I'll second the baseball bat thing. If you do it carefully it won't even hurt the paint. This turns the inside lip up. You should be able to get 205s on the back with the right wheels.

For 215s, I'm sure you'll need to expand the guards out ...

I had to work the front wheel flares /wells on my 1200 coupe - after installing 60 series bfg's on the front - if I would hit a dip in the road the front tires would hit the fender. visiting a friend - he suggested to use a baseball bat - break out the old louisville slugger and roll it between the tire and inner lip of the front fender - if more is needed apply down pressure to the front of the car and roll the baseball bat over the tire and inner lip of the fender again - note: this will not increase the outer size of the flare, but will roll the fender lip up and being very carefull I did not break the paint as the lip was rolled up - if you are planning on lowering the car - there will not be adequate clearance - flares are the only way. Give it a try

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Well, there you go then! I won't bother John with the question after all.

Yeah and Dimlight65 I just spied the pics you are talking of at Tens and Twenties Car Club under Fort Worth members cars, John Roper, Under construction Pics!

I thought you had done it when I saw the side on view of the Chickenhawk

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Yes, minipearl is my mother. I wouldn't worry too much about trying to include her in your questions though. She only pops in on rare occasions. She might show up more once I get her car going, but I doubt it.

As for welding on "flares" from another car, that is exactly what tensandtwenties and I did with the Chickenhawk. I think there are pictures somewhere of them. I'll ask John (tensandtwenties) where they are hidden.
The particulars are, Dodge Omni front fender bulges make lurvely steel flares for a 1200.

im not sure i would do this to my baby but we needed to flare the arches on my girlfriends mk 1 escort so we got a conventional jack and some wood and we placed the jack up under the arch ( we jacked up the car and took off the wheel first) against the outside of the engine bay/ inner guard and then placed the wood wrapped in cloth against the inside of the wheel arch and slowly jacked it out. the only thing you have to be careful of is not to dent the guard with the corners of the wood. and if you do it, do it SLOWLY dont pop the guard off.
good luck.

I like what andos is saying about cutting and welding on other arches. I nearly done the same with my old 1200 but mine was cause it was too low not the tyres were to wide!
First I lowered it and drove for a few weeks, then I wanted it lower ( I only had 14in 185's) so in with the new springs and out with the air hacksaw and cut the front arches 1/1/2 inches higher. I then went to the wreckers and cut out some arches, Kept them in the garage for ages, then I took the car off the road. I fixed some rust up then I got my 1000 and all of a sudden the 1200 required to much work, so off when the 1200 and into the garage went the 1000. Now nearly 2 yrs later the 1000 is still in there but nearing finish ( yeah right) and has received more work then it would have taken to finish the 1200!
Bloody cars!

1 other thing, 1200ute8u1 my little man I understand what you saying about your pops 4wd but as most of us would have seen, wider tyres on a 1200 or a car for that matter are gonna stand out more than a 4wd, plus on a 4wd it looks good!
But hey I get where you are coming from mate!

if your woried it wont go past rego cus of it i dont think it should woory you because my dad's land cruser the when he lifted it and stuck bigger wheels and tires on they stuck out about 1/2-1 inche out and they havnt ticked him of yet and its been that way for donkey's ages

I've had this same prob, and l've only got 195's on 15" (the car is pretty low though). I've got to it with a hammer and blocks but there is only so much it will move..

Best bet is to get an oxy and heat 'n' beat.. l'd just get your panelbeater friend to do it...

A last option which l almost did was buy guards from another type of car at wreckers, cut the flares out and weld them on..it'll leave a smooth finish with bigger flares...