nick9955
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haha lol it is very ironicThe NASA shirt is quite ironic.
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haha lol it is very ironicThe NASA shirt is quite ironic.
Someone called it a write off, well I think you did very well, brave too haha. You're almost there so either try a new bonnet or maybe get a panel beater fo finish the original bonnet with new metal?This is what happened when I tried to fit a new c class bumper and headlights to my old c 180 sports coupe.
I paid £44 for a crashed new bumper £30 for the grill and £40 for both headlights hoping to sell the old parts and make my money back. The headlights were fairly simple to rewire as they were halogens anyway and the bumper and headlights were fairly easy to fit.
cutting the fenders was scary but not as hard as it seemed. However the bonnet was a bit of a bitch tried to make something something out of fibreglass but it looks terrible I'm going to try and make the newer bonnet fit my car.
Just sharing what happened and if anyone's got any ideas on how to make it look any better?
The vid
Cos its a challenge? He likes tinkering, experimenting, I think it's great.Wow. Just wow.
And............why???
Haaaaaaa a.
Bloody good for you, carry on the good work..So the reason for doing this (in my head anyway) was I bought the car for £1000 3 years ago off gumtree (big mistake) long story short it had a lot of problems mechanically that I fixed but it was also a cat D from a front end crash so the panel gaps were all way off which always annoyed me.
Then UK lockdown happened which must have fried my brain and I thought how much worse can I really make it by bolting the updated bumper... turns out a lot worse
Can't be too hard for a body shop to chop the front back and beat new metal to match bumper n grill surely..yeh was quite a good experience! Had a couple of mates come and see it, the reaction it gets is pretty funny usually end up having a good chat about modding cars and what I could and should have done differently.
I think if it does pass an mot I will keep driving it maybe get a professional to look at it and see what they say haha
but if it doesn't I wont feel like I have lost much
Thanks! To be honest I expected peoples reactions to be savage, but wasn't too harsh on here!Bloody good for you, carry on the good work..
yeh zip ties could have sorted it out!Well at least you tried Buddy so i salute you. You probably learnt some things in the process which is always good.
One thing i did note in your video was your lack of zip ties. These little strips of plastic are invaluable for the dedicated bodger so next time buy a 200 pack from Screwfix and you will have no need for spray foam or filler just use zip ties to fix everything together. Personally i would have modified the grille to fit the bonnet not the other way around.
Thanks I will take a look and accounts in particular?There are plenty of youtube videos from Eastern Europe that show how it can be done with little money and basic tools. Have a search, it might give you some better ideas?
Fantastic work Nick - you’ve cheered my day right up!
Joking aside, just see it as scrap now and persevere with the fibre glass and filler. Friend of mine learnt himself how to be a plasterer by plastering his dining room about 50 times, this could be the start of something good for you too!
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