Hi Guys,
A bit of background;
I’m doing a 20vt conversion on my B3 80q and I’m using an RS2 crossmember and intercooler.
This means that the standard B3 bumper won’t fit without cutting it which is not a problem but it would be without the lower grille and it just doesn’t look as clean as I’d want.
I bought a late 80 cabriolet front bumper which is nearly the same as the RS2 bumper apart from it doesn’t have the headlight washers, this would allow plenty of room for the intercooler.
This is where the fun starts;
The B4 front bumpers have a flair where the bumper meets the arch and the arches are flaired out too, so it looks a bit strange against the B3 arch!
I could just get a pair of B4 front wings as I know they just bolt on (apart from the plastic bump strips which may be different?), but the front arches would then be flaired and the rear wings wouldn’t!!
I could cut the rear arches out and weld in B4 ones but would then have to change the rear bumper!!!
On the plus side though after all this I would be able to fit bigger wheels.....
Anyway has anyone done this before? Pictures would be great!
The other thing I wondered about was modifying the late 80 cab bumper somehow to lose the flair.....?
Let me know what you think?
Cheers
Leigh
A bit of background;
I’m doing a 20vt conversion on my B3 80q and I’m using an RS2 crossmember and intercooler.
This means that the standard B3 bumper won’t fit without cutting it which is not a problem but it would be without the lower grille and it just doesn’t look as clean as I’d want.
I bought a late 80 cabriolet front bumper which is nearly the same as the RS2 bumper apart from it doesn’t have the headlight washers, this would allow plenty of room for the intercooler.
This is where the fun starts;
The B4 front bumpers have a flair where the bumper meets the arch and the arches are flaired out too, so it looks a bit strange against the B3 arch!
I could just get a pair of B4 front wings as I know they just bolt on (apart from the plastic bump strips which may be different?), but the front arches would then be flaired and the rear wings wouldn’t!!
I could cut the rear arches out and weld in B4 ones but would then have to change the rear bumper!!!
On the plus side though after all this I would be able to fit bigger wheels.....
Anyway has anyone done this before? Pictures would be great!
The other thing I wondered about was modifying the late 80 cab bumper somehow to lose the flair.....?
Let me know what you think?
Cheers
Leigh
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