bumpers and covers

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Reply #15 – February 26, 2011, 06:26:59 PM

sweet, I'm watchin!

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Reply #16 – February 26, 2011, 08:25:11 PM

Quote from: t3skidoo;354059

Thishiznit the floor as the rear bumper came off the car.

Was Ford using punch cards at the time?

I got one off the vert bumper too

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Reply #17 – February 27, 2011, 12:34:42 AM

Weighed the bumpers. Not including bumper bolts or body mount nuts, the front w/ turn signal was 35lb, rear was 30lb.

The tentative plan is to take a hole saw to anywhere there's space, wrap with pre-preg, then fill with expanding foam. UNLESS >> the 87/88 bumpers can be made to work. I'm mostly concerned about fog light and turn signal mounts. Of course the shape could be an issue too.

Any thoughts?

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Reply #18 – February 27, 2011, 12:35:28 AM

Quote from: daminc;354078

I got one off the vert bumper too

Was there anything legible on it? Mine doesn't seem to have anything but dirt.

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Reply #19 – February 27, 2011, 08:46:38 AM

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Reply #20 – February 27, 2011, 04:28:26 PM

Quote from: t3skidoo;354099

Any thoughts?

I doubt you are gonna find anyone who has tried it. Guinea pig?

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Reply #21 – February 27, 2011, 06:14:56 PM

Quote from: gumby;354146

I doubt you are gonna find anyone who has tried it. Guinea pig?

Well, I wouldn't have any idea what that's like

In any case, I'm not planning on conducting any crash tests.

Does all pre-preg need baking? I thought there was at least one version that didn't require heat, only bagging. Just found something that implies that an oven is necessary regardless.

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Reply #22 – March 06, 2011, 09:59:15 PM

i got a nice hood from the guys at http://critesperformanceparts.com/ i have their ram air hood on my tbird now and i love it

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Reply #23 – March 06, 2011, 10:06:15 PM

Quote from: t3skidoo;353414

I was considering a CF or fiberglass hood but don't see that as a viable choice now.

fordguy545 shed a few pounds by removing part of the underside support frame of the hood and trunk. Would a sheet of pre-preg laid on the underside restore the some or all of the stiffness? It would be easy to prep the surface then bag and cure it.

the guys at http://critesperformanceparts.com/ have a few hoods you may like ... i have their custom ram air hood on my tbird now and it gives it an intresting look

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Reply #24 – March 06, 2011, 10:14:32 PM

Quote from: t3skidoo;353414

I was considering a CF or fiberglass hood but don't see that as a viable choice now.

fordguy545 shed a few pounds by removing part of the underside support frame of the hood and trunk. Would a sheet of pre-preg laid on the underside restore the some or all of the stiffness? It would be easy to prep the surface then bag and cure it.

http://critesperformanceparts.com/ has a few fiberglass hoods i have their "custom ram air" hood on my bird and i like it

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Reply #25 – March 07, 2011, 12:56:28 AM

god thats an ugly hood!
T3 - as far as cutting stuff out of the hood, I probably wouldn't do it again because it is seriously flimsy for the lousy 6#'s I got out of it. The trunk lid however is still pretty stiff and that got 4#'s taken out of it.

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Reply #26 – March 07, 2011, 02:45:19 AM

lol to each his or her own i guess
just trying to give the guy options...and nice troll btw i guess ya find them everywhere :shakehead

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Reply #27 – March 07, 2011, 03:44:31 PM

Quote from: Shannun;354717

Is this photoshopped?

If it's real, it would make a great gun port for a Mad Max remake with TCs. "Last of the interceptor turbos, be a shame to blaw it up."

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Reply #28 – March 07, 2011, 05:01:48 PM

Too bad we aren't closer. I have some 87-88 bumpers you could experiment with. If you need some pictures of them, let me know.

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Reply #29 – March 07, 2011, 05:11:54 PM

Quote from: Shannun;354745

nice troll btw i guess ya find them everywhere :shakehead

fordguy is far from a troll around here. You gave an option(however unrelated to the topic it may be), and he gave his opinion; it is what it is.

Quote from: t3skidoo;354787

Is this photoshopped?

Nope, it is unfortunately real. If you follow the link Shannun posted, there is a shot of the underside which is set up to house a HUGE carb air cleaner.