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My GT bumper |
Harpo |
Jun 13 2015, 03:05 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,304 Joined: 21-August 11 From: Motor City aka Detroit Member No.: 13,469 Region Association: None |
After seeing McMark GT bumper I decided I needed one of those but was too cheap to buy one from McMark so I made my own.
Here is McMark's bumper with some elaborate cutting Here is Silverson's bumper a little simpler cutting involved so I took this route |
Harpo |
Jun 13 2015, 03:08 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,304 Joined: 21-August 11 From: Motor City aka Detroit Member No.: 13,469 Region Association: None |
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lonewolfe |
Jun 13 2015, 07:10 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 819 Joined: 12-September 11 From: Oakland, CA Member No.: 13,549 Region Association: Northern California |
Nice job! How long did that take you to complete?
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Harpo |
Jun 14 2015, 07:01 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,304 Joined: 21-August 11 From: Motor City aka Detroit Member No.: 13,469 Region Association: None |
Thank you
I have about 8 hrs in to this at this point. My welding skills are not so good. An accomplished welder with a metal band saw could do this much faster. |
keely444 |
Jun 14 2015, 07:03 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 103 Joined: 4-May 15 From: santa cruz Member No.: 18,702 Region Association: None |
Very trick, I want to do the same on my car. I wish I had your skills.
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mepstein |
Jun 14 2015, 09:00 AM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,271 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Scotty B represents on the east coast
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Harpo |
Jun 14 2015, 01:36 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,304 Joined: 21-August 11 From: Motor City aka Detroit Member No.: 13,469 Region Association: None |
Way nicer than mine, but then again Scotty B welding skills are vastly superior to my feeble attempt.
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Cairo94507 |
Jun 14 2015, 01:38 PM
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Michael Group: Members Posts: 9,752 Joined: 1-November 08 From: Auburn, CA Member No.: 9,712 Region Association: Northern California |
That looks slightly familiar (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sunglasses.gif) Here it is with the valance done to match.
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racerbvd |
Jun 14 2015, 06:27 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,368 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Sunny FL. Member No.: 226 Region Association: None |
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EdwardBlume |
Jun 14 2015, 10:57 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 12,338 Joined: 2-January 03 From: SLO Member No.: 81 Region Association: Central California |
Show off! Nice work.
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Mark Henry |
Jan 21 2017, 01:02 PM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
The big difference I see is the radius
so 19.5" X 1.5" with a 3/4" radius? This is for the bumper group buy, so I want to get it right. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) |
Mark Henry |
Jan 21 2017, 01:06 PM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
Dang wrong thread (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)
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