pic request!! gsi big mouth!

[sri_boi]

could people post pictures of gsi big mouth front bumpers with mesh not rad!

need asap as i might buy one, :thumb: asap! :)

[Pillar]

it not got mesh but check out the big mouth bumper i made on marks turbo in the features section (turbo catagory)
http://www.novaload.net/forum/viewfeaturecar.php?ref=2252

[sri_boi]

nice....one problem i havnt got a hugeee intercooler lol....will be at most a ex not a let lol, anywhooooo....cheers for post mate but still aint sure what to get just normal gsi with ibiza splitter or big mouth meshed :confused:, just realy wanted to see a big mouth meshed as i havnt actually seen one yet just cut out for front mounted intercoolers......

cheers for post, atleast some one trys to help...... "pillar" :thumb:

[Pillar]

stick to a normal gsi bumper, the big mouth looks crap with mesh mate

[Iain]

You can do it without mesh and paint the front panel black. I did and it looks okay IMO

http://www.iainel.co.uk/images/forums/NewNova1.JPG

[sri_boi]

looks pretty smart that, think im just going to go for standard gsi bumper to be fair, cant go wrong then! lol

[Nobby]

GTE all the way!!

[R1CH]

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y221/ricmetcalf/Nova%20build%20pics/DSC00327.jpg
:thumb:

Rich

[Nobby]

found this pic on my comp foookin mint!! Proper big mouth!!
http://i14.tinypic.com/2njyfzs.jpg

[sri_boi]

hmm im actaully liking that....also the gsi behind! lol

[Pillar]

look at that last pic the number place recess hasnt been filled and the mesh looks crap, could of lest built the inside up to look deeper

[Pillar]

oh forgot to say that bumper in the picture is for sale you can probley get it for ?30 was on ebay but didnt sell, ill have a word with him tommorow if you want? he usually comes to our bodyshop dailly

[sri_boi]

the one on black car? or silver one? ye can do mate, wheres brixham?

[fearless]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/fearlessmotorsport/frontviewflash.jpg

[sri_boi]

hmmmmm thats what im looking for!!! top stuff mate

[joff-turbo-nova]

I've got a proper big mouth GSI style bumper for my intercooler :-

http://www.elsamak.karoo.net/mesh2a.jpg

When the pic was taken the whole car needed respraying but you get the idea!!

Joff

[sri_boi]

realy like the idea now, wont have an intercooler though, just meshed, realy liking mint green fearless one, without numberplate space, could have numberplate in window....what do people think of that in white or red and looks same as fearless one just without perspex windows and bonnet? cheers

[Jack]

without numberplate space, could have numberplate in window....
wtf! Numberplate in the window?! lol

Just get a sticker plate made up to go on the bonnet.

[craig green]

Mine from 2001.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/HOT%20METAL/img077.jpg

[Matt2107]

IMO craigs looks the best... not too over the top.

[sri_boi]

yes "razorjack" number plate on dash in window, havnt you seen it before......

[craig green]

What is the obsession with cutting up perfectly good bumpers & then using mesh wherever possible?

Mesh = Mess.

Mesh doesnt mean fast. Where on an F1 car or WRC car is there any mesh?

I HATE MESH

[Matt2107]

Mesh is ok on rad grills.... to prevent little birdies making a hole in your rad.

[sri_boi]

so you people think fearless's peppermint nova looks bad?

[Matt2107]

Personally... I've never really liked it but I appreciate money spent etc.

[Jack]

yes "razorjack" number plate on dash in window, havnt you seen it before......
Yes I've seen it before, but usually only by traders who stick trade plates in temporarily; people who's numberplates just fell off and they're driving to halfords to buy some sticky pads or bolts to put it back on; chavs who have a personalised/show plate in the original location in hope in vain the law won't bum rape them for it; or big fat homo sausage-loving truckers who have names like "BIG BOY" on show plates in their windows.

In other words, it looks crap, it is crap, and the law will probably give you a shafting for it - thats if a roaming trucker doesn't get to you first lol

[craig green]

so you people think fearless's peppermint nova looks bad?

Ive always disliked that bumper on that car. Looks like it could break at any minute. Fail to see why it needs that much cooling seeing as it has an alloy rad & no other TBd XEs in Novas struggle with cooling as far as I'm aware.

But hey, life would be dull if we all had std GSi fr bumpers!

[craig green]

Mesh is ok on rad grills.... to prevent little birdies making a hole in your rad.

So whats wrong with the properly engineered GM slats that must be correct for the cooling/rad requirements?

[Matt2107]

So whats wrong with the properly engineered GM slats that must be correct for the cooling/rad requirements?

lol nothing at all :)

I've always wondered what a standard grey grill would look like with body colour coded slats

[craig green]

Rule 15.65 subsection 12 (exterior improvements)

Hole = mesh

(re-written with permission from the modifying Bible)

[Matt2107]

Should I mesh my filler hole?

[craig green]

Filler cap or hole in (P48) Filler?

[L14MNP]

What is the obsession with cutting up perfectly good bumpers & then using mesh wherever possible?

Mesh = Mess.

Mesh doesnt mean fast. Where on an F1 car or WRC car is there any mesh?

I HATE MESH
:thumb::cool::thumb::cool::thumb::cool::thumb:lol

Well said that man! I fcukin hate the stuff!

I'd rather have an exposed FMIC and have to replace it twice a year than have a $hite sheet of mesh preventing stones hitting it TBH!
Oh i forgot though, it looks 'cool' doesn't it :roll:
Watch as I cut pointless holes everywhere and fill them with w4nker mesh! lol

[Matt2107]

Filler cap or hole in (P48) Filler?

lol both

[Jack]

Mesh doesnt mean fast. Where on an F1 car or WRC car is there any mesh?
In the lower bumper vents? (http://www.poke.fi/~paspies/pics/wallpaper/wrc/worldrallycars.htm) :p

[lee coley]

i work on rallycars and never av i seen mesh on a bumper.

what i like is the stuff in the Astra VXR front bumper.
http://www.independent.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00103/test160805_103093a.jpg

[Jack]

i work on rallycars and never av i seen mesh on a bumper.
All the WRC's in the link I posted have mesh of some sort in the bumper vents! :tard:

[craig green]

In the lower bumper vents? (http://www.poke.fi/~paspies/pics/wallpaper/wrc/worldrallycars.htm) :p

Fair enough, however those are real motorsport cars with proper functioning intercoolers etc behind the mesh. Not a rusting lower fr panel in sight. lol

Too many cars on the road (owned by idiots) have every available space cut out & meshed. Usually badly.

[Jack]

Ahh yes, agree with you there. IMO there's no point chopping a vent out the bumper that provides a nicce cool air flow to the front valance, then filling it with rusty chicken wire lol

[Matt2107]

How about having one vent for a cold air feed and one for a little camera?

[craig green]

Mesh isnt so bad when painted matt black or similar. Garish Silver just looks totally naff though.

[Matt2107]

Mesh isnt so bad when painted matt black or similar. Garish Silver just looks totally naff though.

Wahoooo my mesh is matt black... do I win a prize?

[Adam]

Im not a fan of a bigmouth gsi bumper at all, ruins the looks of the gsi bumper imo.
Unless you need the cutout for a IC, then it looks cool!

Also, it looks cool with a bigmouth and zafira type slats to match the grill.

[dan16v]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/dan16v/new305.jpg

theres myne as has been said to much mesh makes your car look like a rabbit hutch imolol and cannot see the point in doing a big mouth unless you need one for cooling say a fmic or oil cooler etc!

[L14MNP]

You win Dan :D perfect big mouth mate!

No need to hook a water bottle on the front of your car lol

[sri_boi]

nice....always loved that car!

[Chris S]

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/J60OST/DSCN1500.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/J60OST/OllyTrax143.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/J60OST/york29080529.jpg

[lee coley]

i like how every thin fits ok on dan16v's white nova even wiv big FMIC,very nice gaps.nice 1!

[novaco]

i love that chirs!! love the way the intercooler is!! looks as if is just trying to peep out lol!! number plate idea is well thought of too!

[draper]

seen that at mfn once chris, looks tough as nails !!

[Chris S]

think i only went down mfn in it once, u go down often? only went down once this year in mates corsa turbo

[redrocket]

well this what mine looks like its a must if you want that nice cold air hitting the intercooler

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/redrocket_nova/DSC00057.jpg

[RJM25R]

Love the standard look. Don't like cutouts-looks jap-crap.

Should be looking toward euro-vw themes. They hide huge coolers on BAM 1.8 T's without cutouts.

[Ash]

maybe because an audi A3/mk4 golf front bumper is bigger then a nova one...

and they have intercoolers as standard...

[dan16v]

Love the standard look. Don't like cutouts-looks jap-crap.

Should be looking toward euro-vw themes. They hide huge coolers on BAM 1.8 T's without cutouts.

but Rick that is basicaly defeating the whole point of having a large intercooler! by hiding it behind a bumper you are just covering more % of the core, making it less efficient!, i had an i/c made when i first started doing my car which went behind the std gsi bumper with no cutting needed, it all comes down to wanting it to "look good" or do the job it is intended for, keeping the inlet charge temp as low as possible, by taking maximun advantage of the volume/ surface area of your i/c and letting it see as much air as possible! which is the route i went downlol

[craig green]

personally I reckon mesh can look OK in cutout bumpers, its just rarely done descreetly.

The pic of mine on page 2 is alloy stretch mesh sprayed Rover hurricane Grey. When i first did the grille I put it in bare Silver. It was back out, blasted & sprayed the next day. It just screams attention when left bright. Dull it down by painting it black & make sure that whatever is behind it (usually not a lot) is dark. As has been said already. My lower fr panel was covered in Black insulting tape to hide the flame Red which wouldve looked cack & empty otherwise.

No offence to Matt172 or Fearless/brett W but I think the fr end of that car looks terrible. The bumper looks weak (not helped by it sagging & showing the grille pins), the mesh is too open & the colour of the car doesnt suit mesh IMO. The space behind the mesh isnt utilised I think is what I'm saying.

If it was a Black or dark Blue car for example, I reckon it might work though.

Subtle is the key.

[draper]

think i only went down mfn in it once, u go down often? only went down once this year in mates corsa turbo

havent been once this year due to no car, turned into a chav/gangsta wannabe night now

[sri_boi]

got me a gsi bumper yesterday, needs a tow eye cover though, price around you reckon? what grill has matt used on his peppermint nova, as it looks like its made to be there......

[sri_boi]

got me a gsi bumper yesterday, needs a tow eye cover though, price around you reckon? what grill has matt used on his peppermint nova, as it looks like its made to be there......

anybody know?

i have did the same idea yesterday as chris_s's bumper with the numberplate holes still there, did it on a standard mk2 bumper and it looks smart :)

[rednova]

My lower fr panel was covered in Black insulting tape to hide the flame Red which wouldve looked cack & empty otherwise.
. - why did you use tape when spaying it matt black or even bodyguard would have been easier?:confused:

I agree though, should be dark behind there :thumb:

[draper]

anybody know?

i have did the same idea yesterday as chris_s's bumper with the numberplate holes still there, did it on a standard mk2 bumper and it looks smart :)


bah bah bah bah bah

[Green16v]

heres mine all ive done is cut out the number plate slot for the intercooler and meshed it.

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m89/Makwal/STP60458.jpg

[sri_boi]

looks cool!! nice idea that!

would like the hole to be as big as jamiegsi, dan16v and matts

people think thats abit big saying its only there to look nice....

[RJM25R]

but Rick that is basicaly defeating the whole point of having a large intercooler! by hiding it behind a bumper you are just covering more % of the core, making it less efficient!, i had an i/c made when i first started doing my car which went behind the std gsi bumper with no cutting needed, it all comes down to wanting it to "look good" or do the job it is intended for, keeping the inlet charge temp as low as possible, by taking maximun advantage of the volume/ surface area of your i/c and letting it see as much air as possible! which is the route i went downlol

fair comment, i just think it looks gash. As you said, it's functional and I'm considering the aesthetics.

[RJM25R]

maybe because an audi A3/mk4 golf front bumper is bigger then a nova one...

and they have intercoolers as standard...

Who said anything about mk4? I'm on about 1.8 turbo's into mk1's and mk 2's, just the same as a let into nova. Engine SHOULDN'T be there, so the intercooler has to be fitted somewhere! LOL!

[Ash]

oh, i assumed you meant a bigger intercooler on a standard golf mk4, plus alot of mk1's and 2's dont have big bumpers, so you can hide it.. yea, my bad

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