Bumper mod and shaved valve cover

[dsm_ftw]

By all means "shaved" is always best!

Hahahah TRUE TRUE!

 

[schroder]

That's not all bondo, right? You didn't say how you did it, but I'm hoping it was glassed in...not bondo'd. Looks good though man.

 

[Carlz0r]

That's not all bondo, right? You didn't say how you did it, but I'm hoping it was glassed in...not bondo'd. Looks good though man.

I hope he used proper plastic repair materials and not fiberglass or regular body filler.

 

[96pos dsm]

i like it i was thinking about shaving the fog lights too

 

[schroder]

Depends on the glass and resin he would have chosen to use...the plastic repair would have worked great to fill in the license plate holes, but I don't know how well it would work to fill in the foglight areas...

 

[genegoesfast]

Hey guys. Sorry about the delay in responding. I used 3m plastic bumper repair along with several layers of backing scrim. After building the patches and getting it close I used Evercoat flexible glaze. Following those steps I used a flexible urethane primer. Fiberglass would crack right off a plastic bumper, with a quickness!

 

[Carlz0r]

Depends on the glass and resin he would have chosen to use...the plastic repair would have worked great to fill in the license plate holes, but I don't know how well it would work to fill in the foglight areas...

Not trying to be a dick, but you're wrong. You don't use fiberglass to repair anything except for fiberglass. There are proper plastic repair materials (as Gene used) for filling gouges and holes in solid and flexible plastics.

Hey guys. Sorry about the delay in responding. I used 3m plastic bumper repair along with several layers of backing scrim. After building the patches and getting it close I used Evercoat flexible glaze. Following those steps I used a flexible urethane primer. Fiberglass would crack right off a plastic bumper, with a quickness!

Glad to hear you did it the right way! The most ideal way would have been to use plastic patches made of the same bumper material, but considering you used proper backing material you should have no issues with the way you've done it.

 

[rdgsdsm]

the bumper looks really good. job well done

 

[hurricanecris24]

im not a fan of the bumper i prefer a untouched/unmodded 2gb bumper

 

[genegoesfast]

Thanks for all the comments guys! To each his own on looks issues of course and I respect everyone's opinion. I completely agree, in regards to patching the holes with pieces of urethane and plastic welding it all together.

 

[Aproductions]

I think it looks pretty damn good.

 

[ktyr5151]

i would like to do the same thing to my valve cover in the future... did you find a diy on it or what?

 

[genegoesfast]

i would like to do the same thing to my valve cover in the future... did you find a diy on it or what?

No, not really. I just went at it with an angle grinder, then a file, then a sander. I'm sure that if you had one, a belt sander would do the whole job.

 

[ktyr5151]

No, not really. I just went at it with an angle grinder, then a file, then a sander. I'm sure that if you had one, a belt sander would do the whole job.

alright man. doesnt sound to difficult. everything looks real good though.

 

[Talipse96]

The bumper looks awesome. Great job. If I have enough time to do mine before I get it painted I'll be getting rid of the fog light holes as well. (To bad a vendor doesn't make one without the fog lights) As far as the valve cover goes. It will look really good once it is on the car. It looks plain cause it has nothing to accent it, once it's on it will POP!

 

[genegoesfast]

Here is the pop you're talking about.

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[jpmxrider489]

i like both. the bumper you did a real good job. it look aftermarket. and the valve cover, it could use some color. i seen a lot of crappy shave jobs but you did well

 

[DCar]

love me some 2gb shaved bumpers, "and like said above, it does look aftermarket", and nice shave on the cover too. it does need some black contrast or something but some color would make it POP more

 

[ktyr5151]

i love the bumper

looks really good

 

[dsmspickdad]

Black letters would make it pop!! But then it wouldn't be a shaved valve cover then.

 

[ILLiCliPSE]

I'd get rid of that oil cap and get the stock Evo 8/9 oil cap. Looks a bit newer/ nicer, yet is still stock.

 

[chaggard27]

im not a fan of the bumper i prefer a untouched/unmodded 2gb bumper

Hence why yours isnt even painted the same color as the car right all in good humor...just couldnt resist

 

[Quicksilver1695]

I say the valve cover "popped" very well. Looks good man. It looks really smooth for a handheld DIY.

 

[Talipse96]

Do you have a picture of the whole engine bay?

 

[genegoesfast]

Thanks for all the comments! I will have some shots of the whole bay soon. Calan is making me a custom catch can as we speak and I have to add a few other things as well. SOON!

Hence why yours isnt even painted the same color as the car right all in good humor...just couldnt resist

BURN! Hahaha. Good catch.