Snyper

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Ok well I got rid of the impact beam and the foam and wondering what any of you guys have done to keep the bumper from sagging/caving in? Maybe make a little frame inside the cover?? I dunno...give me some ideas.

FormulaFire

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Don't need anything I believe. If you get in a fender bender.. may be in a bit of trouble though

trtturbo

iTrader: (25)

We remove them all the time and dont use any support. Never an issue so far.

NA$TY-TA

iTrader: (21)

mine has been that way for 2 years... just fine.....

frcefed98

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yep been fine without it

Snyper

iTrader: (27)

completely empty on the inside?

frcefed98

iTrader: (16)

Well other than the bracket I have the FMIC mounted too, its empty as can be.

Snyper

iTrader: (27)

oh, well thats good news. Everyone else I talked to told me the bumper would eventually sag and possibly cave in at high speeds.

NA$TY-TA

iTrader: (21)

Not mine... 150mph in the 1/4........

Snyper

iTrader: (27)

lol..how about on the highway?

smokinHawk

iTrader: (48)

my intercooler holds the bumper cover from caving in

Snyper

iTrader: (27)

do you have it pressed up against the foglight holes? Cuz I was thinking about doing that for extra support as well.

vtirocz

By removing the impact beam, are you worried about affecting the structural rigidity of the chassis up front? Would there be enough space to fit an IC in front of the 'impact beam' (support that ties the two sides of the chassis together)? Seems like a lot of people just remove it.

Thanks,
Jim

Snyper

iTrader: (27)

Im going to have a steel tube(about as big as the sway bar) welded in between the two frame rails to help things a bit and not restrict airflow like the impact beam would if you put it there.

2001WS6Vert

I cut the foam out for the intercooler and reinstalled it. I Didn't want to loose my shapely figure.

Snyper

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ha ha ha

MyWs62FaST4u

iTrader: (2)

i have the i/c as my support...thus far

Snyper

iTrader: (27)

yeah it kind of makes sense, if I lean the intercooler up against the foglight holes the bumper wont cave in at all. I was looking at the bumper today and its alot thicker than what I was thinking. Does anyone care to share pics of their setups?

MyWs62FaST4u

iTrader: (2)

+1 on that request!!!

2001WS6Vert

Here is a couple that show the foam cut-out and the foglights retained.