5- Rear Baja Kit


The new rear end! "Bee-Attitude" gets his dream look.

The fiberglass rear Baja parts are easy to install, with a little care.

These instructions are suggestions from my experience only. There were no instructions with the kit, so I had to blunder through it all. The main thing is to think ahead and get a good fit between parts. The following steps are not to imply that I did it the best way, but if you are lost, they may give you a clue.

  1. Drill the pre-marked bolt hole locations on the fenders with a 5/8" drill.

  2. Loosely hang them in place with a bolt in front and rear.

  3. Mark the rear point where the fender meets the body. (remove fenders)

  4. Remove engine seals and deck lid and seals, if you haven't already.

  5. Get a fire extinguisher within reach.

  6. Fire up the cutting torch, and starting at the mark you made in step 3, cut a line straight down the body to a point 2" out from the firewall measured out on the lower engine seal holder.

  7. Cut across the lower engine seal holder, leaving a 2" triangular gusset between the firewall and the body.

  8. Cut through the remainder of the body on both sides at the point of the mark in step 3. This should allow the whole back section of the body to be removed. If it isn't free you will have to cut anything still holding it. Just use common sense and think it through.

  9. Dress all cut edges with an angle grinder.

  10. Mount rear fenders using original fender bolts and large fender washers.

  11. Place rear spoiler and you will see that you will need to trim and adjust the angle of the body metal under each end of the spoiler. When you get a good fit you can pop-rivet it to the body using long 5/32" rivets. Just be certain to carefully bend the body metal to match the spoiler, so when you pull the rivets down, the spoiler won't crack.

  12. That is about it. Like I said, take your time, look ahead on each step, get a good fit between parts and all should go well.

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