Poncing up Percy much chromage

[johngarty]

I am getting wood just reading this thread. 

[Rocket88]

]Update.....................been wondering how [or indeed, what] to do about the front grille / bumper arrangement. The old bumper cover was a right mess, holed, rippled, and not v. pretty, and the grille, although in good condition was, well, dull.

Started by chopping out most of the area behind the front grille, and putting a strengthening plate behind the vertical strut where the bonnet latch lives

 

 

 

Stripped off the bumper cover from the bumper blade

 

 

I'm going to use this as the basis for the new bumper.

 

Managed to score this off ebay for the princely sum of £6..might come in useful...............

 

 

[Captain Mainwaring]

It's not to my personal taste but bloody good on you for daring to do something a bit different I say. 

[dean36014]

Personally I love it, but I've always liked woodies. It's not like it was standard when you got it anyway. Looking forward to seeing the finished car

[martc]

and definitely not bloody"Euro look"...............

 

 

What's "Euro Look"? I can only only think of hairy armpits and shrugs...

[burraston2006]

 

Is this what you mean?!

[Rocket88]

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Is this what you mean?!

Not quite [although that's preferable to this]........................

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

which is called, by the kool kids, as "euro"............FKW...............

[johngarty]

Cavalier looks cool.

 

 

[dean36014]

I like the fact you've gone the full hog and used proper wood and not stick on fablon etc. The lace paintwork looks great. I'm definitely a fan of this as already stated.

[Ghosty]

I wooden do that, but that's just me.

[dollywobbler]

Knot my thing at all, but I've already made my thoughts plane. (and I apologise for actually being quite unnecessarily grumpy earlier in this thread).

[worldofceri]

I cedar what you did there.

[purplebargeken]

Only a plank would fail to like this car.

[Ghosty]

Don't make this a constant thread of puns.

 

Someone out there will a-door it. 

[purplebargeken]

Ha. Just twigged!

[twosmoke300]

There are alot of ash holes out there , good to see you pop your modifying cherry ! I've been pining to do something like this for years . I wood'nt know where to start . Good to see someone me one going against the grain for a change !

[Tamworthbay]

I built a wooden car once, only problem was it wooden go.

[Rocket88]

Modifiers....the root of all evil

[purplebargeken]

Can we please leaf the puns out of it now?

[Supernaut]

I'm pining for more progress on this.

[Captain Mainwaring]

Once it's done you'll be able to bang a surfboard on the roof and take it to the beech!

[purplebargeken]

I'm getting pines and needles having sat here for so long waiting for an update.

[plasticvandan]

I think the problem is simply that unless returning it to factory standard,pretty much anything you do to it will be labelled pineapple. obviously making a sierra look shit and covered in tat is fine,apparently

[Rocket88]

Because Volkswagen................................

[Rocket88]

This what the front used to look like.

 

Right, so after much titting about with chrome tubing, which looked shit and was generally a massive phail, I've at lsat got something that looks [to me] half decent. I managed to score [for £30] off ebay, and local to me, a load of old chrome bumpers, and some odd over riders.

Amongst these was a bumper with exactly the right profile and width to replace the original. I also cut down one of the others to use as the basis for a grille.

 

 

 

this was cunningly attached with a bracket held on by 4 B&Q drawer pulls.........................

 

Now I just have to figure out where [and what] lights I'm going to fit...................

[Timewaster]

It looks like you are doing an awesome job with the wood.

 

Looks like something I would do to cover a dent or a rotten panel.

But I would do just one piece of wood, held on with Dexion shelving bolts and brush painted with an almost matching dulux tester pot.

[Rocket88]

Moar bumper / grille news............................................................

 

 

 

As anyone who's ever modified anything kno, the trickiest bit is trying to work out how to finesse the small details...........................

This is what I'm going with............with small, freestanding projector lights suspended from the slam panel...........

 

As I said, thing is following no discernable "style" template, apart from "that looks a bit shit, mate"......................

 

As with any mods, you have an idea, you sketch it out, you make it, you fit it, it looks shit, you bin it, you start again.............repeat ad nauseum.

[Rocket88]

 

 

 

 

 

After much titting about............this is how it looks at the mo....................................

[purplebargeken]

and....................

[Rocket88]

For fuck's sake..............................I'll not bother posting any more updates if all I get is fucking snide remarks.