The Undead Gateway Thread

[bensenvill]

Originally Posted by sonza68

I think that's pretty much the reasoning behind allowing them to be replaced. Stock bumper covers are generally pretty light and generally there isn't room for much improvement.

if someone wants to help make me a mold and a key, I'll prove that statemenet to be wrong.


and the safety bumper weights about 20 pounds, its heavier than it looks.

[bensenvill]

well I'm back to my bad games on the UIM [back to metal removing]

I've totally removed those 6 knobs and 2 tabs [what those arrows are pointing to if they were in the photo]. the whole thing looks really different without them.

[bensenvill]

I think I'm going to bring it into work later today and give it an early weighing.

stock it was 19#s, after EH it was 14.65. I wonder how much I was able to lower that.

[bensenvill]

lol, I love this quote one of the CEG guys has in his sig

"Modding cars is hard. You can love it, but believe me, it doesn't always love you back. It's kinda like dating a German chick."

[sonza68]

I checked the rules, and there is no comments about weight, so theoretically you could make a paper thin CF/Kevlar cover and be legal. The downside is it would probably be really fragile.

So Terry, how much do you think it would take to make up some lightweight stock bumper covers? Preferably 99/00 since they look better.

[sonza68]

Originally Posted by bensenvill

I think I'm going to bring it into work later today and give it an early weighing.

stock it was 19#s, after EH it was 14.65. I wonder how much I was able to lower that.

I wouldn't have guessed the EH process removed that much material.

[MaverickFlyer]

Originally Posted by bensenvill

well I'm back to my bad games on the UIM [back to metal removing]

I've totally removed those 6 knobs and 2 tabs [what those arrows are pointing to if they were in the photo]. the whole thing looks really different without them.

I did that too, I removed that whole front edge and rounded it smooth!

[bensenvill]

Originally Posted by MaverickFlyer

I did that too, I removed that whole front edge and rounded it smooth!

oh cool, so I'm not the first. I was really nervious taking that first one out.... especially with it being maxed honed.

the outer edges are next, I need an angle grinder to do that one.

[MetallicaCougs]

I would be freaking nervous to just start removing stuff. Experiment on an old stock one.

[MaverickFlyer]

Originally Posted by bensenvill

oh cool, so I'm not the first. I was really nervous taking that first one out.... especially with it being maxed honed.

the outer edges are next, I need an angle grinder to do that one.

Yeah mine is maxed honed as well, I was nervous about it too. But it all worked out. I took a angle grinder to the front and back to get rid of that ledge as well as all the cast lines. It's worth it in the end!