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Unread 11-15-2010, 08:03 PM   #11
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Well I like to think things over. I will post pictures.

Haven't worked with fiberglass in a long time but I did a lot of boat repair in the Navy. I love making things and this doesn't have to be perfect as its my fun car.
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I have been working on my bumper. I have the back mostly all reinforced.
Still have to decide how I want to rework the two vents on each side of the plate holder.

Once I have everything roughed in I can start the actual body work. The car is DD not a show car so I don't have to make it perfect, it was far from that before I got hold of it

The finished side of the bumper seems to have a pretty thick gel coat, that explains why it cracked so badly in spots. I have glassed mat on the back side and glassed in some 3/6 glass panels where it was cracked the worse to pull it back in shape. I is really solid now and all I have left is to make it look better.

Going to use bondo to finish the job after all of the cracks are fixed and backed up with mat reinforcement.
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Looks a lot better than it did after the mishap !
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Looks a lot better than it did after the mishap !
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Thanks Andy
Car repair is a lot different than boat repair but its coming along. A little more mud and I should be able to shoot it.
Thinking about buying a cheap gun and painting it in the back yard.
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More mud and sanding
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It looks like this has become quite a project. Can't say I would have the patience, much less the skill, to tackle something like this myself.

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Thanks Rich.

I have priced used front bumpers several times lucky for me I have another car to drive that also puts a smile on my face.
If I had to do this in one weekend I would have scrapped the bumper already.

Its been a learning experience. I am glad I didn't give up on the bumper as it has given me the confidence to do other work that needs done.
Now I need to pull the rear clip
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I'm done for the season. I want to drive the car.
Next year I will take the bumper back off and see how it holds up to the temperature changes this winter then sand it down to raw glass and jell coat it.

What it looked like last fall






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