my bumper in working progress

[badnova]

started today with moding my bumper here where i am



http://homepage.ntlworld.com/lee.jones5153/DSC30019.jpg

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/lee.jones5153/DSC30018.jpg

lot more fibreglassing needs to be done

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/lee.jones5153/DSC30013.jpg

hoping to get it done in the next couple of weeks
i get some more pics done to put up here to show my progress

what u guys think
i know there not much to go on but anyways
if you have any ideas let me know plz

[epo]

aye that looks good mate itll look spot on when done

[Dare-devil]

Nice.. keep us posted of the progress :wink:

[badnova]

done more since then so
it takes so long for the fibreglass to dry cant really carry on with it until it completely dry

[scott.parker]

whats the red bumper on the bottom?? and i think that a golf vr6 splitter would look really good under the one you allready put on..oh and did you use thhat link to check the spoiler i found that looked like the one you wer affter? :)

[scott.parker]

Oh ps yeah looks smart :P

[badnova]

i got a bumper off of a fiat tipo and cut the bumper in half horizontally
then measured it to fit the standard bumper
then cut it in the middle to fit
it was alot bigger before it was cut down but i seems to go with the shape of standard bumper


done the same with the back
i used the back from a fiat tipo and cut it down and fibreglassed it togeither

ill get pics of it tomoz if ya want

[badnova]

cheers guys for all the positive comments

keep them coming :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :P :P :P :P :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[mbr1.2i]

top job man looks goo dnow will look smart when finshed sprayed and meshed, make sure u post the finished pics :)

[badnova]

Here what i was saying about the rear bumper



http://homepage.ntlworld.com/lee.jones5153/DSC30024.jpg


http://homepage.ntlworld.com/lee.jones5153/DSC30025.JPG

hasnt yet got an exhaust exit hole but im working on it
havent yet got an exhaust but getting one this eek from rage as they are only down the road so i can look before i buy one and ill save on carrage


what u guys think of it
still needs more sanding but it getting there

[Ben3042]

Your very daring :o

[Dare-devil]

Your rearbumper is awesome m8.

Top job :+:

[olly55]

yea the rear bumper is spot on son it looks really suited to the car,

[badnova]

what u guys think 3 inch or 4 inch exhast
goin to get 1 tomoz so need a reply a.s.a.p
goin o get 1 of the rage 1`s
what do you guys think wil go with the rear bumper

[epo]

4"

[Dare-devil]

Deffinitly 4" :twisted:

[badnova]

thanks guys
got the exhaust now going to fit tomoz if wether ok
goin to go and do somemore to the front bumber

[Barn]

i got a 4" Rage....nice looking and loud as fcuk.

[badnova]

more pics

just a mock up of what it will look like
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/lee.jones5153/DSC300282.jpg


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[djp_y2k]

looks like a cool job. bumpers should look good once finished.

[Dare-devil]

Nice m8.. Keep it up :wink:

[D4 VEB]

Looking good mate, keep us posted on ur progress

[badnova]

started to fillin and smooth out the front bumper it really starting to take shape ill get some more pics up @ the end of the week

[kieran]

what side skirts do u have on

[badnova]

nosedose side skirts mate

[Ben3042]

Blend your skirts in mate, will look alot better 8)

[badnova]

yeah i will do
they are only just pushed on at mo
putting new arches in so i waiting to them before i put them on proply
cant wait t see the final out come of it all
hope it looks good but a lot more work is to be done

[Ben3042]

Good luck with it all anyway mate, youv got alot of sanding down to do :D But it will look the nuts once finished if done properly.

[badnova]

working to get it done in 2 months
thanks for the good comments
makes me want to crack on now

[Ben3042]

Who's is the blue nova on you avatar by the way?

Any pics of it anywhere?

[badnova]

cant remember where i got it from but ill see if i can find any

[badnova]

just started the boot install the other evening after work
shame i have to wgo to work but how else will i pay for the mods on me car

[badnova]

gput al the new alerm system in today
work s like a treat
not bad @125
does every thing
from remote central locking
starting the engine and boot poping
lots of safty feature
i thought it was excelant for the price

[Dare-devil]

Who's is the blue nova on you avatar by the way?
?

It looks like Type K's old nova

[scott.parker]

?125...thats well cheap! :o
tell you what mate i aint checked this for a while! you have been busy..
that rear looks well smart mate,carnt wait to see it finished.
oh what size wheels are going on,and how mutch you doping it by? cus if you dont do big wheels but go low i think you may want to make the front bumper not so close to the flor1.. :D
keep us updated m8

[badnova]

thinking of around 18/19s
dont quite know yet
any suggestions would be good
and as u say if i lower it the front and back bumper will most prob touch the floor so thats out the question but big rims seem an option

i have been very busy as u said
out most nights till 10
getting cold again now so i cant stay out as late

[badnova]

thinking of moding the arches so it looks lower as well but not sure yet what to do if i do

[scott.parker]

well if ur going biger than 17" you will need some coil-overs..
as for lowering just do it 40mm,and mod ur arches hell why not,you started so you may as well finish! :lol:

[badnova]

might add a inch or 2 to the arch to make it lokk very lower and smooth it all in
if i can get away with it i dont really want to lower it

y would i need coilover if i get more than 17s

(just remember im still learning)

[scott.parker]

well on the normal type suspension,your spring cup would touch on anything biger like 18",trust me i have 17" on and it sit only an inch of it,so it would or should touch,oh and no wider than 7" or you need to mod the iner arch! :)

[badnova]

i get ya cheers mate

[djp_y2k]

when i first put the 18's on my car I had the original struts on the car.

The wheel just cleared the platform. Never had any problems, but then the wheels were on ly on for a month..

U will definately need coilovers for 19's upwards, but I would reccomend them for 18's to just to be safe.

Unless ur kit is going to be big and fat and would only suggest 18's other wise the wheels may start to look to big for the car if you know what I mean

[badnova]

if i get bigger than 17s wil the car go fatser then what it say on the speedo

[scott.parker]

Ah well i was having this one out with a m8 the other night in the pub, and im sure it dose cus there is a grater circumference to the wheel so the area being coverd in one revolotin of the wheel on a 17" or 18" is more than the standard 14" the cars speedo was set to..if im right could some1 say so.. :)

[badnova]

that is exactly what i thougt
readin the max power haynes manual
it says it in there

[djp_y2k]

the larger the wheels over the standard size, the more the speedo will be out. It will read faster but I'm not sure by how much. Never actually attempted to set mine up yet

[badnova]

can u change this so it reads right

[djp_y2k]

sorry my last post said that ur speedo will read faster than ur going with bigger wheels.

Thats wrong. I meant that u will be going faster than ur speedo sys.

E.g, if ur speedo is reeding 70, u could be going 80.

[badnova]

i got ya

can that be changed so it is correct

[djp_y2k]

I dont know sorry.

I would have thought it could be adjusted somehow.

[epo]

surely its just a matter of alterin ur needles

[badnova]

i htink it a bit harder than that coz below 20 i would think its the same
but higher than that it would change quite alot

[badnova]

think ill just get 17s on

but the question is what ones should i get

ou guys have any ideas

[epo]

kahns rsr
momo turners\arrows

or blue chrome

[badnova]

have you got any pics or somewhere i can see them