my custom bumper

[stylingtwagon]

just got this back from rioracer he joined my stock front upper bumper with the lower half of some half a bumper i got from a friend after 10 hrs of work glass,bondo its basicly done i need about 3 more coats of primer then wet sand it and ill be done .pic go from start to finish .

and now

[stylingtwagon]

it will be perfect with my 20in by 9 in fmic

[TurboProto]

It dosent look half bad.. Nice job!

[analytical]

It dosent look half bad.. Nice job!

I like the idea, but how's the two pieces attched to each other, let's see some better pics. You know the jammy front, back, side to side...

[worldhazard]

looks pretty good. any pics of the process?

[progt91]

from the first pic it looks like the two parts were rivited together before the finishing work began

[stylingtwagon]

actually two parts are screwed together every 6 in down the line with ss screws then fiber glass work lots of in in thin amounts then sanded and finally a nice thin coat of light weight really good filler my buddy said it was the best he has seen i got a good deal on a gallon .

[Hybrid Liger]

Just outta curiosity, is this a plastic top on a fiberglass bottom?

Those two materials do not mix. after bolting it on and a few days of driving, you'll get a nice crack all the way through where the two are connected.

otherwise, i look forward to seein' it bolted up.

[Rayman]

i thought about doing something similar since i had to get a new front bumper cover. saw the jdm stuff but costs too much from corksport and thought i might do something custom. but after thinking it over, it was just too much work than i have time for, so i just went and got a new OE replacement. props on the work tho. ditto on seeing how it holds up.

[stylingtwagon]

got it mounted on the car heres the pics,


i installed the intercooler too ill hook up the piping another day i have a blown wheel bearing i need to replace before i do anything

[stylingtwagon]

its a stock upper bumper and fiber lower but its not going to crack its very thich stuff not like the chepy body kits u see on civics and it got special filler it it that bond just as good to fiberglass as it does metal and its has 7 coats of poly primer .shot with a gun.

[stylingtwagon]

does painting a fmic black raise the core temp while its running because black holds heat more .?

[Hybrid Liger]

its a stock upper bumper and fiber lower but its not going to crack its very thich stuff not like the chepy body kits u see on civics and it got special filler it it that bond just as good to fiberglass as it does metal and its has 7 coats of poly primer .shot with a gun.

Good stuff, man.

to be on the safe side make sure there's some brackets holding the bottom of the bumper to the lower mount points of the car (like how i believe there are brackets under your intercooler holding it to the frame, do the same).

That stuff looks great.

If you're unsure of painting it black, i'd suggest going to a metalworks store and getting some mesh grille in black. stuff is dirt cheap at those places.

[stylingtwagon]

ya i dont know where those stores are or how to look em up in a phone book .lol

[Hybrid Liger]

ya i dont know where those stores are or how to look em up in a phone book .lol

aluminum/steel fence/door/bbq grill makers.