INGS face duct mod
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INGS face duct mod
I've has these replicas on my coupe for a few months now and decided to tweek them a little. I like the look of the nismo bumper (see below), but between getting married and buying a house, it's not really an option.
So, I've decided to so a little a work on them by removing the center bar and patching the holes. It's my first time doing any work with fiberglass, so go easy on me
Here's what I started with:
Center bar cut,
And sanded:
One side filled:
This is far as I got today, unfortunately I'm off to work, and busy until next week. I've only rough sanded and still need to go back and do some work with finer grit paper. When I've gotten more accomplished, I'll update the post.
Thanks,
Brian
So, I've decided to so a little a work on them by removing the center bar and patching the holes. It's my first time doing any work with fiberglass, so go easy on me
Here's what I started with:
Center bar cut,
And sanded:
One side filled:
This is far as I got today, unfortunately I'm off to work, and busy until next week. I've only rough sanded and still need to go back and do some work with finer grit paper. When I've gotten more accomplished, I'll update the post.
Thanks,
Brian
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Originally Posted by redlude97
I hope you did more than just fill that area with bondo/filler or else it will crack soon.
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Originally Posted by brianmfournier
Yeah, there's a small piece of wire mesh that you would use to fill a hole in a car body inserted in the empty space. I am worried that it still may crack in the future but we'll see. If it does, I guess I'll have to start over again, maybe with some fiber glass instead.
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Originally Posted by redlude97
I would use some reinforced fiberglass as well, or at the very least the mesh with some "kitty hair" fiberglass impregneted filler. Bondo type fillers aren't meant to be applied more the 1/16-1/8" thick