diy lip

blackbetty · Post by **blackbetty** » Fri Mar 19, 2010 11:38 pm

going to work tomorrow to put mates bmper on his skyline.while im there im gonna have a muck around with sum sheet metal and make a lip.ill post pics if i do alright by em

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 12:41 am

could just go to bunnings and get some rubber garage door bottom seal

blackbetty · Post by **blackbetty** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 6:40 am

thats actually not bad haha.well if the scrap lady stole my metal or my lip turns into an abstract sculpture ill just do that

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 8:37 am

where do you work?

blackbetty · Post by **blackbetty** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 12:14 pm

onehunga panel and paint.

well heres the spoils(pun!

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of todays effort

blackbetty · Post by **blackbetty** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 12:30 pm

so opinions?????

its a bit more squared off at the bottom now.i was going for the wangan look

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 1:43 pm

i think you will have issues going over speed humps
but looks good
how heavy is it?

how good are you with a plastic welder?

if i were to do it i would start with a old rubbish mazda 6 front bumper then cut the bottom off and shorten it up

its amasing what you can do with one
heres a van i used to have with a S15 front bumper vw jetta front flairs harrier TRD side skirts jeep rear flairs side exit exhaust
all very hurried on there

blackbetty · Post by **blackbetty** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 6:25 pm

i shortened the lip a bit.my car is low but not slammed check out www.slamburglars.com for cars with problems goin over speed bumps.VERY nicely done with the van.and yeah im pretty decent with a plastic welder.just wanted to make sumthing with what i had.was originally waiting for a scrap bumper to cut up.when i finish the front one i was gunna make a rear lip from an old bumper.and probably make a mold of the front one and make it from glass so i dont slice peoples legs off.

and heres a no chance of getting over a speed bump in a mx5

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 6:42 pm

god thats abit low
at least i had 40 odd mm clearance with with my platforms wound all the way down

blackbetty · Post by **blackbetty** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 9:19 am

what adjusties you got? thats damnd low anyway.

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 9:58 am

tein type HA
i have them as high as they go and i still scrape on the drive every time i go out

blackbetty · Post by **blackbetty** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 6:15 pm

thats awesome.you should post pics on slamburglars with them wound right down. theyll love it! ill post mine up when ive finished and fitted my lower lips.maybe some flares and spacers.but my cars not really low. its cool tho coz they dont care they know not everyone has heaps of money or can live the impractical slamburglar lifestyle. but they love mx5s or "miatas"

Post by **zorruno** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 7:57 pm

the images were a bit large to be displayed 'inline' on the page so were turned into links/downloads.

I upped the size limit slightly so they can be seen on the page.

cheers

blackbetty · Post by **blackbetty** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:39 pm

cheers for that.whatd you think btw.i dont really wanna put it on if every one thinks its awful

Wannabe Kiwi · Post by **Wannabe Kiwi** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 12:29 am

i reckon it looks pretty cool. kinda like the Garage Vary lip

blackbetty · Post by **blackbetty** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 7:50 pm

thanks.

turns out its still too low.will need to cut more off and will add to the sides of it to square it off a bit.but heres some pics any way

blackbetty · Post by **blackbetty** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 8:06 pm

i think its gonna look quite alot like the garage vary lip with the changes im going to have to make.ill post pics as soon as its done.

Habanero666 · Post by **Habanero666** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 9:59 am

Hey bo, your mx5 needs a shave, its growing a beard

johngalt · Post by **johngalt** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 11:21 am

sorry man, but i don't like it, it looks like the bumpers fallen off. If you bring it up a bit so it flows with the shape of the car.

blackbetty · Post by **blackbetty** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 7:29 pm

hahaha all good.yeah cut nearly 2 inches off it this morning.welding on two corner peices so it fits in with the shape of the bumper not just juts out like it does in the pictures

johngalt · Post by **johngalt** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 7:33 pm

more photos when your done

WideOpenThrottle · Post by **WideOpenThrottle** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 8:56 pm

Heres a pic of my spoiler-it scrapes on the ground so i give it some oinkment!

blackbetty · Post by **blackbetty** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 9:21 pm

hahaha

thats an awesome kit! very rx7-ish. what is it? got side and rear pics? you don't have a garage thing for your car.

WideOpenThrottle · Post by **WideOpenThrottle** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 9:27 pm

in this pic it had no engine & gearbox - hence the FWD look

WideOpenThrottle · Post by **WideOpenThrottle** » Thu Mar 25, 2010 8:27 am

What do you mean no pics in the garage section?

Its in my garage? ha! ha!

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