Just some notes:
Build Costs (if from scratch, I had quite a few supplies already avaliable)
Front Bumper Block:
Breath Mask................5
Gloves........................5
Tyvex Suit..................15
Face Shield.................20
Googles......................5
Fiberglass Resin........... 12
Fiberglass Mat.............5
Aluminium Tape............8
Cereal Boxes................4 (hahaha)
Sand Papers................15
Bondo Glass (filler)........11
Color Match Paint ........25
3M Tape.....................6
Bolts..........................1
One-Use-Plugs..............2
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Total........................$139
(actual cost ~$60)
Hours........................~40
x 10
Total Weight..............~3-4 lbs (~1.5 kg)
Caprice Air Dams
Parts + JY Entry...........8
Bolts..........................3
Dremel Cut off Wheel....1 (its ruined...cut off wheels + plastic = sad pandas)
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Total........................$12
Hours........................~6 (includes JY time)
Total Weight..............~2-3 lbs (~1 kg)
Other Notes:
In regards to the bumper block, if I needed to do this again (Lord help me if I hit something with the bumper) I would probably do the following.
1) Go to the Junk yard and rear bumper from an Outback, purchase whole bumper.
2) Bring it home, measure out the section I needed, and cut just a flat square piece out.
3) clean up the edges
4) Drill 6 six holes (corners, + upper/lower middle)
5) Line with 3m tape
6) Slap that baby on and tap in the one-use-plugs.
This would be much easier, color would be direct match, and a junkyard bumper pulled by myself would not take as long, and would probably run ~$50. There would be hours, seriously, days less sanding. This could even be substituted with a bumper from any car. As long as it was ABS or polyurethane plastic. Lots of 80's cars have wide flat, or subtle curved sections. Even then paint match paint would be quick and easy.
But I am happy with my results, but not recommended for a beginner. Tyvex suits, breath masks, face shields, fiberglass dusts with heat is almost murder. I felt dehydrated for days after using up last weekend to push this project. Plus design time, setup, fiberglass, removal, sanding, priming, painting. it is a lot of work and commitment. Overall I am happy with my results and truthfully I could have pushed the hours well into the 50's, but I took it as "good enough" do to time constraints, having to work 50 hours a week at my real job, plus all the other duties and play in life.
Now its time for fog light covers, work out those side air dam on the front bumper, rear wheel skirts, center section of the under body near front, and some ass end extensions!
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