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Old 07-25-2013, 05:36 PM   #26
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Not done yet. But here is the final cut of mine with self tappers for now. I will be putting black rivets in for a better hold.

Also I bought a 4x8 sheet of abs plastic from Sabic plastics for $45. This is actually some pretty tough stuff. Curious how it will hold up on some gravel roads.


Nice!!, you going to paint it at all or leave it like that?

also do you have any shots from further back?
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Old 07-29-2013, 02:49 PM   #27
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^^^
Eventually the car is getting plastidipped white. So When I do I am going to mask off half of the lip so it will blend well.

So far I have hit a couple of gravel roads and took a nice highway trip for two hours. Its holding up very well even with self tapers still in it.
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Old 08-06-2013, 09:30 PM   #28
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What grade ABS plastic did you get? machine grade?
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Old 08-06-2013, 09:38 PM   #29
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What grade ABS plastic did you get? machine grade?
Cheap grade. Whatever they offered up when I told them what I wanted
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Old 08-07-2013, 03:47 PM   #30
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I ended up getting a medium grade according to them. They told me the impact properties of it but I dont remember.
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Old 08-07-2013, 05:31 PM   #31
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Very well done, I too like how you painted the lip partially to blend it in.
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Old 08-07-2013, 06:27 PM   #32
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Just wondering, but does this DIY lip cause additional freeway noises?
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Old 08-07-2013, 08:23 PM   #33
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Thank man, just going for the look.


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Just wondering, but does this DIY lip cause additional freeway noises?

Nope. Not at all. It is my theory that this actually makes the front end more aerodynamic.

heres another angle for curious people


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Old 08-09-2013, 07:00 PM   #34
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How did you finish off the edges on the side of the car?
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Old 08-09-2013, 08:08 PM   #35
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How did you finish off the edges on the side of the car?
Just cut and painted. Not the cleanest but I don't notice so most people won't
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Old 08-09-2013, 08:49 PM   #36
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I'm going to do this once I source the materials. Except I'll be trying out blue vinyl instead of WRB blue paint. I'm going to try and see how it looks with all the hardware hidden.
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Old 08-09-2013, 09:13 PM   #37
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Looks nice, I will have to find a supplier in Kentucky and try this
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Old 08-24-2013, 02:51 AM   #38
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Just an update for all you prospective folks. I recently was backing out of a drive way and caught the lip on an edge again. This time it finally cracked. Went back to the plastic supplier and got the same size 1/8" x 3.5" x 8' but instead of black abs I got black polycarbonate. Runs about twice as much but should be much tougher. Came out great. Pics in the morning.
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Old 08-25-2013, 07:25 PM   #39
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heres how round two turned out. but I'm currently repainting it because i dont like how the color turned out. Went without the prodrive sticker this time.

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Old 08-25-2013, 08:04 PM   #40
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Wow, looks proper Makes the bugeye front end beefier.
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Old 08-25-2013, 08:06 PM   #41
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This looks a lot better than I thought it would.
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Old 08-25-2013, 08:24 PM   #42
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Looks great zach, now all you need to do is lift that bug
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Old 08-25-2013, 09:04 PM   #43
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I called a few peeps who make those fiberglass bodies and they said its just standard ABS sheet. HMMM I thought, that sounds cheap. Called a company I used to use as a supplier with the summer job I had last year. Bingo Bango Bongo I had a healthy 8' by 3.5" wide strip of 1/8'' thick ABS sheet for a pretty neat price of only $9.
Can i link up with you and buy one of these sheets from you id pay more for it i live about 2 hours away. willing to drive to sd havent been there in a while.
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Old 08-25-2013, 09:12 PM   #44
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Can i link up with you and buy one of these sheets from you id pay more for it i live about 2 hours away. willing to drive to sd havent been there in a while.
No need to link up, if you just show up before 4:30 any day they just cut the strip. The polycarbonate was about $20 for just the size you need. Abs was about $10
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Old 08-25-2013, 09:17 PM   #45
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No need to link up, if you just show up before 4:30 any day they just cut the strip. The polycarbonate was about $20 for just the size you need. Abs was about $10
i dont think you ever stated what the company was called, unless i missed that post.
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Old 08-25-2013, 09:38 PM   #46
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i dont think you ever stated what the company was called, unless i missed that post.
San Diego plastics. sdplastics.com
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Old 09-01-2013, 04:21 AM   #47
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Thanks a lot for the idea! +1 from me for sure. Did mine today, and I think it looks great! Coming from having the ProDrive + V-limited combo that scraped everywhere and because of that kept coming loose. Still debating whether to paint a strip of WRB or not, but I don't have any of the proper color on hand anyway.. I didn't keep even spacing between the mounting screws (probably should have, but I think it's too late now).

For anyone looking for additional angles..








Don't mind the rest of the car, I know it's a mess; I'm working on it..
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Old 09-01-2013, 10:30 AM   #48
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Thanks a lot for the idea! +1 from me for sure. Did mine today, and I think it looks great! Coming from having the ProDrive + V-limited combo that scraped everywhere and because of that kept coming loose. Still debating whether to paint a strip of WRB or not, but I don't have any of the proper color on hand anyway.. I didn't keep even spacing between the mounting screws (probably should have, but I think it's too late now).

Don't mind the rest of the car, I know it's a mess; I'm working on it..
Hey that looks spot on! What did you use for screws? I see them poking out a little.
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Hey that looks spot on! What did you use for screws? I see them poking out a little.
Thanks! Yeah they're allen-head machine screws, just because we didn't trust ourselves enough to make proper countersinks for the screws in just 1/8" of material. Screws look like this:


Not as clean, but for the personal piece of mind I thought it was a good idea.
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Old 09-01-2013, 07:05 PM   #50
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Thanks! Yeah they're allen-head machine screws, just because we didn't trust ourselves enough to make proper countersinks for the screws in just 1/8" of material. Screws look like this:


Not as clean, but for the personal piece of mind I thought it was a good idea.
Those screws are going to rust the first time you get them wet. I recommend getting some stainless steel button head screws. You can get them at hardware stores.

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