WELL THIS PROJECT IS NOW SCRAPPED. AFTER GETTING THE BUMPERS FIRST COATS OF PAINT ON WE LEFT IT OUT TO DRY ON OUR HOT TUB. IT STAYED THERE OVER THE WEEKEND, AND WHILE WE WERE AT OUR LAKE THE CITY HAD A STORM AND THE WIND KNOCKED IT AROUND. ALL THE FIXED CRACKS WERE RE-OPENED AND ALL FILLED BODYLINES WERE CRACKED.

WHY I'M WORKING ON A 'NEW' BUMPER

paint chipping and crack ........also the license plate holes I mean they dont even line up right

the biggest reason the big crack thanks to the former owner in the blizzard and scratches\

OPTIONS,OPTIONS,OPTIONS,OPTIONS,OPTIONS,OPTIONS, so many of them I guess thats why I have a POLL

cut out centre of the grill or just put mesh in behind

cut off bottom lip and centre grill or keep grill and cut off lip

The First reason is the cracks on the original. Second reason is I can't really afford to buy an aftermarket or a new OEM bumper at this time. Third an after market one wouldn't last long in Saskatchewan's roads.

There's more cracks along the bottom of the bumper etc but you get the idea. Anyways my Dad's work was adding another floor to a car dealership. While he was leaving, what does he find behind the garbage in the dumpster but a yellow z24 bumper. So he took it home and we reinforced the few cracks that it has and filled them. With the major cracks fixed its now onto modding it. It's my first big project on the car so we'll see how it goes. Anyways I'm going to do most of the bodywork and then my dad's going to be painting it. The reason for this is we talked to Maaco gave them the situation, they want $250 just to paint it, not even primer for it which we said we'd do that so whatever. I would have said ok had they done the body work etc but I can go out and get a new OEM front bumper painted and shipped for that much so no thanks.

First off re enforced the back side of the bumper where the big cracks were with epoxy resin and steel plates, then it was onto the front filling in with body filler and sanding and body filler and sanding...

Most of the cracks fixed ....started filling the body for the mods

blending the body line in with the rest of the bumper

you can see what it'll look like there

Before .............................................................................................After (maybe)

blended and smoothed out..........................................................................................Original

Just more work done and primered to find problems

one of the missed things to be fixed
.........................................................................................cracked clip

Bumper with black clip on for testing

more bondo

primed most of the bumper for problems

more bondo ready for another sanding

Flat black paint on the main problem areas to make all the problems really stand out

well again BONDO BONDO BONDO but she's nearing completion one side of the bumper is perfect for the final coat and then jus the small touch ups

after a long break due to school im back at work on the bumper smoothing out areas with chipped paint and cleaning up some cracks

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all of the areas still clean and yellow were sanded down to avoid chipping

gave it a quick spray with a black primer and found some more hairline cracks and then sprayed the good side with the proper paint

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Page 4 - Other Rides
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