The silver, blu, and primer grey is a combo that could catch on.

 

Yeah I could be at the start of a new trend

 

Small bit of progress.

I played butcher yesterday to allow me to build my rear Frankenbumper




With a bit of careful trimming the piece was tacked into place allowing me to run Bug lights with a Blob bumper



Just need to fully plastic weld the joint and dress back, then ditto on the other side! I can then give both sides a quick skim and sand should see it ready for paint!

 

looks to be a good job for a sheep enthusiast Trev

 

Lol the sheep know to run away when they see me

 

Hahahaha I herd they queued up mate

 

Can hardly see where the 2 bumper sections join!

Why wouldn't you just put blob rear lights in?

 

Because he wants to add his own personal touch to it and he likes to butcher bumpers/bodywork

 

Pretty much

Coz that would be too easy

The side profile of the Blobeye bumper matches the side profile of the car without skirts better than the bug bumper does. Putting Blob lights in would just make it look like a Blob front the rear, which I don't want. So modded bumper with Bug lights it is (plus it's different! - Its the small detail changes that make the difference )

 

The Blu touch

 

Think I'll just send this facelift bumper I have down to you Trev. Needs prepping, headlight washer holes filled and painted.

I'll include a larger packet of Haribo's to cover your time and costs.

 

Been busy finishing off the rear bumper!

Both sides fully plastic welded! Getting a dab hand at this now!



Got to play with some flaps...... On the flap wheel - to dress the welds back!



Finally a bit of prettying up. The swage lines above and below the plate have gone too. Quite pleased and I've definitely got the smooth rear I was after

 

It looks good mate a lot of hard work going into this great looking bumper

 

Cheers fella

Got hold of a straight WRX front bumper - which I then proceeded to chop up

Cut the numberplate mount out.......



....... and plastic welded it flush along with the towing eye cover. More tomorrow!



Couple of pics whilst outside today

 

Lovely job!

What are you using to weld the plastic? I know it's been done for years by body shops, but something I've never done myself yet.

 

Nice work, **** wheels though Trev.

 

Cheers, I'm literally using an old soldering iron and bits of old bumper as filler sticks! Works a treat!!

Front bumper is taking shape! Side vents filled, towing hook and number plate mount filled and dressed back ready for a skim.

 

looks lush (down wid da Welsh lingo boyo ) Trev

 

I know they're awful

New wheels are here, not revealing them until they're fitted. Safe to say not many (if any) have them

You do know I'm actually English, don't you

 

Venoms!!

If you were English you wouldn't have nominated me to get soaked.

 

er, no! Much more 'thinking outside the box' than them!!


I am and I did

 

Looking good bud, I was expecting something a bit wilder but smooth and clean is gonna look sweet

 

'Less is more' is my way, subtle mods are the way I roll
The wheels and paint might add some 'wildness' though, certainly unusual if nothing else

 

Like my last project I want to run with no kits/spoilers/splitters but the front bumper isn't quite deep enough imo so.........
Its time to get chopping

marked



cut



Thrown in bin
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Tacked back it its new position. The bumper still retains all its original fitting points.



Gaps filled in



Trial fitted



The weld-a-thon begins, with my cat checking the weld quality!!



I've got most of the front welded up, just need to flip it and weld the back, more soon

 

 

Looks ace! Nicely done indeed.

 

brilliant thread - liking the front bumper

 

but you type with a Welsh accent

bumper does look good

 

Front bumper skills

 

Cheers guys,

All the welding is done and the front side has been dressed back. Taken an age but worth it!



This weeks job is to pretty it up

I've even decided on a colour, with the help of my family, just need to find the correct shade!

What on earth makes you think that boyo (I actually have whats called a 'plastic Scouser' accent )