Bumper swap time! ya!

[Edev]

Nice!! I might be out and about sometime tomorrow..but I want to stop by for the front bumper.

[Wishno87]

Tonight i got the rear bumper mounted with only a few small adjustments to be made now. I need to find some better hardware to hold the ends of the bumper on and fab up a brace that holds the lower part of the valence in place so i doesent flap around like a cheap bodykit at speeds.


My dad is not very enthusiastic about the swap. He prefers his E30s bone stock.



Yes jeff i am going to need to find some skirts sometime but they wont be in teh werkz for a while.



My euro trim set with the rear centerpiece should arrive tuesday.



The front will be addressed tomorrow if all goes well.

[Edev]

hey look...ITS ME!

oh, btw..i texted mayhem to give me his springs. i will put them to good use.

[Wishno87]

Early this morning i did some final modifications in order to get the rear bumper on.

I had to notch out the bottom of the bumper core to clear the mounting hardware for the valence.



I filled in the holes for the diving board shroud with grommets and plastic plugs.



The two on the sides were too big for the plastic plugs so i ended up putting grommets in there and filling the holes with silicone goop.



Reppin came by to help me hang the rear bumper to see if i need to do any more modifications before i mounted it.
The holes that the ends of the bumper are supposed to bolt to dont really line up so i might have to fab up some kind of bracket, and i might have to space out the bumper shocks for the bumper skin to attach correctly. BTdub thanks to watson and joe for the rear bumper shock:up:



I think i got reppins approval.

[Wishno87]

clean up that valance

The rear one thats part of the body? I sort of washed it but i dident want to get any water in the holes or the vent things. I guess i might go at it again as i have sealed it up now

[smonkbmw]

clean up that valance

[Mr Watsonsilver]

Nice thread dude....

Sorry you had to wait last night the parents were doodling

[Wishno87]

Riding ghetto for today. Going to go pick up the bumper shock ive been needing then hopefully installing the bumper tonight.



Going to look a little more like my dads soon:D

[Wishno87]

Tonight i liberated my E30 of its diving boards (for the weight savings of course)

Honestly this is the most i have taken the body apart. Hopefully i can track down a rear bumper shock tomorrow so i dont have to ride ghetto for too long.

Diving board be gone!


Ya it was tucked a little


Got a little dirty behind the plate filler


The good doctor came by for a visit


We held up the rear bumper to see how its going to look, Its going to be goooooood!:nice:

[Wishno87]

Lookin good man :)

You ought to make the investment in that rear valence as well to complete your swap.

[ShowStopper]

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this is goin to turn out nice

[Joey Link]

Lookin good man :)

[Wishno87]

Got the rear valence/bumper together tonight. It will go on as soon as i can get a rear bumper shock local.





Euro trim is on the way:D

[Wishno87]

Put the front bumper mostly together tonight.

Had to modify the turn signal housing to make the MHW lenses fit right



My dad has mad speed lines from driving turbofast!

[CorvallisBMW]

ha ha yeah, well as soon as I find $1500 in change in my couch, I'll get right on it :)