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> Progress, fiberglass front bumper rubber upper, working on it
RoninEclipse2G
post May 14 2007, 04:22 PM
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Well, things have not gone according to plan. First, my rubber is in really sad shape so I spent a better portion of saturday using some household filler ot even it out as best I could. Second, my hardener was bad and the resin never quite set up and the best I could get was a stiff gel after using approx 20 times the hardener you're supposed to, not a good mold. Third, I'm out of resin and glass cloth so I need to get some more. all this for a base mold that I can create a plug to really get a good shape out of.

one question, would everyone want a stock looking piece with the crease that runs lengthwise across the top or just a smooth flowing piece? It would only take a few min more to work the shape in
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post May 14 2007, 05:05 PM
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Looks nice in pictures.........
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I have some stock bumper tops in my attic you are welcome to borrow
I am at Peoria and Arapahoe

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post May 14 2007, 05:45 PM
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Either way is fine with me.
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post May 14 2007, 06:28 PM
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I'm gonna give this route one more shot, if it doesn't work I'll give you a call, thanks!
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post May 14 2007, 06:32 PM
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Stock. No question.
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post May 14 2007, 06:38 PM
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QUOTE(McMark @ May 14 2007, 04:32 PM) *

Stock. No question.


(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) if you go through all the trouble, make them look stock ...

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post May 15 2007, 01:05 AM
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post May 15 2007, 07:52 AM
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Stock. No question.

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post May 15 2007, 10:33 AM
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I'm gonna give this route one more shot, if it doesn't work I'll give you a call, thanks!

No problem. I'm only a few minutes away.


Hijack: Did you know about the BIG party in New Mexico coming up Memorial Day? There is a Caravan Thread for the Colorado group.
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post May 15 2007, 02:01 PM
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great, thanks for the input guys!
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post May 22 2007, 02:55 PM
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quick update, my attempts to make a mold off of an existing rubber have failed, too much flex and something never quite gets right. I'm trying to make a plug from scratch right now which I think I will be able to get nicer than factory. Since I destroyed my dead rubber trying to make a mold I could use some measurements from you guys. I need the distance from the front of the rubber to the crease.
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post May 22 2007, 03:12 PM
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post May 22 2007, 03:13 PM
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post May 22 2007, 03:13 PM
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post May 22 2007, 03:45 PM
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just what I needed, thanks
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post May 23 2007, 01:20 PM
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could I get a shot of the ends? I need to see how the crease flows back into the side
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post May 23 2007, 01:38 PM
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post May 23 2007, 01:39 PM
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post May 23 2007, 03:14 PM
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a little more from the top please. i can see the side just fine on mine, but I tried filling it cause it was wavy and now i can't see how the crease ends, it looks like it just smooths out but I can't tell
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post May 23 2007, 03:27 PM
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