Brendon's '67 Firebird thread by Tuske427

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I spent some time this weekend tweaking the front bumper even more. I think I'm finally set with the front bumper. I had to add material back to my lower bumper brackets as they seemed to be torquing it funny. It kept pulling the bumper to the left which made it go off center. Of course, getting the bumper finally set meant adjusting the hood again, and then that made the cowl panel not fit anymore, so I was back to square one with that. I had to hammer down my inner cowl panel to make the outer cowl panel sit level. Also, one corner is pinching so I had to trim it back. I'll weld it later.

I also started making my rear brake vents. So far I only formed some metal, but I will need to get the actual ducting I plan to use before I go further with it.

12-9-2012

I started to make my rear brake vents by welding in the scoops I made the other weekend. I used some metal rode to add thickness and strength to the quarter panel as I didn't want to leave it as a single piece of metal.  

I hope to get the other side in next weekend.

12-16-2012

Thanks, everyone! quick update- I got the other side installed this weekend, as well as worked on fixing my passenger fender lower area. There's a lot of issues here, and I'd replace the fender altogether if I hadn't already modified the wheel opening area so much.

12-23-2012

Today I had a little time so I chopped my rear bumper into thirds. It may be a bit more work up front, but this way I can get the main section to sit closer to the car (I shortened the brackets) and still retain the original width for the license plate area, as well as align it with the bumper holes and I can adjust the ends without having to support the entire bumper. It turns out I need to widen my bumper. I attempted to form some metal to the shape of the bumper and later realized that was a waste of time. I'll need to source another bumper (or part of one) for the proper shape material to move the ends out wider to fit my fat car.