Dan_Trials Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 Said I'd get some pics and a therad up so here it is! Nothing special going on right now as I'm out of work so just using what I have in my garage. After some MOT preparation like brake pipes and a few welds I decided to move on to some cosmetics... First job was the rear valance panel: http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m261/dan_rs500/IMG_1443.jpg I wonder what nice clean solid metel is behind the bumpers... None! http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m261/dan_rs500/IMG_1445.jpghttp://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m261/dan_rs500/IMG_1444.jpg Then got the grinder out and got rid of every thing I didn't like the look of, got a bit of 3mm and made a nice new solid panel: http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m261/dan_rs500/IMG_1446.jpg http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m261/dan_rs500/IMG_1447.jpg It's been ground back and red oxide coated for now, got a few other little panel repairs to do and need to make some mounts for the new rear bumper. Then turned my attention to the front bumper. Had a Focus bumper lying about from my mate's crash and a spare Escort one, so out with the grinder: http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m261/dan_rs500/IMG_1450.jpg Then keep grinding bits until it all fits nice: http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m261/dan_rs500/IMG_1453.jpg Then a bit of a twist: http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m261/dan_rs500/IMG_1454.jpg So that takes me up to Sunday night. I know it's not much yet but hopefully get a bit more done this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee grout Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 Then turned my attention to the front bumper. Had a Focus bumper lying about from my mate's crash and a spare Escort one, so out with the grinder: http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m261/dan_rs500/IMG_1450.jpg Then keep grinding bits until it all fits nice: http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m261/dan_rs500/IMG_1453.jpg Then a bit of a twist: http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m261/dan_rs500/IMG_1454.jpg So that takes me up to Sunday night. I know it's not much yet but hopefully get a bit more done this week. Like the look of this a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Trials Posted July 24, 2011 Author Share Posted July 24, 2011 Thanks mate! I could just leave it as the standard focus bumper but that's just not my style! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee grout Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Thanks mate! I could just leave it as the standard focus bumper but that's just not my style!Ahh, someone right on my wavelengh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig855S Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Top work so far, that bumper looks promising Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGHTOWER Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Looking forward to seeign this progress! LOVE projects like this! Home made custom stuff FTW!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hezz Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Home made custom stuff FTW!!!!what would you know!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Trials Posted July 25, 2011 Author Share Posted July 25, 2011 Thanks for the encouragement, got a few hours on the bumper today just fine tuning the fit and started fibre glassing the two together. Need to sort out the brakes though, despirately trying to save the calipers as I want to put my money into a brake upgrade later down the line rather than have to spend money on standard stuff just now. Just keep soaking the pistons in WD40 every time I walk past! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGHTOWER Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Home made custom stuff FTW!!!!what would you know!! Oh, I don't know... Just a hunch! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Trials Posted August 1, 2011 Author Share Posted August 1, 2011 Ok got some more bits done: http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m261/dan_rs500/IMAG0063.jpg http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m261/dan_rs500/IMAG0064.jpg http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m261/dan_rs500/IMAG0065.jpg http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m261/dan_rs500/IMAG0066.jpg http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m261/dan_rs500/IMAG0067.jpg http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m261/dan_rs500/IMAG0069.jpg This patch is pretty rough although it will take a fill ok. If things go to plan it might not be seen anyway http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m261/dan_rs500/IMAG0075.jpg The bumper is coming along too: http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m261/dan_rs500/IMAG0072.jpg Keeping the option to have indicators in the bumper as I want to get some morettes too. You can also see there the bad boy bonnet I did a while back when I was bored lol. The black isn't going to stay, just what I had on the shelf at the time. Comments/suggestions/hate, all welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee grout Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Bumpers gona be MINT when its finished mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Trials Posted August 2, 2011 Author Share Posted August 2, 2011 Haha thanks mate, I hope so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitz Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 hay buddy, looks like ya got a good project there like, how'd ya make the badboy bonnet? cheaper dan buyin 1 lol, an would look sweet on mine wid the wrc front end iv got.an ya bumper looks mint!!! cant wait 2c more pics Fitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Trials Posted August 26, 2011 Author Share Posted August 26, 2011 hay buddy, looks like ya got a good project there like, how'd ya make the badboy bonnet? cheaper dan buyin 1 lol, an would look sweet on mine wid the wrc front end iv got.an ya bumper looks mint!!! cant wait 2c more pics Fitz Thanks mate! The bonnet was modified by making a cardboard template while the bonnet was still on the vehicle. I then transfered this to some sheet, cut them out (one is a mirror image of the other so you just turn the template over) and welded them to a spare bonnet I had. Then grind back a bit, slap on some filler and sand to smooth it all in. The hardest bit is getting the curves right to clear the headlight as it isn't a straight line, it curves slightly. I may do another one as I have another 2 bonnets! Certainly was cheaper, even just for the carriage cost, all the stuff I used was in my garage already! My bumper is supposed to look WRC-esque too, so with some morettes too it should look mean! Hope fully get back on to this tomorrow! Thanks again for the support Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Trials Posted February 23, 2012 Author Share Posted February 23, 2012 Ok back on this now! Got it MOT'd and all that so now some modifying! http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m261/dan_rs500/IMAG0123.jpg http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m261/dan_rs500/IMAG0124.jpg http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m261/dan_rs500/IMAG0126.jpg Got some other stuff too but not ready yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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