'68-69 GTO Nose - The Project has Begun! (Page 9/60)
CrazyDragn MAY 08, 02:23 PM

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Originally posted by FieroDan86:


I vote yellow! The black version just reminded me too much of the 91-92 Firebird "Bat" nose which I hated and thought ruined a good looking car.



What about the white one?
fierocarparts MAY 08, 05:41 PM
I think black works best. And agree arrowhead in center. Turn signals behind grills.
Looking good! May be the next "Must have".
Boostdreamer MAY 08, 05:43 PM

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Originally posted by coady:

will the grill still have the stock plastic protector part behind the new bumper?

as for design i think the yellow or white with the arrowhead in the center and no other lettering or badges on it.



The new bumper will be designed with the egg crate safety material removed. You can see by the large grill openings that there would be no room for the egg crate behind it. For that reason, we'll have to state that this bumper is "for offroad use only".

We are looking into ways to reinforce our nose, though. Our thought now is to try to make some webbing inside the bumper for support and a bit of bump protection. As with all products, you'll have to use our bumper at your own risk.


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Jonathan

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jaredmurray88 MAY 08, 07:15 PM
Couldn't one just fab up a aluminum or steel reinforcement out of flat stock bent to the curves inside the bumper? something like that would also make sag in the future a little less of a worry..
CrazyDragn MAY 08, 08:19 PM
I'm thinking maybe some rebar or 1" square tubing welded close to the frame possibly, BoostDreamer is our welder, I will have to talk to him about that. Plausable tho.

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jaredmurray88 MAY 08, 09:37 PM
The reason I thought alum would be good is lower cost in shipping, its easier to bend up into comlpex shapes and it doesn't rust. Just food for thought lol
Boostdreamer MAY 08, 09:46 PM
I just started a thread in the Mall selling floor mats. The procedes from these sales will fund this project. If you want this nose, you might want to help out by buying a pair. Only $25 shipped with Priority Mail.

http://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum4/HTML/065895.html




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Jonathan

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coady MAY 08, 09:53 PM
i would be more comfortable with building the nose around the egg crate safety material. i think you can still get the desired effect with the safety intact
Boostdreamer MAY 08, 10:02 PM

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Originally posted by coady:

i would be more comfortable with building the nose around the egg crate safety material. i think you can still get the desired effect with the safety intact



Look at how much shorter the GTO bumper is overall. Now look at how deep the grills are set in. There isn't going to be much room in there. Like I said though, the stock METAL crash bar will remain in place. I do want to add additional fiberglass or plastic webbing inside the bumper to mimic the purpose of the eggcrate. The eggcrate is designed to be sacrificed in an accident. The braun of the system, the crash bar, will still be there. Need a pic?

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Jonathan

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coady MAY 08, 10:09 PM
that would be really great to help me understand