I wish I could go bumperless, have to put them to pass MOT.What Doc said... especially being 30!
Please don't "hack-up" that body. FIll the holes, fix the rusted area and go bumperless. Makes for a unique, clean, simple and IMHO, an attractive looking car.
I wish I could go bumperless, have to put them to pass MOT.
Going bumperless is good. I am 60 but feling like 30 and I've lost at least 20 kg and 40cm by removing the bumpers. What more to remove to reduce weight? I will probably remove the seats and go for glassfiber instead. Any other suggestions?I wish I could go bumperless, have to put them to pass MOT.
Good evening! What are Your thoughts about cutting off rear lower corners ?
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Dom, with all due respect, car style is a very personal thing. The original design of any vehicle is always open to improvement or alteration to the owners liking or interpretation. That is what the American $45 billion a year aftermarket industry is based on. Furthermore, some examples may be too far gone to 'save', some budgets may be too limited to stay 'original', some owners may not have the resources to keep 'authentic' or 'stock'. So every situation will be different. However I fully respect your view and appreciate the desire to retain a stock original look (this is not intended as disputing or criticism by me).We should accept the fact that Marcello Gandini knows more about car design than us and retain as much of his design as possible
hahahahhaI'm not a fan. Please don't do that to Ulix's car
But honestly, whilst I understand perfectly well the rust issues in that area, removing it isn't the solution. If you continue down this path, you won't have much of an X1/9 left.
We should accept the fact that Marcello Gandini knows more about car design than us and retain as much of his design as possible (which can certainly include removing the bigger bumpers and anything that wasn't on the series 1 Euro car).
Cheers,
Dom.
@lookforjoe when am sanding all corners, where 3 planes comes into two, I remember Your Dallara work everytime hahah, I thought You did it with pleasure
I enjoyed the challenge, since bodywork is not something I routinely do, but I wouldn't say the paint prep/detail sanding is exactly fun