tisfortah

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^^ lol!

chaotichoax

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I've always liked the chopped viii look so when I found one local I decided what the hell I'll try it myself

worst case if I screw it up and I toss it

06ravenmr

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what did u use to fill in the gap where the triangle was? did u mold in a peice of bumper or use fiberglass??

06ravenmr

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oh and would u be interested in selling me that 9 front when u do the swap.? i can pick it up

chaotichoax

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I bought 1/8" thick abs plastic sheets and cut one to fit the existing hole

I used a heat gun to mold it as best as possible

plastic welded it in place

fiberglass-ed the underside for support

bondo-ed the top

chaotichoax

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haven't decided if I'm going to sell it just yet...once the viii bumper is painted and fitted I'll have to make up my mind

I'll let you know when the time comes, might not even but the viii bumper on until after winter is over

macPSU

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Looking good. When's it getting paint?

06ravenmr

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for someone who has no bodywork experience u sure did this one right..that exactly how it should be done

Joemflsxe

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Any way to get a guide written up if it turns out well?

garcias2k

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This is what I plan to have done very soon. Looks good.

chaotichoax

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I had my doubts in the beginning and it was really messy at times so unfortunately I didn't take any photos along the way which I regret

structurally it's strong...I twisted/flexed it and it didn't crack or even make a sound for that matter

I'll go back and edit the first post one day this week with a step by step of how I did it.

chaotichoax

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before the new year if I can work it out

Joemflsxe

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Awesome

Hopefully I can get my hands on a cheap VIII bumper and give this a try.

chaotichoax

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biggest PITA was the time between steps

waiting for fiberglass/bondo to dry drove me nuts as it turned three days into ten doing a layer here and there when I could

Evolution IVGSR

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If you toss it let me know

Thats how I did it. Did you use the Flexible body filler? Bondo can crack fairly easy.

Ya I thought my first one would take like a 2 or 3 days make with doing the chop, putting primer on it, Prepping for paint and then painting it. No took at least twice as long as I thought