carl
True Classic
Once you remove the bumpers on your X, you are stuck with the bumper tube supports sticking out. Most of us just leave the rubber boots on and leave it at that. On the front I have round Hella fog lights bolted to my supports and they get hidden. On the rear though, they just sit there and stylistically aggravate me. Soooo, I decided to remove the ends that stick out beyond the body surface so I can just attach a flush mounted panel to hide the mess. Of all the power tools I had, it seemed the 4.5" angle grinder with cutoff wheel was the way to go. On TV, the custom car techs are wizards with this tool and can do anything. With me, not so much.
A lot of collateral damage but nothing that can't be fixed. Also, the repair panel will hide a lot of this even after the Bondo fix. Yes, I am welding up the slice I made on the driver side. A steel ruler indicated that it's all cut back behind the rear panel. I was going to try welding in a patch panel but I need access to the tube to slide in the bumper tubes when I need a hook up point for the engine hoist to get the rear of the car high enough to drop out the motor if need be. I'll pop rivet in the panel, it's OK, it fits with the tone of the car.
A lot of collateral damage but nothing that can't be fixed. Also, the repair panel will hide a lot of this even after the Bondo fix. Yes, I am welding up the slice I made on the driver side. A steel ruler indicated that it's all cut back behind the rear panel. I was going to try welding in a patch panel but I need access to the tube to slide in the bumper tubes when I need a hook up point for the engine hoist to get the rear of the car high enough to drop out the motor if need be. I'll pop rivet in the panel, it's OK, it fits with the tone of the car.