Saturday, November 2, 2013

This project took a lot longer than I thought.  Every time I thought I had finished, I would get some more decay crumbling away from an unseen rock chip or something.  Anyway, 37 hours and a quart of fiberglass later...

Before.  Here's some pictures of the cracks and breaks.  These were caused by the prior owner running up on something like a parking barrier.  It pushed the bumper up, which pushed the grill up, which broke the upper grill.





I had to do the repair on this part.  I have not been able to find a replacement.  I think that's because whenever someone has damage to the front end of a LeMans, the turn it into a GTO clone.  The only differences between the LeMans and the GTO are the front end and the wing on the trunk.  So, most people turn their damaged car into a GTO clone for less than a restoration.

The repaired part stripped of paint.  I didn't bother to sand down the parts that will be covered by the bumper.  Partly because it won't show but mostly because I wanted all the strength and thickness possible wherever I could hide it.





And, the finished product primed and ready for a final sanding.

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