Project Facelift

[Jand3rson]

Undercoating is finished. 3 coats applied, quite generously. It's wet in these pics, but even dry, it's still got a satin finsih to it. In about a week or 2 I'm taking it down to have it painted along with my front lip, and I can get all this shit reassembled.

It's almost done. Enjoy.

[Jean]

Looking good, did you have to modify the slots or holes for the rear bumper shocks or just wanted to have some adjustability in case ?

I wonder just how much a body shop would charge to do something like this. I just don't have all the tools needed to do this rear valance and I really want to still do this...sigh

[backtrail69]

Looks good but why did you keep the screws in if you welded it?

[Jand3rson]

Looking good, did you have to modify the slots or holes for the rear bumper shocks or just wanted to have some adjustability in case ?

I wonder just how much a body shop would charge to do something like this. I just don't have all the tools needed to do this rear valance and I really want to still do this...sigh

I was going by Jordan's procedure, and his method called for the slots to be enlarged vertically, although I've been told by a couple of peole that they didn't have to modify them at all. We'll see when I get it mounted.

And as far as having a body shop perform this job, the hours of labor alone would quickly exceed the cost and/or worth of your car. Not to say that your car isn't worth anything, I'm saying that this isn't a quick and simple "couple of days" job. It took a shitload of work to get this rear valence modified to fit properly, and that was just the beginning.

Looks good but why did you keep the screws in if you welded it?

Ah yes, the screws. Those were originally put there to hold the apron in place while we welded it, so NOTHING could move on us. Then we were just going to leave them in. Then I decided I was going to take them out, and forgot when I did the self-etching primer on all the bare metal. I was going to pull them and respray the holes with more primer before I undercoated, and forgot again. So now, they're there to stay.

[Erick]

Quite the winter project :)

[Jand3rson]

Quite the winter project :)

It really wasn't supposed to take this long... :D

But it's cold in the garage. At least I had plenty of time, and didn't have to rush anything.

[Jean]

I think I am just going to have to buy an 89 shell and transfer most of the stuff over lol There is just no way I could do what you did, it's going (it already is actually) to look awesome !!!

[MR 325]

What type of undercoating did you use?

I used some 3M stuff on the trailer I got from a local auto body supply store and it was VERY nice.

[Jand3rson]

What type of undercoating did you use?

I used some 3M stuff on the trailer I got from a local auto body supply store and it was VERY nice.

I think the stuff I used was Duplicolor.

[Jand3rson]

Couple more pics with the car lowered back down off the jackstands and the undercoating dry. Now that's what the rear end of an E30 is supposed to look like. :up:

[Jean]

I've said it before and i'll say it again, I admire your patience and attention to detail. I am going to try and shorten the rear bumper the same way as you and trent did.

[M42Technik]

I think you could slap on the bumper and you would be set man!!! It really doesn't need paint, but if I were in your shoes I'd probably paint it anyways.

Regardless, it doesn't NEED it, but I'm sure you'll get it done.

[C ///M]

Wow. Looks great Josh. Look forward to seeing it finished. Going to be such a clean look.

[Jand3rson]

I think you could slap on the bumper and you would be set man!!! It really doesn't need paint, but if I were in your shoes I'd probably paint it anyways.

Regardless, it doesn't NEED it, but I'm sure you'll get it done.

I actually might not even paint it, I'm going to install the bumper and see how it looks without it. The lower portion is left unpainted from the factory, and since it's black, it might look just fine.

Thanks for all the compliments, it really means a lot that so many people like the work I've done.

[backtrail69]

I would just paint it yourself. You can't fuck it up with texturing.