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RobWarren

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Hi all,

After an Austin Healey display day last weekend in Sydney, I've decided that I adore the fenderless look, particularly with the driving lights on the front, is gorgeous.

I've not yet looked at what I need to do in order to achieve this but though I should ask if anyone has done this and if they have any photos:

How do the fenders come off - are there big holes left in the bodywork (front and back) that need filling?

How do people mount their driving lights? I'm assuming there are a few options for doing this.

Is it still street legal to have no fenders (in NSW, Australia!).

Thoughts and input as always, much appreciated.

Rob
 
Hi Rob,
Fenders or <span style="text-decoration: underline">bumpers</span>? I think no fenders would let a lot of water spray up at you when driving in the rain. :laugh:
 
It would look a lot like this...

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or like this I saw in Florida (my white car in background)...

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My favorite picture of my old 100S is fenderless. If I could figure out how to post it, I would.
 
ok there's a terminology issue here - my fault.

I mean taking the bumpers off - I thought you guys called them fenders!
 
Bumbers??!!

Oh. BUMPERS!

The front ones mount to brackets that go under the front shroud and just bolt to the frame extensions. Look underneath and it'll be obvious. You will then need to remove the front splash apron, if it's attached, which mounts to the front shroud with small nuts and bolts. The only holes left will be the ones from this hardware. You could just re-install the nuts and bolts and brush-paint the heads to match the body color and it'll look fine.

The rear bumbers (!) mount to brackets that attach to frame extensions accessible from inside the boot (trunk). Again, look in there (pick up the boot floor covering) and it'll be obvious. Unfortunately, the rear brackets do go through big honkin' holes in the body. A couple of ideas about what to do with those holes were suggested in a thread from last week I think. Do a search and you should find it.

It would be fairly easy to fabricate driving light brackets that would mount in the front bumper bracket holes. Look for picture of some of the rally cars and you may come up with ideas.
 
:laugh:
Yes you can use truncated bumper irons to mount the driving lights or get a pair of Daimler 250 V8 lamps, Fog Rangers, which would allow directly mounting to the front shroud.---:Keoke
 
RonMacPherson said:
On sailboat they're bumpers....Yep till you get back to the dock, on there they be Fenders!---Keoke- :laugh:
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I thought fenders were for anything that had a motor, at least that's what my sailing friend told me..
 
RonMacPherson said:
I thought fenders were for anything that had a motor, at least that's what my sailing friend told me..
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:nonono: Fenders are used on the dock while bumpers are attached to boats. Take it from an ole swabby as almost gospel.--Keoke--Az--:cowboy:
 
I gotta 2nd what Keoke said! Many years spent in, on and around boats. :smile: Bumpers when on a boat, fenders when on a dock, pier, wharf, etc. I "think" bumpers tend to be smaller and round and fenders are larger and sometimes square......not sure on that one though.
 
Them tyres are still some of the cheapest most effective ways of being an interface despite all the hi tech expensive alternatives being marketed as the ultimate means, pity about the color, mebbe white walls be better
 
Ron

I think your friend had a multiple interpretation of fenders in mind like you have multipe explanations for example for the word bank ( place where some people put their money and of which they think the place is safe note the saying: as safe as the bank of .... well actually that was once and bank
is related to the bank of the river and it is as well related to fog.

The fender is as well a buffer (protection for the hull of your ship) if you go alongside another vessel I think he mixed it up with the bumper which is of course for protection as well and can be considered as a kind of buffer
 
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