gettin my front end all straight... ALL DONE, check out the new pics

meltboy11 · June 06, 2008, 05:38:52 PM

for the couple of you not on the w-body site, I am finally gettin my car lookin good. I got the bumper back from paint and it is goin on as soon as I fix everything else. I got the old one off and the new bumper supports are goin on soon, I got the radiator out to go to the shop for repairs and then gota put it all back together. So here are some pics I got earlier...

Looks like I will need a new one...

This really got pushed in a lot...

After some hammering and forcing, I was able to get the new bumper support on, more pics to come.

And the radiator is goin to the shop tomorrow..

jimmy · June 06, 2008, 07:20:50 PM

Yep, prime example that GM brakes suck :icon_confused:

BTW nice pics Meltboy11

TGP Nick · June 06, 2008, 08:07:25 PM

Nice work :thumb:

Are the core supports replaceable on these?

mfewtrail · June 06, 2008, 08:59:04 PM

Bumper looks good with fresh paint. I need to do the same thing on my red car, but with the rear bumper. I'm going to pick up a spray gun soon and respray it.

Quote from: jimmy on June 06, 2008, 07:20:50 PM
Yep, prime example that GM brakes suck :icon_confused:

BTW nice pics Meltboy11

My TGP's have great brakes. ;) I can't say the same for my 1993 Grand Prix...but they're not terrible. :laugh:

EDIT: Nick, I'm pretty sure you can drill out all the spot welds, etc. and replace the core support. It would probably be a pretty good sized job to tackle though.

cobracmdr · June 07, 2008, 06:45:01 AM

Heheh is that the bumper you bought off of me?

Looks good, put a towel under it! going to scratch it up!

Ken

meltboy11 · June 07, 2008, 07:44:42 AM

yep that's the one from you.. .and it was only temporary, I just set it there to take a couple pics, it's safe and sound in the shed until it's time to put it on :)

meltboy11 · June 11, 2008, 05:05:47 PM

Well it is finally 99.9% done... I forgot the 2 sided tape for the pontiac emblem, so that will go on when I feel like goin to the store again... but here we go... try not to drool too much over the valence... he did a fucking amazing job on it!!!

And the Valence!

This is what leavin my car on jackstands for almost a week will do to my driveway...

jimmy · June 11, 2008, 07:19:44 PM

Oh yea, real jealous now,awesome job. I bet that SE is getting sick and tired of being second to a TGP ;)

TGP Nick · June 11, 2008, 07:53:26 PM

Looks nice man. I think you should remove that hood bra before it rubs your paint off though..

cobracmdr · June 11, 2008, 08:32:00 PM

Hard to believe that is the front bumper I pulled from the tgp in the yard. Wow he did a great job with that valance. Looks perfect I'm glad that tgp is going to good use! Give that SE some love now!

Ken

meltboy11 · June 11, 2008, 09:10:20 PM

The love is comin to the SE in due time, I still aint done with the TGP... I need a new hood so I can lose that hood protector...the hood looks reallllly bad, you can't tell, it's hidden very well..I will take some pics of it this weekend with it off when I wash it.

And ya, I was driving and it turned to night... those blackouts do exactly that.. I couldn't see a damn thing, they had to come off... lol