front lip making

eduardo i. · **Posted:** Sat Sep 26, 2009 12:14 pm

has anyone of you guys made your own front lip? I want to build one that looks something like 1.8 toyotas ones or datsuns 510.There are no such parts available where i live.

retro-spec · **Posted:** Sat Sep 26, 2009 2:18 pm

eduardo i. wrote:

has anyone of you guys made your own front lip? I want to build one that looks something like 1.8 toyotas ones or datsuns 510.There are no such parts available where i live.

what car do you have???

Slappy · **Posted:** Sat Sep 26, 2009 2:30 pm

Made this out of gardening edger and L Clips.

eduardo i. · **Posted:** Sat Sep 26, 2009 5:16 pm

I have a 77 cvcc civic.That lip looks reall good, although thats a new car and it wouldnt work the same way in my civic.

teban81 · **Posted:** Mon Sep 28, 2009 8:45 am

i haven't made one myself personally but i've read sumwhere that you could try making a mold of the lip out of 3/4in plywood and use a sheet of g.i. steel of aluminum sheet then try hammering it with a rubber mallet til it molds on to the wood. hope this helps.

jay · **Posted:** Tue Oct 27, 2009 12:23 pm

eduardo i. wrote:

I have a 77 cvcc civic.That lip looks reall good, although thats a new car and it wouldnt work the same way in my civic.

tyr this

jay · **Posted:** Tue Oct 27, 2009 12:24 pm

jay wrote:

eduardo i. wrote:

I have a 77 cvcc civic.That lip looks reall good, although thats a new car and it wouldnt work the same way in my civic.

tyr this

my bad this .. :lol:

http://store.blackforestindustries.com/mk1dedusp.html

PathFindeR · **Posted:** Wed Oct 28, 2009 5:27 am

Im fabricating a 'Hakosuka/Kenmeri' type lip at the moment. This is how it looks right now.

Im hoping it'll turn out like this

Give me another two weeks or so and it'll be done! :wink:

KenH · **Joined:** Tue Nov 17, 2009 4:10 am **Posts:** 55

That is top notch work, PathFindeR
How do you mount your custom lip to your ride?

PathFindeR · **Posted:** Tue Nov 17, 2009 7:13 am

KenH wrote:

That is top notch work, PathFindeR
How do you mount your custom lip to your ride?

Good timing... i was just finished fabricating the mount. Its the same as the hakosuka's lips. How i did was temporary screwing the lip to the lower valance using three small mounting brackets out of sheet metal and lay 2 layers of fiberglass sheet on it. Brush the resin onto it and wait it to dry tomorrow. When its done put putty on it to smooth it and its done! Ready for painting.

Too bad my camera's broken and i cant take pics of it. My fon's camera is not that good anyways... will post the pics some other time :wink:

KenH · **Joined:** Tue Nov 17, 2009 4:10 am **Posts:** 55

PathFindeR,

good idea you got there. BTW, once the lip is completed, will the lips be painted to match your car, or leaving it black?

PathFindeR · **Posted:** Wed Nov 18, 2009 10:06 am

paint to match the car of course....

Slappy · **Posted:** Wed Nov 18, 2009 11:12 am

PathFindeR - Amazing work! Cant wait to see the finished product. :tu:

shane_lxi · **Posted:** Thu Nov 19, 2009 12:00 am

Great work! Any chance you'd make another and ship to the states? lol.

I kind of like the US front mx32 bumper personally. It doesn't stick out too awefully far really, and kind of cleans up the front. The rear bumper on the other hand is an eye sore and a half

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PathFindeR · **Posted:** Thu Nov 19, 2009 12:29 am

toyota_fanatic wrote:

Wow I like that small bumper instead of the big bulky USDM, nice can I see the whole car?

U can see my build thread here viewtopic.php?t=2770

I haven't been updating the thread but im sure i will anytime soon. Have fun reading it and by all all means, post comments about it. Thanx..

shane_lxi wrote:

Great work! Any chance you'd make another and ship to the states? lol.

I kind of like the US front mx32 bumper personally. It doesn't stick out too awefully far really, and kind of cleans up the front. The rear bumper on the other hand is an eye sore and a half

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shane, id be happy to. Ill post new pics when its done painted and installed and let me know if you still want it. Bear in mind its not gonna be anytime soon coz i can only work on my car on weekends.

I like JDM front and rear bumpers compared to USDM. The JDM ones are 1 piece chromies compared to USDM's ones which has rubber protectors on its side.

shane_lxi · **Posted:** Thu Nov 19, 2009 9:30 pm

I cut the brackets down about 3" on my rear bumper to tuck it in closer to the body, kind of cleaned it up a bit, but it's still the ugliest bumper to come out of japan since the 521 rear step

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KenH · **Joined:** Tue Nov 17, 2009 4:10 am **Posts:** 55

PathFindeR

Any updates on the front lip?

shane_lxi · **Posted:** Sun Nov 22, 2009 10:12 pm

toyota_fanatic wrote:

shane_lxi wrote:

I cut the brackets down about 3" on my rear bumper to tuck it in closer to the body, kind of cleaned it up a bit, but it's still the ugliest bumper to come out of japan since the 521 rear step

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u have a pics posted on how ur rear bumper looks like?

I'm visiting arizona for a bit, but I will try to snag some pics for you when I get back

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KresSlyda180 · **Posted:** Fri Nov 27, 2009 10:52 am

It's funny how this thread went from a poor guy looking for a front lip for his Civic to USDM vs. JDM bumpers.

I wonder if he gave up his search for the front lip after this. LOL :lol:

dennisbdavid · **Posted:** Tue Dec 01, 2009 12:37 pm

contact my cousin Ramon. He makes custom metal lips just like this one in the picture. Most of the cars displayed in PJ Bonifacio's booth have his masterpiece. He is located in Southern California

His email is: dadste27@yahoo.com

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