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From: Malt in yor moulth, boston
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I took a front oem bumper, backplated and molded the licean plate holes and put a mugen lip on, i used double sided tape and screwed/cut the screws in the sides, then threw bondo over the seam.. sorry the pictures kinda suck.. well the bumper is almost done, all thats left is a final skim coat of bondo,
should i gelcoat it, or will a final skim coat / premier be a smooth enough look..
i made a fiberglass defuser on the bottom of the mugen lip(not pictured) and will then make a 2ft by 4ft(width of bumper) fiberglass panel.. that extends from right under the bumper to the oil pan. I was going to support the extra weight.. all of maybe 1-2lb's..with steel wire. It should make for smooth air flow, trick look.
next is the doors.. it's an ek sedan so i made some lexon windows for the rear doors. This was actualy pretty easy.. i removed the side window pillar that splits it where the vanity mirror part is, made a template out of cardboard, and then had the lexon cut at a local glass shop. Fits perfect and saves a little weight from the car up top. I then removed my side moldings and filled the holes in, molded the door handle, and began smoothing out the door/fixing any inperfections.
Couple questions, i shaved off a most of the body filler, and went 36 / 80 / 400 / 1200.. 1200 should be fine for a last skim coat sanding right... should i move up to 1600/1800 or is that overkill...
should i gelcoat it, or will a final skim coat / premier be a smooth enough look..
i made a fiberglass defuser on the bottom of the mugen lip(not pictured) and will then make a 2ft by 4ft(width of bumper) fiberglass panel.. that extends from right under the bumper to the oil pan. I was going to support the extra weight.. all of maybe 1-2lb's..with steel wire. It should make for smooth air flow, trick look.
next is the doors.. it's an ek sedan so i made some lexon windows for the rear doors. This was actualy pretty easy.. i removed the side window pillar that splits it where the vanity mirror part is, made a template out of cardboard, and then had the lexon cut at a local glass shop. Fits perfect and saves a little weight from the car up top. I then removed my side moldings and filled the holes in, molded the door handle, and began smoothing out the door/fixing any inperfections.
Couple questions, i shaved off a most of the body filler, and went 36 / 80 / 400 / 1200.. 1200 should be fine for a last skim coat sanding right... should i move up to 1600/1800 or is that overkill...
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Re: current project (kobeRy_si)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by kobeRy_si »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yeah homie.. good job.. but i got a question.. are you working on that inside that house>? 
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wondering the same...
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Re: current project (aemfreak)
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Re: current project (kobeRy_si)
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yeah... what he said
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i dont get why youd have so much body filler on your doors?. you want to make sure the surfce isnt wavey. and when you primer you want the primer sanded with like 450 grit. anything finer you wont have a good surface for paint to stick
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hahah. <TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DaKINE-Ek »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">haha. maybe its to cold outside?</TD></TR></TABLE><TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by james p. »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yeah... what he said</TD></TR></TABLE>
hehe yea.. (post date, 2/12/2005) new england) nothing more than a shop vac and it was fine. I took all the bondo off.. lol.. went a little charlie on the doors. As of now the doors are done, lips mounted, and i'm adding a sheet under the bumper.
hehe yea.. (post date, 2/12/2005) new england) nothing more than a shop vac and it was fine. I took all the bondo off.. lol.. went a little charlie on the doors. As of now the doors are done, lips mounted, and i'm adding a sheet under the bumper.
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