Sam's 1.6 MX-3- LT Turbo project.

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Re: UK Sam's 1.6 Turbo MX-3 project

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Yep looked into buying a bumper from the US before,
that is minus import duty too!
Got one though, sitting in the kitchen right now
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alright what is all that s--- on my thread!!!!???
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I Think I'm going to like that look. It reminds me of a 97-99 eclipse front bumper.
We all want to be fast and look cool. Cool changes but fast never does.
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umm.... will you not have most of your bumper support exposed? The gap is the size it is for a reason, there is something under it. Without it, your void any collision coverage.
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Yes it has been exposed, it will stay intact though! my plan is to cover
that hole Ive made in the bumper with this:
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egded in this:
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and if it still looks too exposed I'll just use a section
of black plastic and intergrate it into the grill mesh,
so it looks factory.
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more bumper work today,
reshaped the sides, removed lower corners, filled
top with 3 more layers of FB and more wire
mesh to bring the shape out, then filled.
cut the lip joiner out and glassed it back together.
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i'm liking how this is looking!
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Thank for the comments :D

100mm eliptical template for fog light holes.
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cut and shaped from plastic board.
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bumpers going into the body shop
tommorow for final finishing and painting :D
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Back from the body shop :D
immensely pleased with the outcome!
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can't wait to see it on the car!
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That looks awesome, why hasnt this been done before lol
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fillpereira wrote:That looks awesome, why hasnt this been done before lol
no disrespect, but wait till it's installed.
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RS_OBD'oh_2 wrote:
fillpereira wrote:That looks awesome, why hasnt this been done before lol
no disrespect, but wait till it's installed.
very true, but i meant the work on the bumper looks good
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