update
heres the sanded down front and painted vacuum cylinder
i ended up deciding that i was going to leave the front side like it was, glue it and bring back the shape with filler
test fit, with only the top bolts in place
i put the bolts and washers in, then glued them in place so they wouldnt spin when i tighten the nuts, Adam didnt metion that so i had to go back and maticulously look at his pics in order to figure it out..
crash bar, trimmed, painted and on the car
i went to the body shop store and got some smc fibertec filler in the bottle before i started to work... played with it to fill in the inside part of the extension on the bumper because one side looked high enough that when i would start to sand i would go right thru it in order to level it out and keep the body line. turns out the stuff is a dark blue!.. :bonkers:
did that and was surprized how fast the filler cures.. after that i placed a bar to reinforce the extension from the inside of the bumper using bolts and glue. i wanted to take a pic but my camera was dying and i ended up stealing a AA from my friends remote. I was ready for glue.. and now i find out the glue is black :bonkers:... jebus..
glueing the bumper was... messy!!!
i had a friend help me keep everything as tight as possible. i did one side first
then the other, i didnt fill the smc part infront of the passanger side headlight because im going to fill it with fibertec later :noob: .. you can see where i glued the crack it had, its the shiny wet looking part
i let the thing dry and went to watch my girl play some indoor soccer.. came back and sanded it a little bit while i put stuff away for the night... heres what it looked like when 'most' was said and done..
you cant tell from the pics but the corner of the driverside bumper, right before it becomes the side panel will need lots of grinding to get it down to match the body... probobly a 1/4 inch higher than the body. :waxer:
next is grinding down the grove and fibertec.. how deep and wide should i grind? also after that is done, do i need to coat the fibertec with something before i primer it?
thanks
-Jonny :hi: