'69 Camaro Temper - Lateral-g Forums

**CamaroAJ** · #1 11-30-2018, 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Goosesdad

Nicely done!!

Thank you

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Originally Posted by 214Chevelle

That sounds like a lot of man hours...

I mean, $775 for an Anvil bumper or $400 for one you have to make work yourself thats a tucked in custom fit?

**214Chevy** · #2 11-30-2018, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by CamaroAJ

I mean, $775 for an Anvil bumper or $400 for one you have to make work yourself thats a tucked in custom fit?

Right, but I was referencing the custom basketry and the pockets that needed to be cut for it to be tucked. Very nice and it's something to think about. I may have to sacrifice and keep the stock bumper look since my plan is to go with a set custom wheels from EVOD. At least that's the plan.

**CamaroAJ** · #3 11-30-2018, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by 214Chevelle

Right, but I was referencing the custom basketry and the pockets that needed to be cut for it to be tucked. Very nice and it's something to think about. I may have to sacrifice and keep the stock bumper look since my plan is to go with a set custom wheels from EVOD. At least that's the plan.

I'm not sure how much of custom the bracket will need to be honestly. What I had to to was make them shorter because of the tail panel mods. The bumper side fit the stock couture of the steel bumper and bolted to the body in the stock locations. My brackets are in storage right now so I can't show you what I mean and its going to be a long time before I get them out again.

SRD Art · #4 11-30-2018, 09:05 AM

That's a great skill to have, very impressive what you're doing with all the CF parts.

Sheck44 · #5 12-02-2018, 03:00 AM

Steve

**CamaroAJ** · #6 12-07-2018, 09:07 AM

Pulled the mold apart yesterday. Some minor touch up sanding to the gelcoat and its ready for some carbon! Now I need to order it so I can do some infusing next week.

**Goosesdad** · #7 12-08-2018, 03:11 PM

Looks great AJ! Smoooooth....will reflect in the part!
Maybe you have already thought of this or have tested and it won't be a problem.....When we did glass off road car bumpers, we also broke the mold in the middle for release, like you did. However, we built a truss structure to keep the molds perfectly straight, i.e. didn't rely just on the flange to support the mold from flexing. Since you're going to bag it, I wonder if your mold might flex, even if just a little and your bumper wouldn't be dead straight?
My thought would be to bolt the mold together and if you can make it move even a little, I would clamp it down to something while it was perfectly straight and then laminate a truss structure to the mold. Of course the truss would have to also bolt together in the middle but it would triangulate the mold and it keep it from moving when you pull the vacuum.
Hope that is good advice and isn't redundant.