front and rear bumper supports
02-06-2011, 11:43 AM
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front and rear bumper supports so i decided to just build my own bumper supports instead of buying them. couple of my buddies came over today and we got started. rear ended up comming in at 4.8 lbs and the front weighed 8.4lbs, here are a few pics, i still gotta get some paint on them.
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new supports compared to the stock ones.
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new supports compared to the stock ones.
02-06-2011, 01:04 PM
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i think he said the bender cost like 600 or something without any dies. i had about 200 in this counting spliting the cost of the 1" die with him (~$75)
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02-06-2011, 04:30 PM
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Nice work, I like seeing people do this stuff... when you have the means, it's always rewarding to do it yourself.
You can make them lighter with a couple holes in the mounting plates, And since the front isn't going to be used to mount a fuel cell (not legal tubing size) I'd do what you can to narrow the front up a little bit to just hold the nose in place. The small bar (I assume you're using that to hold the bumper flap up) can go, all you have to do is trim the flap off the bumper cover.
I'd add a couple tabs off the back to attach the rear bumper cover where the push fastners are, to stop it from flapping while you're at it.
Nice work
You can make them lighter with a couple holes in the mounting plates, And since the front isn't going to be used to mount a fuel cell (not legal tubing size) I'd do what you can to narrow the front up a little bit to just hold the nose in place. The small bar (I assume you're using that to hold the bumper flap up) can go, all you have to do is trim the flap off the bumper cover.
I'd add a couple tabs off the back to attach the rear bumper cover where the push fastners are, to stop it from flapping while you're at it.
Nice work
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02-06-2011, 07:40 PM
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Nice work, I like seeing people do this stuff... when you have the means, it's always rewarding to do it yourself.
You can make them lighter with a couple holes in the mounting plates, And since the front isn't going to be used to mount a fuel cell (not legal tubing size) I'd do what you can to narrow the front up a little bit to just hold the nose in place. The small bar (I assume you're using that to hold the bumper flap up) can go, all you have to do is trim the flap off the bumper cover.
I'd add a couple tabs off the back to attach the rear bumper cover where the push fastners are, to stop it from flapping while you're at it.
Nice work
You can make them lighter with a couple holes in the mounting plates, And since the front isn't going to be used to mount a fuel cell (not legal tubing size) I'd do what you can to narrow the front up a little bit to just hold the nose in place. The small bar (I assume you're using that to hold the bumper flap up) can go, all you have to do is trim the flap off the bumper cover.
I'd add a couple tabs off the back to attach the rear bumper cover where the push fastners are, to stop it from flapping while you're at it.
Nice work
nice work Ray.
02-06-2011, 09:28 PM
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Looks pretty good! If your going to sell a few of them, Id be interested in a rear support for my 94'. I wonder if it would be different, being that its a later year(LT1 car)...I don't think so, but its a thought.
02-07-2011, 10:32 AM
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thanks and ya i know the rules im not pushing any products on here
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