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Why so many body lines?

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I just wish the front bumper had that little molding and the fender extension as part of it. I wish the corners above the headlights where separate from the bumper and part of the fenders. Everything else is normal I don't need the car to be sealed shut for underwater driving I'm just thinking about ideas to make the body more seamless. I love these cars but, putting them together after painting and finish is a lot of work to line up.
 
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Can anyone come up with a bumper thats a full lx bumper that replaces the small moldings and the fender extensions?
 

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I don't care what year model car you are working on. You will have to take some time and effort to line the panels back up. Suck it up, take the extra time and effort and do it right!
 
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I'm not talking about just lining up panels I want to get rid of all the seams and have a one piece bumper that doesn't have the fender extentsion and small molding.
 

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That's the 80's for ya. Look around at other cars in the day...body lines and panels all over the place. I agree, makes waxing a HUGE PITA.

My G35 is so clean and sleek. I can wax that think in a few hours. Nothing but smooth panels or rounded corners.
 
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it seems like with all the parts out there someone could make modded bumpers
 

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Prob is if you do molded bumpers then you need the matching fenders which remove the moldings and then possible new door skins. Changing only the bumpers is going to look incomplete. You basically need to do the entire body to make it look right.

I know some guys have done it themselves and it looked great, but you are right, if someone made front and rear bumpers that removed the belt molding then it would be a start.
 
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I'm not saying to remove the body moldings but, to take the all the parts that make the front clip and make it one piece.
 

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bditty50 said:
I'm not talking about just lining up panels I want to get rid of all the seams and have a one piece bumper that doesn't have the fender extentsion and small molding.
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Go buy a SN95 then
 

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I'm not saying to remove the body moldings but, to take the all the parts that make the front clip and make it one piece.
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WHat cars have the entire front clip as 1 peice??
 

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WHat cars have the entire front clip as 1 peice??
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uh fiberglass race cars do... this thread is the worst, by the way
 

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This for sure sucks, why are we even wasting our time on this!
 

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Buy an old corvette, then all you have is doors and a hood unless you have a gen 2 then you'll have a trunk type deal.
 

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Or he could just get a nascar body
 
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