UAM Widebody Fender Teaser...
 

It is finished! We have finalized our Front Widebody Fenders! 25mm/1" wider on each side! We are the first to bring you a true widebody fender! Our original JSE fenders were a huge hit so we decided to bring you another new flavor. Bullitt Fenders! Pricing will be available after SEMA and I will do my best to answer any and all questions you guys might have on the fenders.

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Answers to impending questions:

Materials:
Yes it will come in both CF and FRP.

Pricing:
Uknown yet but expect it to fall inline with our other fender products pricing

Fitment:
As with all our other products 100% OEM fitment! :tup: Also we have adapters pieces that look like ART for your stock and aftermarket front bumpers ;)

When can I buy a set:
We go into molds right after SEMA and should *fingers crossed* have a set or two available for Christmas ;)

Will there be a GB:
Yes there will be a GB unlike other GB there will be no limit on how many people. The first phase will be orders until christmas.

When will they ship:
Like I mentioned earlier we are hoping for a set or two by Christmas but will be looking to really ship these out mid January. If I was to set expectations look to Mid January to start seeing these being delivered.

Let us hear your thoughts :tup:

Mike:stirthepot:

Ohhh and you keep your turn signal ;)

looks cool

JGTC inspired? Can you give us a picture with the front on?

yes JGTC inspired :tup:

I will post pics from SEMA with the new 20 x 11's in the front with toyo R888 285's ;)

Awesome. Did the fender have to be wider to accomplish this look? Basically asking if it can be done on stock fenders?

No, the fenders did not have to be wider. However, I was getting requests for a wide body fender and this was the fender I wanted to make since I bought the car lol

The Zele skirts really makes it nice.

I assume since there was no mention of a front bumper that it will work with the stock front bumper?

:iagree:

Looks OK, but looks like its missing something. Maybe a piece to span from the top to bottom and then a nice mesh vent or something. Looks incomplete to me.

Ya, I agree with you tony, maybe a carbon strip that runs along the opening

Good job UAM

I see where you guys are coming from, but ill wait to pass judgement until its all put together.

get a fittment style shot? hope they dont stick out more than the rears do.

Well pardon my ignorance, what is the purpose of a wide fender? looks? aerodynamic?

someone enlighten me

Id say looks, plus the ability to run wider tires/offsets

This style of fender does have an aerodynamic advantage over stock. This style of fender creates more downforce by allowing air that is normally trapped under the vehicle to exit to the side. There is more science to it but basically by allowing the air to exit in this area you creat a little more downforce and also help illeviate some of the aerodynamic drag. I could draw it out on a dry erase board for you :)

:yum:

IMO they don't flow too well, but if you ever do these count me in for the GB


JSE + Bullit Fenders

http://i51.tinypic.com/dvg6iw.jpg

Get to it! :D

Nice, in for more pics!

oh wow...thats hott!!!!

flows much better doesn't it... please make it

Looks good.. could you run a 305 square setup with these

It looks like the same fender on this GT-R,

1,000 hp Nissan GT-R Coming from BenSopra - autoevolution

Create more downforce is a nice thought, but it isn't a good thing in normal operation of a vehicle...this is a very track oriented fender. For a street vehicle it is increasing the drag coefficient as air passes not just underneath, but also to the side at a high velocity. It's just another pressure 'wall' for air to hit and slow you down / rob you of fuel / yada yada yada. You do gain a little in that the fender wall is cut away slightly, though. I'm not sure what the overall effect is without wind-tunnel testing the design and seeing what you get.

It just looks so odd. The 370Z is a very 'organic' design, and this is akin to taking a scalpel to it and lopping off a huge chunk of it. Not sure what to think yet. Get it painted and photoshot.

These are teasers. I will have video and pictures of the fenders after SEMA. For those who dont think it flows well... these pictures were meant to give the concept. This is an aggressive design and that will complement the kit that is already on the car.

We can design an Adapter/Cover piece for those who have to have one for the lower cut away section.

Also as far as hurting your gas mileage I highly doubt it... having my car... WILL LOL!!!

Thats not the complete fender... Your missing the diffuser plate that hides the whole cutaway and the side skirt as well that is all attached.

Meet:
http://www.z1auto.com/Images/superleggaraz33med.jpg

Its a nice kit just really expensive and for the 350z!

Wandered to DTM's Facebook, this is the 'teaser' you speak of? Concept? Or is this the production piece?
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...00380603_n.jpg

And while I appreciate you could care less about your car's mileage, given your performance goals, I was simply speaking from an engineering / physics standpoint. I am not insinuating you instantaneously turn into a Hummer for MPG. I may be wrong as I am a bit rusty on my aerodynamics, but it just seems to me that for typical use AND IN THE LONG RUN, the increased drag coefficient doesn't help the typical driver who may look at this as a 'performance part'. It's track oriented, or done just for looks.

But whatever, if you'd like to laugh at my questioning, then I'm not going to bother.

I know that fender from the superleggera, that doesn't mean it can't be made just like in the first picture without the cf cover or adapted to the 370z. It was a suggestion since IMO it makes it look more refined. That is all.

Phelan,

You know for a fact I am not poking fun at you. Simply put the fender will not be increasing the drag coefficient to cause even a single mpg loss... I was however making fun that my car probably has the mileage of a hummer at this moment. :driving:

There may be an option for that fender down the road :tup:. However, this would mean that we would need to also creat a new set of sideskirts as well. The whole idea behind this bumper is to increase the aerodynamics of the car, add more downforce and to allow more wheel tire options. While still being able to use any bodykit you want to run. If you want stock sideskirts you can do that. If you want Nismo, Zele, Amuse, UAM sideskirts they will all fit with the fender. With the Amuse Superleggera fender you have to run its specific side skirts... On another note we will be working on a rear wide fender in the near future that should be a direct bolt on as well.:tup:

Releasing pressure from the front fenders doesn't increase downforce, it reduces lift if we're going to get technical. :) This could go off into a huge aerodynamic tangent that nobody probably really cares about but you definitely want some sort of gate or "guide" to channel air down the side of your car. Not to mention a gate will hide the hideously chipped paint that will inevitably happen on the cut-in area from being pelted with stuff that the tire picks up. Plus it will look better IMO. :)

I take it that you have to completely remove your fender liners for these as well? Or can they be modified to work?

^ THAT'S why I was getting confused, I just couldn't figure out why so late in the evening. Thanks Mike :tup:

To be honest I'd love to learn more about vehicle aerodynamics but I don't think this is the proper place to ask. I should start looking for coursework.

Thanks mike your completely right it is reduction of lift. This will require the removal of the fender liner because it is a full inch wider or you can try to stretch the top of the liner and cut the rear to fit. I will work on a channel guide for a cover as well :tup:

Also I would reccommend a clear 3M bra for the fender to eliminate the risk of rock chips

First, I have to ask... There are people who think our pudgy cars need to be wider? :roflpuke2:

Also, clearbra does not eliminate that risk entirely. It merely diminishes the effect of small rocks. You get a big enough rock in there, you'll have a chip through the clear that will require you to remove the CB to fix. It's expensive. Trust me. I've done it.

Clear bra is a good simple solution!

Eliminate is too strong of a word, but for typical driving conditions, clear bra does just fine. It's when you run into the random OMGWTF rock flying at your car, or debris from an accident that gets it to chip through the CB

Its def missing something

It's too sharp of a cut for the 370Z...

I like the idea, and that you guys are trying things

+1

for the amuse styling

Spoon S2000 fenders

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http://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php...age&img=358460