Front bumper mods

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I've been trying to think of ways to modify my front and rear fiberglass bumpers to make them look more streamlined with the body. Has anyone ever smoothed out the bumpers in the front to see what it would look like? Just trying to get some ideas... wish I were better with Photoshop :-(

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Something like the old Shelby race Stangs had on the front end.

 

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I don't own one yet but have had similar thoughts... Is there anything close that might work? I remember when I was a kid I saw in an old van magazine how they cut a fiberglass spoiler in half and lengthened it to fit the width of the van.

Could the same thing be applied to a more streamlined small car bumper?? You'd have to look around and see what is close then modify... just a thought.

 

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Blue Thunder, I've seen a 65-66 Shelby front apron narrowed and put on the front of a II. It looked pretty good, however I'm shooting for keeping my existing bumper structure but simply modifying the aftermarket fiberglass covers you can buy for them.

BBRacer, what about the front bumper on the new Mustang that is coming out? If you take away the blinkers and simply look at the lines... notice how the protruding line across the front is thinner and then it gently curves down... that is something like what I'm imagining but I have no idea if it would look good. It wouldn't be too hard to modify the fiberglass bumper cover to look like this.

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This is only a painting on a clock, but it looks good with no rear bumper. Don't know how you would go about doing this though.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7903716084&category=10076

 

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The picture on the clock is of a Monroe Handler. There were a couple of those made. I like the rear bumper, however a II would look funny without a similar flush treatment in the front.

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cut the foam off your original bumper frame get a fiberglss bumper from one of the many dealers glue it to the metal frame work with an automotive glue (it will hold they put cars together with glue nowdays) then measure from the front of your bumper to the fron of the header panel i think it will be about 4 1/2 -5 1/2 inches then cut out that much from the bumper shocks and reweld carefully trim the edges of the fiber glass bumper until you can bolt the bumper back on without it hitting the fenders or any thing an air saw die grinder welder and glue are pretty much all you need to do it you can use hand tools but air is much faster may have a experienced welder cut the bumper shocks for you and reweld but it will give you a nice smooth look in the end

 

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same process can be used on the rear

 

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BBRacer said:

Could the same thing be applied to a more streamlined small car bumper?? You'd have to look around and see what is close then modify... just a thought.

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I've been looking at air dams and bumpers for years.

An aftermarket dam for a 240Z had promise, A later model BMW sedans front section looked good too.

 

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manny

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i took the factory front bumper and took it off the metal frame and remounted back on the car with the middle section cut out.really do like the way it looks and it's much lighter.

 

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manny, do u happen to have any pics of what it looks like?

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I had planned on choppin up some 65 bumpers front and back that my grandpa had left over from a resto. I was gonna take part of the middle out then weld/grind and have them re-chromed, but I never got any of the II's I've tried to get yet.

 

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How about stealth bumpers?

 

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I can't see it. Where is it?

 

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Markysinatra said:

I had planned on choppin up some 65 bumpers front and back that my grandpa had left over from a resto. I was gonna take part of the middle out then weld/grind and have them re-chromed, but I never got any of the II's I've tried to get yet.

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Wow using a classic to mod a II

Bet them boys are lovin that

let us know how it works out..

 

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I think Jshcobra has 65 stang bumpers on his car.. but dont hold me to that im not totally sure

 

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cobraii74x said:

I think Jshcobra has 65 stang bumpers on his car.. but dont hold me to that im not totally sure

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The front if I remember it right. The back was a norrowed Firebird/Camaro rear bumper I think.

 

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sorry but no pics. packing everthing up, moving very soon to NC.

 

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hey dont know if this will help but my dad used a chrome pinto bumper moved it all of the way back.it goes back flush with the seam in the grill.don

 

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The bumper...

COBRAIIW said:

How about stealth bumpers?

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The newest body mod out on the market. The "invisible stealth bumper kit"
I have 12 pair of them if anyone is interested. 299.99 a pair!