new bumper build

Bart · Post by **Bart** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 8:11 pm

after the success of building my first bumper ive decided to build another one for the track car

started off with a standard xr4x4 bumper and a wrc escort cossy that got off ebay for 99p, BONUS :lol:

this is how far i have got today
2 intact bumpers

cut top off cossy bumper

check the fit to 4b bumper

cut the bottom half of the 4b bumper off and married up to the cossy and screwed together.

next put it on the car just to see how it might look.

next stage is marry the corners up flush then to potrivit all together, get the filler out and smooth over were the joins are.

weather permitting more work tomorrow and a update.

Miniwilliams · Post by **Miniwilliams** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 8:34 pm

well done mate looks like you have been busy, look forward to seeing the end product.

Post by **Stuart** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 8:36 pm

Al

Your aptitude for taking an angle gringer to things and getting away with it is superb :thumb: That last pic..............it may be a bit too low mate, it's touching the concrete :lol:

Bart · Post by **Bart** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 8:50 pm

thats the way pablo's drive is. it has a lip at the end but it is 1 inch shorter than the current one so that we can get it on and off his drive :lol:

i love power tools but for some reason pablo dont like me using them when im round his house he some times get electricuted :-D

Bart · Post by **Bart** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 3:54 pm

right after another busy day, done some more on the bumper not as much as id like because had to fit the exhaust back onto the track car. so this is what i have got done,

one corner of the bumper.

after some cutting got them lined up,

potrivited the two bumpers together and put it on the car again

ground out the bottom vents to allow better air flow and less resistance

now its all together next stage will be to fill in the joins and get it smothed off ready for priming

boxy · Post by **boxy** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 4:15 pm

Nice work there chap, know the feeling of achievement when it`s all worked out. Are you going to take a mould of it when it`s finished then make one totally out of fiberglass?

Bart · Post by **Bart** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 4:34 pm

boxy wrote:Nice work there chap, know the feeling of achievement when it`s all worked out. Are you going to take a mould of it when it`s finished then make one totally out of fiberglass?

thats a plan that i ve thort about my mates friend does things like that and am going to to ask him to do molds of both bumpers ive made but he wants to keep the molds and mass produce them.

boxy · Post by **boxy** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 4:48 pm

Good in theory, but I always found it was heard to sell them on again, especially if they aren`t a famous make. Good idea to take a mould in case you prang it.

rolty · Post by **rolty** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 5:47 pm

Very productive days work - looks like it'll be sweet when it's done.

Nice trainers :lol:

Bart · Post by **Bart** » Sat Jan 27, 2007 8:46 pm

another week of some work on the bumper and its not coming out to badl so far

corner before the filler goes on and at the front

slap the filler on and smoothed it down

sprayed on some filler primer to find any imperfections

gave the bumper a rub down and sorted the little nicks out and then primed the bumper

my lovely fish were keeping a eye on me to make sure was doing it properly :lol: