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Front Grill block finished (mostly)
 
So aside from needing a ton of hours of sanding and repainting to make it all smooth, I've basically finished off the front grill blocks. Its all bondo and expanding foam. I decided to make it permanent after figuring out the "hole size" with duct tape. Coolant temps never go above 206, and usually stay around 198-202 range.
All-in-all, I'd call it a success!
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05-16-2014, 12:53 PM
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Wow, thats quite a bit of work. Nice job. Do you have any close up shots?
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05-16-2014, 01:25 PM
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Wow, thats quite a bit of work. Nice job. Do you have any close up shots?
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I'll post more close up shots after I've gotten a bit more work done with it... it's embarrassing the amount of sanding that still needs to be done.
You know what, I change my mind. I'll post more photos today. To hell with when I'll have time for more sanding. That could take a month!
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Haha... yeah I know how that goes.  |
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I often forget that there will be a lot less judgement HERE than I typically get from "normal" people.
I've put about 5hrs of sanding into it already, and I figure I've got AT LEAST 10hrs more to go. I need to go buy more sand paper...
Pictures:
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It's gonna be nice when done. I like it better than OEM already. The upper looks great already.
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Well, I think I'm going to have to shift gears a bit. I've recently learned that Bondo doesn't work well with plastics like the front bumper. (I wish I would've known that!) So in the areas around the edges where there isn't any expanding foam and the bond is contacting the plastic it will separate and just cause a bunch of problems. I'm not sure how to proceed. I'm thinking fiberglass.
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I'm thinking fiberglass.
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That's what I did, and it seemed to work well.
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That's what I did, and it seemed to work well.
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EXACTLY the result I'm looking for... Perfect! Thanks for sharing. I know what I have to do now.
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