Tell me what you think of the cut bumper

[nrcooled]

Due to solving reduced airflow into the engine bay I have been taking steps to help remedy it. This is what I have done

http://charles.sykikchimp.org/images/240cutbumper.jpg
edit: image was distorting forum

I plan to put some of the edging that goes on doors and maybe some mesh painted black or red (not to sure about that though) The reason why I am posting is to see if anyone has any killer ideas on how I can possibly make it look a little more....stock? or like it's supposed to be there.

Any hints or tips will be appreciated
TIA,
NR

Edit: All I did to the car for this was messured out the space that I wanted to cut to make sure it was even. Then take scotch tape and outline the area that was to be cut. Using a rotary tool I cut the section within the tape and then used the sanding bit to even out everything. All in all I don't think it turned out to bad kinda looks aftermarket

FYI I was going for the type-x look:D j/k

[sykikchimp]

I think it looks very good! just get some touch up paint (aka nail polish) and snad those edges, and paint them up.

Your car is looking less and less sleeper everyday :( ;)

Just gotta get those dents pulled out, and that rear turn signal replaced. Some JDM turn signals would look sweet too. :)

[Foxcolt]

Lol, I've been meaning to do that to my car for the longest time!

Go to homedepot and find some rubber side molding. If you outline the cutout with this stuff it'll look Pimp! Almost like the ab flug one they used to sell back in the day.

Also I think it'd look better as one big hole.

Use black mesh!

Edit: when do you find all this free time to work on your car:confused: lucky

[Dousan_PG]

looks good
yeah clean it up so doesnt look all tore up
:)

[nrcooled]

I just got done cleaning up the edges and used some touch up paint to get the inside edges the same color.

As far as mesh goes, I love the look of the black mesh used on the new evo. Maybe if I go to the Mitsu dealer I can score some.

Jed-I just got motivated today after I got home from work. So I am out there w/ my rotary tool @ 0800 this morning and started to cut away. I kinda like the two holes insted of one big one (especially not having any kind of mesh behind it) I just figured if I don't like the two then I can always get rid of the center section but if I just went w/ one then my options are very limited

[AKADriver]

pignose envy! :p

I think with the edging and some wide mesh like the Evo has it'll look great!

[nrcooled]

Color matched and cleaned up
http://charles.sykikchimp.org/images/DSCF0013.jpeg

http://charles.sykikchimp.org/images/DSCF0014.jpeg

Really didn't turn out bad:)

[Foxcolt]

that looks good!

Man Bakari...you've turned into a modding freak! Somehow I feel responsible:eek:

[nrcooled]

Originally posted by Foxcolt
that looks good!

Man Bakari...you've turned into a modding freak! Somehow I feel responsible:eek:

"You alright...I learned it by watcing you":D

And that's a modding super-freak to you!

Also can a mod reduce the size of the pics? Sorry for the massive pics

[BBSHT240]

I did the same thing just put some black mesh behind it as it hides the rough edges. looks good though. will help you intercooler alot as well. And i thought I was the only one with the idea.

JR

[Jeff240sx]

Originally posted by nrcooled
Also can a mod reduce the size of the pics? Sorry for the massive pics

Unless this forum accepts HTML code, a mod can't do anything. If it does accept HTML, I can edit your posts for you (Someone tell me if Zilvia accepts HTML), if not, you'll need to go to paint, cut the image size in half, and re-upload the pics to whereever they are.
-Jeff

[Yoshi]

ouch! what happened to your IC?

[sykikchimp]

looks WAY better with it cleaned up. Awesome job man!

--btw - I resized them, and hosted them for you. Just save the images to your desktop, and upload to your webserver, then change the Img links back to your server.

[CoasTek240]

wow.. that runed out great .. i wouldnt put any mesh @ all. leave it liek that. howd you cut so straight
that looks awesome

[HaLo]

Looks good! Did you take out the steel shock absorber???

[Bbandit]

nice!!!
all i have to say is.. i LOVE your wheels :D

[AuburnRyan]

Like It!

Wish I had come up and said hi at Lake Fairfax this week...Well, I'll cacth you again sometime soon...But the car is definitelty looking good! Hope it solves your airflow problem!

[nrcooled]

Originally posted by CoasTek240
wow.. that runed out great .. i wouldnt put any mesh @ all. leave it liek that. howd you cut so straight
that looks awesome

It was the scotch tape that I used as a guide. After I put the tape on and made sure it was straight I just followed the edge of it. Oh yeah go slow!;)

Halo- I just haven't put it back on yet. I still need to get to the shop so I can use their a. torch (I have no idea how to spell acetelyn?)

Bbandit-thanks for the compliment!:D

Ryan-I think there is another meet in MD coming up in May. I will be there

Charles-Thank you very much for the pic resizing. Now the 56k'ers can look at the pics in under an hour:p

[HaLo]

Originally posted by nrcooled

Halo- I just haven't put it back on yet. I still need to get to the shop so I can use their a. torch (I have no idea how to spell acetelyn?)

Won't that support be right in the way of the vents you created?

[nrcooled]

I thought of that right after I got done cutting:eek: :p Eeeehhhh...waddya gonna do? :D Life sucks some times

[HaLo]

Originally posted by nrcooled
I thought of that right after I got done cutting:eek: :p Eeeehhhh...waddya gonna do? :D Life sucks some times

That's the main reason why I wouldn't cut my bumper cover. ;) Still looks pretty nice though.

[zspturbo]

I think it looks GREAT, but it could look AWESOME... after seeing it on your car, I might do it on mine.. here are some ideas though

[zspturbo]

assntitties

[boro240]

it looks really ****ing nice how it is. good job man. two thumbs up. :)

[sykikchimp]

you know I was just thinkin.. you should get one of those cool plate deals.. like this:

http://charles.sykikchimp.org/images/coolingpanel.jpg

[HaLo]

Originally posted by sykikchimp
you know I was just thinkin.. you should get one of those cool plate deals.. like this:

Garage Defend Cooling Panel (https://www.takakaira.com/asp/template.asp?id=626&cat=1&prodID=QRrNoOojlKmipLkijJsPqptQRrNOutmkmlqijJNPOpt QRrNoOojlKmiplLijJsPsptQRrNOQRrNoOojlKmiplL)

broken link

[sykikchimp]

fixed :)

[91CRXsiR]

looks like that middle part is really fragile, is it?
if you could get a Zenki lip i would just cut it all off from the nose all the way down, leaving more air room for the intercooler and it would look better IMHO and if u still want the sleeper thing, the just get a mesh grill and paint it black or something.. either way. very nice =):p

[uiuc240]

:eek: those last two photochops inspired me. bakari, tell me what you think, dawg!

:o :cool: :p :rolleyes: :D

Eric

[killdie]

is it me, or does it look like your car has a mustache? oh well, i like it all the same. gives it that sophisticated look. besides, chicks dig mustaches.

[Bliss]

That looks like it should help with your airflow, and it looks good too!

With the shade, the two holes you made look like the stock openings on the side.

[BBSHT240]

AS for the steel reinforcement you can cut that as well if you didnt already. just cut 1 big square out the middle a little larger than the 2 you have. thats what i did.

[nrcooled]

The airflow differences are amazing! Underhood temps have droped dramatically also. Before I would open my hood after normal city driving and would barely be able to breathe due to the heat coming out of the engine bay. Today I popped the hood and could touch my radiator w/o getting a third degree burn. It was well worth the trouble and all-in-all would recommend this mod to any s13 owners with FMICs.

Finally my fans have cool air to pull through the radiator!;) So I don't have to watch my temp gauge start to creap up during city driving. Also at speed the car pulls harder due to increased air flow over the intercooler and overall cooler engine bay

[Foxcolt]

Originally posted by nrcooled
The airflow differences are amazing! Underhood temps have droped dramatically also. Before I would open my hood after normal city driving and would barely be able to breathe due to the heat coming out of the engine bay. Today I popped the hood and could touch my radiator w/o getting a third degree burn. It was well worth the trouble and all-in-all would recommend this mod to any s13 owners with FMICs.

Finally my fans have cool air to pull through the radiator!;) So I don't have to watch my temp gauge start to creap up during city driving. Also at speed the car pulls harder due to increased air flow over the intercooler and overall cooler engine bay

domedomedome!!

I don't have a cutting tool...can we do my bumper when you have some free time?

[nrcooled]

Originally posted by Foxcolt
domedomedome!!

I don't have a cutting tool...can we do my bumper when you have some free time?

yeah no problem! I just need to buy more cutting disks for the dremell (used them all when I trimmed my bumper for the IC)

[NiteKids]

**** it just don't run the bumper. Just adds more weight and gets in the way! :o

[SimpleS14]

Not bad, should have make the hole bigger...kinda have one big hole for your FMIC....yet cover it with mesh.


I wish I could have a FMIC.....let alone a SR.

[drifterx]

what happened to that Front Mount?
it looks like someone took a golf club or baseball bat to it

[silviaparts.com]

what about putting a mesh with small holes in it on the two small holes and paint the mesh red.

[method2833]

i like the rims on the car next to the 240:D

[DoriftoSlut]

I like them more as single cutouts.. like this:

http://www.gripvideo.com/japangrippics/images/P1140074.jpg

[Bliss]

Looking above, not only would I say you made the right choice with two holes, but you also did an AWESOME job on the straightness of your lines, especially compared to that guy.

[boro240]

Originally posted by Bliss
Looking above, not only would I say you made the right choice with two holes, but you also did an AWESOME job on the straightness of your lines, especially compared to that guy.
function>form

[nrcooled]

Originally posted by boro240
function>form

I don't get it. How does that even apply?

I wanted the best of both worlds. I have seen one big slot in the bumper but:
1. They are never straight because they are so long
2. Looks out of place
3. I have seen one long slot and I wanted to be a little different
4. The half inch long bar in the middle won't affect airflow at all

Just and update-
I forgot to turn my fan on during my commute to work. Since I was running late the speed was a little higher than normal (i.e. tripple digits) the majority of the time. The car didn't even think of overheating. Which it would have if the slots weren't there. Honestly this is one of the better DIY mods I have done thus far

[DoriftoSlut]

Originally posted by nrcooled
I don't get it. How does that even apply?

I wanted the best of both worlds. I have seen one big slot in the bumper but:
1. They are never straight because they are so long
2. Looks out of place
3. I have seen one long slot and I wanted to be a little different
4. The half inch long bar in the middle won't affect airflow at all

Boro240 wasresponding to Bliss's reply. Either way, yours is functional. Perfectly fine i guess... but you asked for opinions, and I gave you one. No need for rationalization (you can if you want, but i know why you did what you did), I just prefer a different style. Also, making one long cutout has nothing to do with being striaght imo. The dude in the pic above either didn't care b/c he just needed airflow, or he was inept at cutting. Here's what i would have done with yours:

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid36/p3ebe66ef53fdd0f9f05cff7c800678a7/fd221e22.jpg

But like I said that is just my opinion, so tyake it as you will.

[Foxcolt]

Originally posted by nrcooled
Just and update-
I forgot to turn my fan on during my commute to work. Since I was running late the speed was a little higher than normal (i.e. tripple digits) the majority of the time. The car didn't even think of overheating. Which it would have if the slots weren't there. Honestly this is one of the better DIY mods I have done thus far [/B]

Thats it I'm doin it today!

LOL, I forgot to turn my fans on also today...remembered when I started to smell coolant.

I've got little plates of that naked chick you see on truckers mudflaps. If we could put those facing each other on my bumper that would be pimp!!:eek:

[Bliss]

Originally posted by boro240
function>form

I agree, but how much more flow would you get taking out that 1" long piece?? If he wants to make it look a little different, why not do it? I HARDLY doubt that little piece would give him a signicantly greater amount of air.

[Bliss]

Originally posted by boro240
function>form

I agree, but how much more flow would you get taking out that 1" long piece?? If he wants to make it look a little different, why not do it? I HARDLY doubt that little piece would give him a signicantly greater amount of air.

If function>form as much you say, why not just make a humungus whole in the middle of the bumper instead of two little holes?

I like rice.

[Naro182]

well i think that turned out really well. nice job. although the one pice cut(imo) looks a littler cleaner, your cut looks very good also.

hey look it doesnt matter what anyone says here. if your happy with it thats all that matters right?

[NiteKids]

Uh...I think the SEXY KNIGHTS are girls!

[boro240]

Originally posted by nrcooled
I don't get it. How does that even apply?

i wasnt talking about you specificly, it was a comment towards the guy who said somethign about the other one not being cut straight (ie. it doesnt matter how it looks, as long as it works). i like yours, and im sure its very functional.