I need a new front clip! Anyone help!
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Car: 1989 IROC-Z
Engine: L98 350
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I need a new front clip! Anyone help!
I'll try to make this short...
Today some tool in a moving van clipped my car in the nose. I couldn't catch the guy because of traffic, so now I have to get new paint, a new nose, new ground effects, and a new front passenger side quarter panel!
I've already looked at the sponsors websites for prices on this stuff, and I would like to know if anyone here knows where I can find this stuff for a little less money. I was even thinking of converting my car with the ground effects from a later 3rd gen, but that's really steep too. Anyone here have any ideas? I've got a picture attached to show what's jacked up. It's not my car, but I've got the same body and ground effects. I've got the classic wheels, not the ones in the pics. Thanks in advance for any help anyone can give!
Today some tool in a moving van clipped my car in the nose. I couldn't catch the guy because of traffic, so now I have to get new paint, a new nose, new ground effects, and a new front passenger side quarter panel!
I've already looked at the sponsors websites for prices on this stuff, and I would like to know if anyone here knows where I can find this stuff for a little less money. I was even thinking of converting my car with the ground effects from a later 3rd gen, but that's really steep too. Anyone here have any ideas? I've got a picture attached to show what's jacked up. It's not my car, but I've got the same body and ground effects. I've got the classic wheels, not the ones in the pics. Thanks in advance for any help anyone can give!
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Car: '82 Z28
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Get the parts from the junkyard or directly from GM. Don't use aftermarket replacement parts if you can help it, they fit like crap.
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For the pieces you need you can go to 3rdgenresource.com, nextgenparts.com, classic industries.com, or go through your local automotive parts specialist. A word of advice only get repo. fenders and maybe gfx but deffinately not your nose. I got a repo nose for my '91 RS and it was this really awful plastic crap that doesnt even fit right. Just trying to help
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It looks like a very nice car...
A "damaged" pic would be helpful...
Fenders are not too spendy
The ground effects and nose are various thermo plastics
In recent years several companies are selling very
good catalyzed bonding agents that work very well.
If you like this sort of work you can get some terrific
results...
Try
http://www.urethanesupply.com
for a quick tutorial on the subject
(very competent web site)
I got excellent results on my bumper and a 92 "wing"
(good enough that I am going to try a damaged motorcycle)
A "damaged" pic would be helpful...
Fenders are not too spendy
The ground effects and nose are various thermo plastics
In recent years several companies are selling very
good catalyzed bonding agents that work very well.
If you like this sort of work you can get some terrific
results...
Try
http://www.urethanesupply.com
for a quick tutorial on the subject
(very competent web site)
I got excellent results on my bumper and a 92 "wing"
(good enough that I am going to try a damaged motorcycle)
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Classic Industries is outragousley high. I just restored a 1964 Chev with help from their catolog. So I bought one for the third gen's> I had no clue that the prices would be such a rip. It's almost 500+ for just a center consol,not even complete!!
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