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Sealing Wheel Wells

The first stage in becoming water-tight is complete!

Spanning the wheel wells are two sets of large headers. These support the walls and prevent any of the weight from resting on the fenders. This created a need to encase those areas. This meant building two boxes to surround these areas:

Once they were built, we coated the inside and the lids with liquid rubber:

The finished product was a completely rubberized wheel well:

We will still be adding skirting on the outside of the wheel wells to prevent any major rain or weather from reaching these areas. This rubber is simply another level of protection in the event something makes it inside.

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