bumper project

http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=78537

 

bumper project

http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=78537

 

it turned into a sunbed?

it turned into a sunbed?

 

o yes i see the finished project in the back ground :rofl:

A work in progress I think, although quite how much is being done at the moment is anyones idea!

 

Why don't you ask him directly? ;)

Still going ahead just been a bit snowed under with engine-work/music/life stuff recently. The bodyshop my car was at decided to not continue the work on my custom wide-arches which left me right in it so my priority also switched to finishing those off first (they're about 3/4's done). But back to the bumper: the photo above shows the first mould taken from the plug. I subsequently took another mould from that and the next job is to attach all the fixtures, tidy up the front air dam and cut holes for the fog lights, then after a sh1t load of smoothing it's ready for the final master mould to be taken (already got a company lined up to do that as it's not something I want to chance myself!).

cant pm at the mo waiting for re newed subscriptions to start :confused:

Still going ahead just been a bit snowed under with engine-work/music/life stuff recently. The bodyshop my car was at decided to not continue the work on my custom wide-arches which left me right in it so my priority also switched to finishing those off first (they're about 3/4's done). But back to the bumper: the photo above shows the first mould taken from the plug. I subsequently took another mould from that and the next job is to attach all the fixtures, tidy up the front air dam and cut holes for the fog lights, then after a sh1t load of smoothing it's ready for the final master mould to be taken (already got a company lined up to do that as it's not something I want to chance myself!).

arr so its still on the go, was hoping you was going to say that wouldnt of wanted to see all that work come to nothing, cant wait to see the finished project

So bodywork plus said enough was enough?

So bodywork plus said enough was enough?

In a word, yes. After he lost his main painter and other bodywork guy he became swamped with insurance work. My car kept being pushed to the back of the queue (understandably) but the result being it hadn't been touched in about 6 months. And with the engine work coming on apace it was turning into a poor situation all round. So I've got it back, I'm finishing the arches myself, then taking them to a pro for the final Grade A finish, then off to a fibreglass company to have masters made. I'll then be selling the kit which will consist of not only the four arches but, if everything comes together, possibly also a complete replacement rear bumper, front bumper, front splitter and rear diffuser (although the arches are designed in such a way that they can be used with any front or rear bumper with minimal work)

cool, the friday widearch kit in production :)

 

have you got any simulations of what it might look like when finished?

Interesting....well, keep us posted. Been the mostly hideously time consuming project I can recall! Bet you're itching to get the bloody thing completed!

cool, the friday widearch kit in production :)

 

have you got any simulations of what it might look like when finished?

With modified 99 spec front end (I raised the upper edge of my 99 spec bumper air dam in real life, so it was in-line with the lights and de-swaged it.)

 

 

Or how about the car itself...;) (this is a work in progress shot so please be kind! ;))

 

Oh, and I forgot to add side-skirts to the list! ;)

very nice, thats one big intake! watch out jason farrow, the next wide arch zed with front wide arch too! it looks the nuts leigh, look fwd to seeing that ;)

TBH I've nearly set fire to the damn thing a hundred times (and now it's no longer at BW+ I can show the photos! :D) but you get to a point when you've gone so far there's absolutely no turning back...by hook or by crook No.6 it'll get finished! At least I now know the colour I'm painting it! :rofl:

gutted for you that's it's dragging on, hopefully you'll get there soon!

 

on a more practical note, how will you take the front bumper off when all is said and done?

You can't see from that angle but on the other side there is a shut line between the arch on the wing and the arch as it extends onto the bumper (the same goes for the back bumper/rear arches). This will be in place on all four so that both the front and rear bumper can easily be removed. I can't stand kits that aren't practical in that way and I've never understood why people blend their front wings into the front bumper. Just seems daft to me as there WILL come a time when you need to take it off!

Looking forward to seeing it finished, will look fantastic when its painted!

glad to hear it, completely agree that the bumper will have to come off for something later on, good to see things being done properly.

.... At least I now know the colour I'm painting it! :rofl:

What's that then Leigh? Two Tone Grey????? :rofl: :rofl:

What's that then Leigh? Two Tone Grey????? :rofl: :rofl:

Now you've gone and spoilt the suprise for everyone, I hope you're satisfied with yourself young man :nono: :rofl: ;)

come on Leight iv'e been waiting ages to see her finished :D

And me!!! :D

Lol! Ok, ok, I get the message! :rofl: ;) Actually, if you decide to come over this way for a night on the lash as we've talked about Mr. Bunny (;)) you could always follow me back the next day to have a look at the V8 and the car in the flesh. JD will be over that day as well!