KnightRyder
Well-Known Member
Yes! after over 3 years of not giving a **** about the car or the forums.... im BACK.
Ive been off the forum for years now and i thought id update you guys on the new front end, something i started doing recently again.
Im not even sure who is still around and if any of the current users even know who i am. oh well. times change.
Lots of pics to come. Ive been posting on Facebook groups since its so easy compared to posting on forums these days.
Basic rundown.... 01-02 bumper is the main bumper, 98-00 upper bumper with grill, SiR-T bumper trimmed and fit into the OEM bumper then finished off with a 01-02 OEM style lip.
Top to bottom: 98-00 OEM bumper already cut in half, 01-02 OEM bumper, SiR-T Front Bumper with lip and fogs, 01-02 OEM Style Lip
Laying down tape lines to visualize the joining of the pieces
and just like that, cut out a chunk of the OEM bumper and the SiR-T chunk when right in.
http://i47.photobucket.com
/albums/f175/KnightRyder/Front%20Bumper/20160806_123902_zpsborykl0d.jpg
Taped the Lip up there and everything to get an idea of what it'd look like.
Cut out the 01-02 grill since i dont like it, getting ready to swap in the same section off the 98-00 bumper
and the pieces pretty much line up as i wanted, measuring pays off people!
Stepping back to see it coming together
The scrap pile, all garbage now.
Cleaned up the joint of the grill and bumper and getting it ready for fusor 152 adhesive.
Glued together and curing
Glued the lower grill section too and used screws as a temporary holder while things cure.
Coming along real nice, *** end of the car is up to simulate what it'll look like when its on bags.
Its looking pretty serious.
Cut out chunks of the lip to allow pieces of the SiR-T section to sit semi flush when things get molded together.
The miracle worker... Fusor 152
Needed a lot of glue to hold the lip pieces together since they're so different.
Started applying evercoat fibertech filler to begin getting it smooth
Sanded down, prepping for additional layers
Several layers later, blended in pretty well for a rough filler. the finer filler will come later
Side shot
Starting to see the outcome
Fogs put in too just because i was curious to see it together again.
fibertech filler getting layered onto the lip to make the new shape.
Sanded down and put back together, i like putting things back together after each days work to see how it's coming along, Im Lovin It!
All this happened across the last 4 weekends. Now you're up to date and ill do my best to keep the forum posted in addition to the facebook groups.
Ive been off the forum for years now and i thought id update you guys on the new front end, something i started doing recently again.
Im not even sure who is still around and if any of the current users even know who i am. oh well. times change.
Lots of pics to come. Ive been posting on Facebook groups since its so easy compared to posting on forums these days.
Basic rundown.... 01-02 bumper is the main bumper, 98-00 upper bumper with grill, SiR-T bumper trimmed and fit into the OEM bumper then finished off with a 01-02 OEM style lip.
Top to bottom: 98-00 OEM bumper already cut in half, 01-02 OEM bumper, SiR-T Front Bumper with lip and fogs, 01-02 OEM Style Lip
Laying down tape lines to visualize the joining of the pieces
and just like that, cut out a chunk of the OEM bumper and the SiR-T chunk when right in.
http://i47.photobucket.com
/albums/f175/KnightRyder/Front%20Bumper/20160806_123902_zpsborykl0d.jpg
Taped the Lip up there and everything to get an idea of what it'd look like.
Cut out the 01-02 grill since i dont like it, getting ready to swap in the same section off the 98-00 bumper
and the pieces pretty much line up as i wanted, measuring pays off people!
Stepping back to see it coming together
The scrap pile, all garbage now.
Cleaned up the joint of the grill and bumper and getting it ready for fusor 152 adhesive.
Glued together and curing
Glued the lower grill section too and used screws as a temporary holder while things cure.
Coming along real nice, *** end of the car is up to simulate what it'll look like when its on bags.
Its looking pretty serious.
Cut out chunks of the lip to allow pieces of the SiR-T section to sit semi flush when things get molded together.
The miracle worker... Fusor 152
Needed a lot of glue to hold the lip pieces together since they're so different.
Started applying evercoat fibertech filler to begin getting it smooth
Sanded down, prepping for additional layers
Several layers later, blended in pretty well for a rough filler. the finer filler will come later
Side shot
Starting to see the outcome
Fogs put in too just because i was curious to see it together again.
fibertech filler getting layered onto the lip to make the new shape.
Sanded down and put back together, i like putting things back together after each days work to see how it's coming along, Im Lovin It!
All this happened across the last 4 weekends. Now you're up to date and ill do my best to keep the forum posted in addition to the facebook groups.
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