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I just posted the bumper I decided to go with. The azexiled NSM front bumper. There's a picture on that post. And I have the HR and everything about that engine bay is tight spacing. I was looking at a long nose because A; I like the way it looks and B; more room to work with. Alot of people run into fitment problems when they decide to boost and they either have to spend hours shaving away at a bumper (like the jp vizage type N) or even having to reshape the front nose entirely. Body work doesnt bother me but when I have to spend 12-16 hours reshaping so that everything looks clean and fits perfect, I kind of want to avoid that. This bumper I'm looking at doesn't cut back too much but I have to find something in the mean time. Once you check out the bumper I'm looking at, you will notice that it's not a long nose. But it also doesn't have the ducts that cut back and a friend of mine on Instagram is running a turbo DE with no problem. I'm a perfectionist lol I just want clean fitment.
Hope you have an understanding of how much it's going to cost to boost a HR. Main reason I am NA with mine and decided to buy another motorcycle instead
Hope you have an understanding of how much it's going to cost to boost a HR. Main reason I am NA with mine and decided to buy another motorcycle instead
I'm leaning more towards NA but you never know. I wouldn't be buying a turbo kit if I was to go that route. A close friend of mine specializes with custom fab work and we talked (not too seriously) about building a turbo kit. The more I do research on NA builds, the more I like it. But you never know. I'll make my NA build ready for boost just in case I was to go that route in the future.
I hope that bumper is made of urethane and not fiberglass otherwise you're gonna have a bad time.
Most VIS Racing kits are made of fiberglass and I hate it. I hate working with it, I hate trying to reshape, I hate sanding it. As far as I know, there isn't a urethane bumper out there in this style. Also, VIS has been pissing me off with the wait time for the fenders and skirts I bought. So I ended up canceling the order. I'm talking to Brian McCann about the new bumper and fitments from other customers to see what their take is on it. I'll give you guys an update later this week. Chances are, I am going to put an order in for the stardast fender flares and that bumper the same day. Then all that's left is finding a rear bumper before I can start cutting.
Most VIS Racing kits are made of fiberglass and I hate it. I hate working with it, I hate trying to reshape, I hate sanding it. As far as I know, there isn't a urethane bumper out there in this style. Also, VIS has been pissing me off with the wait time for the fenders and skirts I bought. So I ended up canceling the order. I'm talking to Brian McCann about the new bumper and fitments from other customers to see what their take is on it. I'll give you guys an update later this week. Chances are, I am going to put an order in for the stardast fender flares and that bumper the same day. Then all that's left is finding a rear bumper before I can start cutting.
I would abandon any project involving fiberglass if you plan to drive it on a public road and at the same time plan to have it not crack, split, splinter and flop around while you drive. Fiberglass is for show cars only, imho.
I would abandon any project involving fiberglass if you plan to drive it on a public road and at the same time plan to have it not crack, split, splinter and flop around while you drive. Fiberglass is for show cars only, imho.
This is true but I wouldn't say it's a lost cause. There are plenty of ways to reinforce it. It won't make it perfect but it will make it on the roads pretty decent. A co-worker has a fiberglass vette and I asked him how he's driving without it splitting and he told me he got extra fiber matte and reinforced it in the areas it needed it. I'm planning on doing the same. Also to keep up on this update. We have some "big" purchases being made this weekend. Stardast fender flares, do luck rear bumper, and the vis racing nismo styled bumper like the one I showed above. We have about 4 grand going into parts this weekend so we can get to cutting pretty quick. I know I'm going to get **** on this but I've decided to buy the Brian crower forged internals kit. It will be bought and installed while the car is in the paint booth. The paint color is going to be a secret though but I feel like it's going to be really sharp. More to come. I'll post receipts this weekend so future people reading this thread will know how much they're looking to invest. VIS Racing is still behind but the fenders and skirts will be here within 4 weeks so be patient
Most VIS Racing kits are made of fiberglass and I hate it. I hate working with it, I hate trying to reshape, I hate sanding it. As far as I know, there isn't a urethane bumper out there in this style. Also, VIS has been pissing me off with the wait time for the fenders and skirts I bought. So I ended up canceling the order.
Originally Posted by Not_a_commi
This is true but I wouldn't say it's a lost cause. There are plenty of ways to reinforce it. It won't make it perfect but it will make it on the roads pretty decent. A co-worker has a fiberglass vette and I asked him how he's driving without it splitting and he told me he got extra fiber matte and reinforced it in the areas it needed it. I'm planning on doing the same. Also to keep up on this update. We have some "big" purchases being made this weekend. Stardast fender flares, do luck rear bumper, and the vis racing nismo styled bumper like the one I showed above. We have about 4 grand going into parts this weekend so we can get to cutting pretty quick. I know I'm going to get **** on this but I've decided to buy the Brian crower forged internals kit. It will be bought and installed while the car is in the paint booth. The paint color is going to be a secret though but I feel like it's going to be really sharp. More to come. I'll post receipts this weekend so future people reading this thread will know how much they're looking to invest. VIS Racing is still behind but the fenders and skirts will be here within 4 weeks so be patient
Totally confused here - not that I care, just confused - you hate fiberglass but you're getting it anyhow? Because that's all you can get or....??
And you canceled your order for the VIS stuff but it'll arrive in 4 weeks?
Totally confused here - not that I care, just confused - you hate fiberglass but you're getting it anyhow? Because that's all you can get or....??
And you canceled your order for the VIS stuff but it'll arrive in 4 weeks?
Uhhhhhh.... what 'um missin' here?
sorry, there was some conversation since then with me and the distributer. I got off the phone with them probably about an hour ago and they said they will call me within 3 days to get an estimated ship date. Also it's all I can get. The original costs 7k and they don't sell individual parts off the kit. This is my only other option to get the look I'm after.
sorry, there was some conversation since then with me and the distributer. I got off the phone with them probably about an hour ago and they said they will call me within 3 days to get an estimated ship date. Also it's all I can get. The original costs 7k and they don't sell individual parts off the kit. This is my only other option to get the look I'm after.
So bodykits.com decided to cancel my order anyways even after we had that conversation last night. I think it was a mixup between the rep i talked on the phone with last night and the person ive been emailing. I just got an email saying I will be fully reimbursed. But I see this as an opportunity. VIS Racing is in the same league as duraflex and like I said, i hate working with fiberglass. I felt as if I had to get that product because I couldn't under it on my car. We have new fenders coming in for sure but I'm going to have to spend a little extra to get them. They won't be cheap fiberglass and like the paint color, I'm keeping them a secret until unboxing the great spending spree is taking place on Friday btw and I will post receipts for all the guys that don't believe a build like this is going on. The first cut will be made 4 weeks from now. I'm sorry that I can't show you guys a build like a lot of YouTubers where I'm buying major pieces everyday. Like I said, I've been saving for a while for this build and I think I just need to fund a phase that will take a few weeks if not a month to complete so while parts are coming in, ill be setting aside another fund for the next phase. I know this shouldn't be the case but the body is the most expensive part of this build. At least from what I have planned out. I'll post an update Friday night!
So today was supposed to be the big spending spree but when you forget that you have a 3k spending limit per day, it doesnt happen. Ill post tomorrow on what else i order
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04-07-2018, 07:17 AM
but I feel like it's going to be really sharp. More to come. I'll post receipts this weekend so future people reading this thread will know how much they're looking to invest. VIS Racing is still behind but the fenders and skirts will be here within 4 weeks so be patient 
