| Write-Up: Front & Rear Bumper Modification | |
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palermocorey90 Expert
Name : Corey Age : 34 Location : Rome NY Joined : 2007-10-03 Post Count : 2968 Merit : -24
| Subject: Re: Write-Up: Front & Rear Bumper Modification Tue Jul 28, 2009 3:23 pm | |
| you should, fully shaved is the way to the future | |
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Boattail Bill Fanatic
Name : Bill Age : 67 Location : Carson City, NV Joined : 2008-11-22 Post Count : 381 Merit : 4
| Subject: Re: Write-Up: Front & Rear Bumper Modification Tue Jul 28, 2009 5:58 pm | |
| - palermocorey90 wrote:
- you should, fully shaved is the way to the future
"Shaved"?!?!?!?!?!? Did you see "American Pie"? Remember "shaved" from that movie? | |
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'96reese Fanatic
Name : Reese Age : 42 Location : StL Joined : 2007-09-20 Post Count : 259 Merit : 4
| Subject: Re: Write-Up: Front & Rear Bumper Modification Wed Jul 29, 2009 11:34 am | |
| i agree with corey. i hate the molding on the side of the doors and the chrome trimm around the wheels, plus you shaved the molding on the rear and front bumper. whenever i get the money together i wll have shaved door moldings, trunk key, antenna, and door handles. and to top it all off lambo doors. maybe 24s with a lift kit. | |
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robotennis61 Guru
Name : robotennis Age : 63 Location : las vegas Joined : 2007-12-17 Post Count : 5562 Merit : 143
| Subject: Re: Write-Up: Front & Rear Bumper Modification Wed Jul 29, 2009 12:37 pm | |
| i agree too. mine are coming off real soon. and all the wheel trim is going too. and all the window chrome is going flat black. | |
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sqrivi Fanatic
Name : scott Location : madison, al Joined : 2008-03-15 Post Count : 375 Merit : 52
| Subject: Re: Write-Up: Front & Rear Bumper Modification Wed Jul 29, 2009 9:22 pm | |
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robotennis61 Guru
Name : robotennis Age : 63 Location : las vegas Joined : 2007-12-17 Post Count : 5562 Merit : 143
| Subject: Re: Write-Up: Front & Rear Bumper Modification Wed Jul 29, 2009 9:39 pm | |
| interesting! what will you do with the stock impact beam? | |
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sqrivi Fanatic
Name : scott Location : madison, al Joined : 2008-03-15 Post Count : 375 Merit : 52
| Subject: Re: Write-Up: Front & Rear Bumper Modification Wed Jul 29, 2009 10:26 pm | |
| - robotennis61 wrote:
- interesting! what will you do with the stock impact beam?
Have to finish the fab work on the bumper cover first to determine if or how much the beam needs to be modified. It will be reinstalled though. | |
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BMD Aficionado
Name : BMD Location : Canada Joined : 2009-04-28 Post Count : 1161 Merit : 36
| Subject: Re: Write-Up: Front & Rear Bumper Modification Wed Jul 29, 2009 11:33 pm | |
| Wow, seeing your work in progress is really exciting and impressive! What are you going to do with the grill? I always thought that splicing our grill with a Park Aves' grill would look cool and you definately have th skill to do it. Anyway, keep it up, we can't wait to see how it turns out. | |
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sqrivi Fanatic
Name : scott Location : madison, al Joined : 2008-03-15 Post Count : 375 Merit : 52
| Subject: Re: Write-Up: Front & Rear Bumper Modification Wed Jul 29, 2009 11:49 pm | |
| Thanks,
The grill will be modified. I am not sure what I will do yet, but that will come after the interior/audio system is finished. | |
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sburch23 Addict
Name : Scott Location : Roswell, GA Joined : 2007-04-02 Post Count : 547 Merit : 14
| Subject: Re: Write-Up: Front & Rear Bumper Modification Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:12 am | |
| Looking at the photo of your car backing out of the garage, I was struck by the size of the grill opening without the grill. I think if you just enlarged it but kept the oval shape it would make it look more agressive. You could go a classic Buick Waterfall look, A chrome mesh or blacked out. | |
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Karma Aficionado
Name : Andrew Age : 40 Location : Ontario, Canada Joined : 2008-01-14 Post Count : 1949 Merit : 123
| Subject: Re: Write-Up: Front & Rear Bumper Modification Thu Jul 30, 2009 3:03 pm | |
| isn't it just going to look similar to the Buick Allure if you tuck the front bumper in? http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/'05-'07_Buick_Allure.jpg _________________ | |
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robotennis61 Guru
Name : robotennis Age : 63 Location : las vegas Joined : 2007-12-17 Post Count : 5562 Merit : 143
| Subject: Re: Write-Up: Front & Rear Bumper Modification Fri Jul 31, 2009 12:17 am | |
| btw sqrivi, whats the combined weight of the back and front impact bars plus the hardware more or less? | |
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sqrivi Fanatic
Name : scott Location : madison, al Joined : 2008-03-15 Post Count : 375 Merit : 52
| Subject: Re: Write-Up: Front & Rear Bumper Modification Fri Jul 31, 2009 12:27 am | |
| - robotennis61 wrote:
- btw sqrivi, whats the combined weight of the back and front impact bars plus the hardware more or less?
Not sure. Haven't bothered to weigh them since they are staying on the car. When everything is done I think the weight will be about the same as it was stock. | |
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albertj Master
Name : Location : Finger Lakes of New York State Joined : 2007-05-31 Post Count : 8685 Merit : 181
| Subject: Re: Write-Up: Front & Rear Bumper Modification Fri Jul 31, 2009 10:25 am | |
| I don't understand pictures 8/9/10 where you cut a chunk out of the front bumper.
What happened? Or, well, what's happening? Albertj | |
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'96reese Fanatic
Name : Reese Age : 42 Location : StL Joined : 2007-09-20 Post Count : 259 Merit : 4
| Subject: Re: Write-Up: Front & Rear Bumper Modification Fri Jul 31, 2009 2:15 pm | |
| how are you laying the fiber glass resisin? are you laying thin material over the bumpers and then applying layers of the fiberglass? i jus wanna learn how to do it. i like the rear bumper i jus want it to come str8 down and have a slight swoop at the bottom, so i can try to have the exhaust come thru the bumper. and maybe the same for the front bumper, somthing like the new mits evo front and rear bumper imma find a pic and post it. | |
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sqrivi Fanatic
Name : scott Location : madison, al Joined : 2008-03-15 Post Count : 375 Merit : 52
| Subject: Re: Write-Up: Front & Rear Bumper Modification Fri Jul 31, 2009 8:36 pm | |
| - albertj wrote:
- I don't understand pictures 8/9/10 where you cut a chunk out of the front bumper.
What happened? Or, well, what's happening? Albertj After the shell is made from the factory bumper cover it has to be reshaped. The fiberglass is cut in sections to maintain symmetry between right/left/top/bottom. Each section is modified until the desired fit is achieved then the next piece is modified to fit and attached, and so on... . In this picture you can see just how much the bumper cover will be pulled in to get a nice tight fit to the headlights and grill. Also, I am not the genius behind the bodywork and paint. I would be lost painting a car. I am doing the fiberglass and custom work on the interior. Tommy, a friend of a friend, is doing the paint and body. The guy is crazy talented. | |
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sqrivi Fanatic
Name : scott Location : madison, al Joined : 2008-03-15 Post Count : 375 Merit : 52
| Subject: Re: Write-Up: Front & Rear Bumper Modification Sat Aug 01, 2009 5:10 pm | |
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T Riley Guru
Name : Travis Age : 34 Location : Minnesconsin Joined : 2007-02-08 Post Count : 5127 Merit : 10
| Subject: Re: Write-Up: Front & Rear Bumper Modification Sat Aug 01, 2009 5:18 pm | |
| Dude...... make SWEET RAM AIR INTAKE........ just sayin...... | |
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Rickw Guru
Name : Rick Location : Lancaster, MA Joined : 2008-09-13 Post Count : 6282 Merit : 119
| Subject: Re: Write-Up: Front & Rear Bumper Modification Sat Aug 01, 2009 5:19 pm | |
| Yeh, I'd consider buying a kit from you, when the time comes, if it included a nice air intake system. | |
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sqrivi Fanatic
Name : scott Location : madison, al Joined : 2008-03-15 Post Count : 375 Merit : 52
| Subject: Re: Write-Up: Front & Rear Bumper Modification Sat Aug 01, 2009 5:24 pm | |
| - 98riviera98 wrote:
- Dude...... make SWEET RAM AIR INTAKE........ just sayin......
I have been looking at the corner of the bumper and how it might lend itself to my FWI. | |
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IBx1 Expert
Name : ILAN Age : 33 Location : College Station, TX Joined : 2007-12-30 Post Count : 4304 Merit : 69
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Rickw Guru
Name : Rick Location : Lancaster, MA Joined : 2008-09-13 Post Count : 6282 Merit : 119
| Subject: Re: Write-Up: Front & Rear Bumper Modification Sat Aug 01, 2009 7:22 pm | |
| Must be a better design than those examples in my opinion. I'm sure you'll work it out so that it is functional and aesthetically pleasing. | |
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robotennis61 Guru
Name : robotennis Age : 63 Location : las vegas Joined : 2007-12-17 Post Count : 5562 Merit : 143
| Subject: Re: Write-Up: Front & Rear Bumper Modification Sat Aug 01, 2009 7:38 pm | |
| nice job sqrivi! but im curious why you deleted the 2 bumper protrusions that are built into the bumper? the ones that close the gap on either side of the chrome hood grill where the grill meets the bumper ? | |
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IBx1 Expert
Name : ILAN Age : 33 Location : College Station, TX Joined : 2007-12-30 Post Count : 4304 Merit : 69
| Subject: Re: Write-Up: Front & Rear Bumper Modification Sat Aug 01, 2009 7:49 pm | |
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sqrivi Fanatic
Name : scott Location : madison, al Joined : 2008-03-15 Post Count : 375 Merit : 52
| Subject: Re: Write-Up: Front & Rear Bumper Modification Sat Aug 01, 2009 8:01 pm | |
| - robotennis61 wrote:
- nice job sqrivi! but im curious why you deleted the 2 bumper protrusions that are built into the bumper? the ones that close the gap on either side of the chrome hood grill where the grill meets the bumper ?
It is early in the process. They have not been deleted, they are just not there yet. When it is done everything will have a nice tight fit. | |
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