Front Bumper Fabrication
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Front Bumper Fabrication
I have had a wanted posting in the Lounge for a while for front bumpers in any condition. I thought that I would share what I am doing with them.
I have changed to 20 mm offset wheels on my race car. With so much more track, the tires stick way out in the air, thus for aerodynamics I wanted a wider front bumper. Even with my previous 40 mm offset wheels, I added sheet aluminum to widen the bumper cover. Below is the before picture with a previously damaged bumper (thanks Dev), showing how wide the wheels/tires are.
The next pics show the added width (from my original badly damaged bumper) held on with clecos and then welded into place.
The plastic welding takes a while to get used to and I had to use lots of plastic adhesive filler to smooth it all out. Below is the finished bumper and the extra wide fender.
I have changed to 20 mm offset wheels on my race car. With so much more track, the tires stick way out in the air, thus for aerodynamics I wanted a wider front bumper. Even with my previous 40 mm offset wheels, I added sheet aluminum to widen the bumper cover. Below is the before picture with a previously damaged bumper (thanks Dev), showing how wide the wheels/tires are.
The next pics show the added width (from my original badly damaged bumper) held on with clecos and then welded into place.
The plastic welding takes a while to get used to and I had to use lots of plastic adhesive filler to smooth it all out. Below is the finished bumper and the extra wide fender.
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Thanks. The plastic welding was all new to me and half way through I was wondering if it was all going to work. Hoping that with air hitting it at 130 mph that it will all hold together. There are somethings that I will try differently for the next one. Also had twice the work this time, since I had to widen the fenders more than what they had already been.
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