

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    Quote Originally Posted by wraithracing View Post
    As stated fitting the 9" up front is easy even with stock fenders. I run 17X9 Cobra R's on all 4 corners of my 79 PC without any issues. With the flares you can fit a 10" up front without any issues. The question can be are you better to run a 10" wheel/tire up front or widen the front track and run the 9". Depending on what you want/need the car to do will help you answer that question. With the right setup you can do both, you just have to get your offset right on the wheels to make it work. Personally I would install the SN95 length front control arms and widen the track as much as possible. That alone with improve the handling immensely even if you stay with a 9" wheel. You will also see a dramatic change in the how the car feels since in stock form the Mustang actually has a wider rear track then front which is part of the reason it pushes or understeers in most high performance driving. The addition of front track width helps to balance the car and allow more neutral handling which is always a good thing!

    Good Luck!

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    Quote Originally Posted by bgettel View Post
    The shortest book in the world is the book entitled "Everything Trey DOESN'T Know about Fox Body Mustangs". Trey, if I ever get to CO, I'm staying an extra day so I can buy you a beer. Hell, if I ever get to my own project, it'll have so many things that I learned from your posts that I'll have to name the damn car after you.
    Well, I will have to respectfully disagree. . . the shortest book in the world is the one titled "The Number of Times Trey's Wife Was Wrong!"

    Thanks for the compliment. Luckily I have spent a lot of time, wasted a lot of money, lost a lot of hair learning some of this stuff. Hopefully I can help by passing some of it on.
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    For 18x10 in the rear I just trim the quarter openings or bend it up?

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