Dick Harrell LT1 front bumper
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Here ya go SRZ . This is an exact LS1 grill . Exact LS1 fog light openings . The side contours follow the stock body lines( not a squared off edge near thew bottom) like the orginal harrell bumpers .
Doesnt get any easier to compare than that
Doesnt get any easier to compare than that
Last edited by LT4vert; Mar 4, 2011 at 01:26 PM.
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I don't think that big grill opening looks good on the LT1 style front bumper. I think styling it off the Camaro race cars is better. Derhaag still makes and sells these bumpers, but they are too wide for a real Camaro. http://derhaag.com/store-camaro.htm
The blinkers would need to be relocated to the stock area (the fake cut outs on the derhaag bumper are too far forward and wouldn't be very visible from the side) and I think the grill area would look better wider.
The blinkers would need to be relocated to the stock area (the fake cut outs on the derhaag bumper are too far forward and wouldn't be very visible from the side) and I think the grill area would look better wider.
to the other guy, i dont like the racecar style bumper. it doesnt look good on a street car.... way too over the top
Ill take his deal if he wont mind in addition to the one ive already paid up on if u ship em both to my house 
that looks soo sick! would go awesome with my LS Conversion i like it even better. looks 10x better than the actual ls1 camaro front ends imo. plus the market for all kinds of grill covers n stuff would be great.
$516 isnt bad at all, especially considering i paid almost $800 for my kooks LT headers and i havnt gotten a single damn compliment on em since theve been on the car for 4 years! haha
$516 isnt bad at all, especially considering i paid almost $800 for my kooks LT headers and i havnt gotten a single damn compliment on em since theve been on the car for 4 years! haha
Thanks, only question I have is, will that line/crease be there or will it be smoothed out like on the LS1's? Like I said, I'm in. Shooting 6LE a pm now.
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CamaroRick- I dont mind a bit . Guess that would be up to Mark.
SRZ- I left the line out between the parking light and top of the grill because I thought it looked better imo. I can chop it back in if youd like to see that too . Then it would be yalls decision , wanna see refinements speak up
With the exception to the LS1 grill , without that... Yall wont have grill options or a grill period unless you fab one yourself. Same goes with the LS1 fog light openings . If 6LE puts them in the right locations, all you guys will have to do is get LS fog lights and the brakcet to mount to the holes that are already there . 
Its basically just a front end view of my original chop with a stock LS1 grill opening . The fog light openings are stock as well. I still did the splitter portion and blending freehand to be like the original. I put the stock LS1 grill opening so you guys could see how it would look and for 2, you guys would have existing grill options . I mean less face, it would be a stretch money wise to make grills for new style opening.
CamaroRick- I dont mind a bit . Guess that would be up to Mark.
SRZ- I left the line out between the parking light and top of the grill because I thought it looked better imo. I can chop it back in if youd like to see that too . Then it would be yalls decision , wanna see refinements speak up With the exception to the LS1 grill , without that... Yall wont have grill options or a grill period unless you fab one yourself. Same goes with the LS1 fog light openings . If 6LE puts them in the right locations, all you guys will have to do is get LS fog lights and the brakcet to mount to the holes that are already there .
CamaroRick- I dont mind a bit . Guess that would be up to Mark.
SRZ- I left the line out between the parking light and top of the grill because I thought it looked better imo. I can chop it back in if youd like to see that too . Then it would be yalls decision , wanna see refinements speak up
With the exception to the LS1 grill , without that... Yall wont have grill options or a grill period unless you fab one yourself. Same goes with the LS1 fog light openings . If 6LE puts them in the right locations, all you guys will have to do is get LS fog lights and the brakcet to mount to the holes that are already there . TECH Fanatic
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I woke up early today for a car show, but the weather isn't that great, so I decided not to go. For fun, I went ahead and mocked up the race car front bumper with some side skirts and rear valance as well.
In case it's hard to tell what I even changed, here you go.
In case it's hard to tell what I even changed, here you go.
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It'd be a lot neater to see a bumper that allows you to use the LS1 headlights without having to hack on the bumper yourself, plus has a protruding lower lip like the Dick Harrell or Camaro GT1 race car bumpers.
For reference, I found these pics of someone who modified their bumper and stuff to make the other headlights fit. The guy never posted any pics of how the lights were mounted. Maybe if somebody is interested they can try contacting him.
I would love to be in, but I hate to sound like a bitch.
I have the money to get this started, but shipping on a piece like this is going to be pretty killer, plus paint.
Can I be opt for OP status? (That was me being a bitch)
No way I could turn down a deal like that.
I have the money to get this started, but shipping on a piece like this is going to be pretty killer, plus paint.
Can I be opt for OP status? (That was me being a bitch)
No way I could turn down a deal like that.
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Brangeta - Man , this thread was for alot of guys who wanted to see this particular style dick harrell on a LT1 car, and 1 person specifically . It was already hard to keep stuff straight in here . If you wanna keep pushing the more LT1 , LT1 front end can you do it in a new thread. You know were cool , and Im not try to be an *** at all dude. I DO NOT wanna turn this thread into catfish debate. I will just delete it .
SRZ - here ya go man , I added the character line back in . What do the guys that have actually paid money to 6LE think ?
SRZ - here ya go man , I added the character line back in . What do the guys that have actually paid money to 6LE think ?