Custom Ghia bumper

superstar · Post by **superstar** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 12:30 pm

I fabricated and welded up a front bumper for my Ghia. I added a tow bar just in case I need a tow home or if I want to flat tow it to the race track. I'll paint the bumper red and add turn signals and fog lights to jazz it up.

Steve Arndt · Post by **Steve Arndt** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 1:08 pm

Nice work. How did you form the metal?

superstar · Post by **superstar** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 1:20 pm

Steve Arndt wrote:Nice work. How did you form the metal?

For the main tube I cut several small wedges and welded them together for the bends. a bit of Marglass and lots of sanding. To get the proper wedge shape I make pipe wrap-a-rounds. Something I learned in pipe welding class. I added a link than shows how to do it.
http://jwilson.coe.uga.edu/EMAT6680/Par ... round.html

helowrench · Post by **helowrench** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 4:22 pm

very nice.
did you do the rear also?

superstar · Post by **superstar** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 1:31 pm

the bumper is done

Post by **FJCamper** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 9:19 am

Superstar,

Neither of my browsers (IE and Opera) will let me see your photos (I get permission denied) but for some reason, on one day, it finally did, and you have come up with the coolest piece of bumper work I have ever seen.

Now I am back to permission denied.

You should make these bumpers and sell them. I am impressed.

FJC

silkvw · Post by **silkvw** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 7:28 pm

2x on FJC, I think it would sell.
It's a very cool and clean bumper! Do you know the weight of it?
Perhaps a provision of an air dam below???
Thanks!

superstar · Post by **superstar** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 8:21 pm

Thanks for the compliments. I will be making the air dam this week. The bumper isn't heavy, I'll weigh it when I take it off to make the air dam. I also just got in some really cool turnsignal light to install on the bumper.

helowrench · Post by **helowrench** » Mon Oct 31, 2011 4:30 pm

Please do weigh it. I like it alot.
I think that a matching set would sell pretty well.

superstar · Post by **superstar** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 1:05 pm

Is the air dam a bit too much?????

helowrench · Post by **helowrench** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 3:19 pm

for the track...... definitely not, but you will definitely find out under heavy braking.
the airdam will apply a little self clearancing.

for the street, same self clearancing, just sooner

superstar · Post by **superstar** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 7:20 am

The bumper weighs 30 pounds.

69satellite · Post by **69satellite** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 4:57 pm

I like the bumper. The air dam abit overkill for a street car. Curious as to what you would sale them at, if you do?

superstar · Post by **superstar** » Thu Sep 20, 2012 6:27 pm

69satellite wrote:I like the bumper. The air dam abit overkill for a street car. Curious as to what you would sale them at, if you do?

I cut down the air dam 2" and it looks much better. Due to being married with children I have no spare time to make bumpers for sale. I still havent found time to finish my air dam.

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