We dive into serious body and prep work on our 1969 Pontiac GTO project. We’ve tackled the chassis and drivetrain, and now it’s time to focus on the body, especially the challenging front bumper piece known as the enduro nose. This rubber-molded piece wrapped around steel is notorious for cracks, and ours is no exception. We strip down the paint using 180 grit sandpaper, taking care not to alter the original body lines. Despite unveiling nearly 50 cracks in the rubber, we’re determined to revive this bumper to its former glory.
PARTS USED IN THIS EPISODE
Summit Racing
Trackspec Motorsports Hood Louvers
https://pntv.us/pn_pt_23959_67082995b0f29
Mobile Environmental Solutions
Mobile Inflatable Paint Booth
Who makes that expoy filler for the crack?
All Right! Another Muscle Car video from Tommy!! Woohooo!!! 🎄🧸🎁🎅🏽⛄️
This is a bandaid on a broken leg.
Tommy is The Man!!!
I don't like all the computer generated images.
20:46 I'd reuse the tape that was used for the center line. Just wasting tape, fine line tape isn't cheap.
Would the center vent do a better job of it were moved forward so as to do a better job of extracting the hot air ?directly behind the radiator? You would also need a raised surface on the leading edge to create a high pressure that would aid in the extraction process.
When I was growing up a true muscle car was a sleeper but I love all muscle cars keep up the good work
mustang is a pony car
Wow that's cool as hell I think you're doing good ❤❤❤❤❤❤
So if these cracks appear because of the plastic flexing , does the epoxy stop the flexing or wouldn’t a new crack appear right next to the repair ? Shouldn’t the paint have some sort of flex agent added ?
Those cracks are all the way thru and a fix such as this is a surface fix only and possibly will return
passion in action
💪🏻🇺🇲🦅❤️ Love to see old american muscles being restored to the its glory days
Never seen anyone take the time to fix one of these like this. The most common method I've seen is sanding the whole thing down, and then just glassing over the entire surface. I don't know if it's a better repair, but it probably takes 1/10th the time.
Keep up the great work yall! I am absolutely loving this channel!!!