 916 Bumpers, Gaps vs no gaps |
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| timothy_nd28 |
 Mar 1 2016, 11:49 PM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 2,299 Joined: 25-September 07 From: IN Member No.: 8,154 Region Association: Upper MidWest 
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Hi all, I'm doing body work for my LS conversion. I have been searching for a bumper that looks good but also will flow proper air to the radiator. I'm not 100% sold on the looks of the 916GT bumper, but I know that by using one, I'll have plenty of air flow.
If I do choose this bumper, I'm not sure to fill in all the gaps or leave it as a bolt on bumper. I have seen a few pictures with this bumper as a bolt on configuration but not many pictures with no body gaps. Has anyone done this conversion and happen to have pictures of the gaps bondo'ed smooth? |
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| BIGKAT_83 |
Mar 2 2016, 06:58 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,798 Joined: 25-January 03 From: Way down south Bogart,GA Member No.: 194 Region Association: South East States 
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I used a 914-GT lower valance and cut a bumper to match the opening on my LS/conversion. I also used the LS ecu to control the fans with the stock 2 speed functions. I don't think the fans have ever run at the higher speed.
Here's a picture of the air opening on the body before the bumper was installed.  |
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| whitetwinturbo |
Mar 2 2016, 11:36 AM
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Honey, does this wing make my ass look fat? Group: Members Posts: 1,391 Joined: 22-October 11 From: Newport Beach/Kalefornya/USA Member No.: 13,704 Region Association: Southern California |
QUOTE(BIGKAT_83 @ Mar 2 2016, 04:58 AM)  I used a 914-GT lower valance and cut a bumper to match the opening on my LS/conversion. I also used the LS ecu to control the fans with the stock 2 speed functions. I don't think the fans have ever run at the higher speed. Here's a picture of the air opening on the body before the bumper was installed. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer3.gif) ..................Beautiful. Build thread? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) |
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timothy_nd28 916 Bumpers Mar 1 2016, 11:49 PM
URY914 You'll have cracks if you bondo or 'glass ... Mar 2 2016, 05:32 AM Bruce Hinds I too never cared for the looks of the 916 bumpers... Mar 2 2016, 06:42 AM
Cairo94507 BIGKAT_83 - your car looks beautiful. Mar 2 2016, 07:37 AM timothy_nd28 :agree: Mar 2 2016, 08:14 AM Andyrew I eliminated the rear gaps in the 916 bumper but h... Mar 2 2016, 11:44 AM whitetwinturbo Orange is the new Orange..... :stir: Mar 2 2016, 11:53 AM Chris914n6 AIR and some of the others have bumper and spoiler... Mar 2 2016, 02:03 PM
jcd914 You could go the route Rob did for his GT look.
We... Mar 2 2016, 02:22 PM tomrev This front end has been used with 283, 383, and LS... Mar 2 2016, 03:15 PM |
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