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| porsche-tom |
 Dec 5 2016, 06:56 PM
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I got the 916 kit from AA and the front bumper does not flare out to meet the flared fenders. I assume you have to add foam or body filler? Any recommendations
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| mepstein |
Dec 8 2016, 05:56 AM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,313 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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916's are flared cars so the bumpers should come flared as a default.
Realistically, all fiberglass bodywork either needs a whole lot of work to fit to the car or a hell of a whole lot of work. It's often times molds of other guy's body work and when it's made, pulled quickly from the mold and set aside and gets warped instead of fully cured in the mold. Fiberglass is cheap and light and great for a track car. If you want to put it on your road car and make it look right it will take time and effort. If you want it to keep from cracking, some strategically placed metal reinforcements glassed into the bodywork really help. |
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| Andyrew |
Dec 8 2016, 09:35 AM
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Spooling.... Please wait Group: Members Posts: 13,376 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Riverbank, Ca Member No.: 172 Region Association: Northern California
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QUOTE(mepstein @ Dec 8 2016, 03:56 AM)  916's are flared cars so the bumpers should come flared as a default. Realistically, all fiberglass bodywork either needs a whole lot of work to fit to the car or a hell of a whole lot of work. It's often times molds of other guy's body work and when it's made, pulled quickly from the mold and set aside and gets warped instead of fully cured in the mold. Fiberglass is cheap and light and great for a track car. If you want to put it on your road car and make it look right it will take time and effort. If you want it to keep from cracking, some strategically placed metal reinforcements glassed into the bodywork really help. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Any flared 916 bumper produced new today is either a mold from a mold, or a mold from a mold from a mold from a mold... The ONLY person who has any chance here to make a legit replica bumper is probably George from AA since he's got a 916 in the showroom, BUT I wouldnt expect that he would actually go and possibly ruin his OE bumper and make a mold from it. The variations and issues with the fiberglass 916 bumpers have been discussed in length, one of the most identifying characteristics of a poor mold is a flat nose point. Its MY biggest pet peve with the cheap reproductions. |
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