Comments on: Frankenbumper

By: bob

bob — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:21:18 +0000

I’ve done that before! works awesome if you have a black car..

By: Zitto

Zitto — Thu, 13 May 2010 02:39:27 +0000

No but seriously, this is common in rally, this guy must be ken block!

By: iggy

iggy — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 00:11:14 +0000

This would be cool if the whole car was done like that.

By: Bryn

Bryn — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:21:25 +0000

It’s a legitimate way of repairing bumper bars to their original finish. First you drill holes and thread through the zip ties, then you use a special plastic welding stick and a heat gun to fill in the cracks, remove the zip ties and fill the holes, and then sand the whole thing back. You can then paint it to the original colour. My dad is a panel repairer for a rally car team and repaired my van’s bumper after i hit a kangaroo

By: occupant ilied industries

occupant ilied industries — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 08:03:13 +0000

This is the approved method for bumper repairs in municipalities all over the country. When a Crown Victoria blasts a U-ey through a rough or steeply banked median to go after a speeder, the rear bumper cover generally tears in two places. Zip tires are threaded through as stitches to keep the bumper cover in one piece.

http://i865.photobucket.com/albums/ab220/jb1276/DSC_0920.jpg

Not only is the zip tie the solution to the problem, but it is also the preventative. There are a few holes on the bottom lip of a Crown Victoria bumper. There are metal supports just above them closer to the base of the trunk floor. You can zip tie the bumper up to those and prevent median U-turn tears that way. It is called a “tuck”

http://www.hendonpub.com/images/articles/4236_2.jpg

By: accordionhero

accordionhero — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 07:18:11 +0000

I have absolutely done this before, haha

By: Kyle

Kyle — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:20:15 +0000

This is surreal; I’ve seen this car In The Real World. I don’t remember where, but I’m gonna guess Pittsburgh, since I spent most of my summer there. I can assure you, it’s even more awesome in person.

By: Steph

Steph — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:53:29 +0000

Umm…is that the shadow of a lobster taking the picture? Or did someone with lobster claw hands take it? Or..wait… is this the handy work of Lobster Claw Hands? If so, doubly impressed.

By: curtis

curtis — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:58:55 +0000

@nick exactly what I was thinking, I have seen hundreds of drift cars with zipties holding on body parts let alone just holding then together. Only problem is that it looks like that emblem says "escort"

By: Laura

Laura — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 07:54:26 +0000

But, in this case, duct tape would have MATCHED.