Supra Front Conversion, Progression Thread (New Pics) Options

[mgnt232]

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OK finally got home to do this. Only was out there for a couple hours, most of which was mounting the intercooler.
But got alot done surprisingly.
Alot more to go but while waiting on the rest of the 3s parts im going to finish this off.

And for the love of god I know what I'm doing, it will end up fine.



Got the bumper realized supras fronts are like a foot wider than celicas







...... so i cut it in half



And just started to fit it and grind away at what was in the way






After a bit of test fitting, started to fill the huge gaps.







Got dark like 20 mins after this picture so i had to stop. Should have them both ready for fiberglass by tomorrow, as long as it doesnt snow!


This post has been edited by mgnt232: Jan 2, 2013 - 5:19 PM

[Takumi-FujiWaraS...]

Bondo is not the product to use on any panel that will flex, fiber glass products is what you should have used for such a big job. They do make a special filler for bumpers, but that should be used for minor defects in a bumper. Being that the filler is so thick it will be even more prone to cracking should have built it up with a hair type product then used the filler for the top coat. Filler has it's place on more structural panel's though, and you hardly ever want to exceed a 1/4 of an inch thick on those, to add lots of moisture will cause it to fail aswell.

Wish ya the best of luck, did bodywork from the age of 15 till i was 21yrs old i have seen alot of stuff missed used. I like the concept, just hope it last more than 1-5months of driving.