FEED Front Bumper : Deesan's Version
06-17-15, 06:00 PM
#52
DeeSan I'm so glad I found your thread as I always thought the exact thing about the FEED bumper...just made no sense design wise.
One thing that also bugs me are the FEED fenders.
In the images below notice how the door line that goes from the door handle down to the front fender becomes almost horizontal...and I never understood why the FEED fender wasn't design to follow that exact line and have a continuation, but rather it slopes downwards.
Am I the only one that is bothered by this? I really want to buy these fenders as I love the FEED kit, but I would have to do exactly what you are attempting on the front bumper and do something about the fenders...
One thing that also bugs me are the FEED fenders.
In the images below notice how the door line that goes from the door handle down to the front fender becomes almost horizontal...and I never understood why the FEED fender wasn't design to follow that exact line and have a continuation, but rather it slopes downwards.
Am I the only one that is bothered by this? I really want to buy these fenders as I love the FEED kit, but I would have to do exactly what you are attempting on the front bumper and do something about the fenders...
Last edited by Spalato; 06-17-15 at 06:03 PM.
06-17-15, 08:42 PM
#53
You mean like this?
Anyhow, here's a bad quality picture of the bumper. My personal car is getting closer to completion, but we faced a problem with the bumper. It didn't work with my 20B V-mount setup, it ended up being too short.In any case, there will be slight modifications made to the bumper and "kit" to make this work. Keep hope... it's coming!
Last edited by DeeSan; 06-17-15 at 08:47 PM.
07-21-15, 02:06 AM
#55
more pics of the bumper , please!!!
You mean like this?
Anyhow, here's a bad quality picture of the bumper. My personal car is getting closer to completion, but we faced a problem with the bumper. It didn't work with my 20B V-mount setup, it ended up being too short.In any case, there will be slight modifications made to the bumper and "kit" to make this work. Keep hope... it's coming!
You mean like this?
Anyhow, here's a bad quality picture of the bumper. My personal car is getting closer to completion, but we faced a problem with the bumper. It didn't work with my 20B V-mount setup, it ended up being too short.In any case, there will be slight modifications made to the bumper and "kit" to make this work. Keep hope... it's coming!
01-23-16, 12:13 PM
#57
Update we've all been waiting for
Alright I'm years late but I think it's never too late to drop the heat!
My kit idea is getting closer to reality every day now.
Anyway, I'm copy&pasting this from my build thread, if you would like more information and keep up with this project, I suggest you to visit my build thread which can be found here : https://www.rx7club.com/build-thread...eapon-1077035/
Phase 1
Phase 2
Big improvement over phase 1!Shaved down material to get smooth curves on the front lip, also mocked up of the center extension to match the bumper's nose. Oil cooler vents ended up sharper and more squarish after we cut and modified the bumper's length in phase 1, so we fixed that and went back to a shape that looks more like the original shape of the FEED bumper (see vent on your right side, pic 3).
magic happened and we entered phase 3......
Phase 3
Now this is how I had envisioned the bumper from the moment I got the idea of doing this over 3 years ago. Let me tell you it looks good in pictures, but you cannot grasp the character it gives the car and how impressive it looks in person, pictures simply don't do justice to the magnificence of this new bumper. It flows perfectly with the subtle yet incredible body lines of the legendary RX-7. Definitely gives it an updated look with an exotic touch. The side line that starts where bumper and fender meet was altered to go inward from top to bottom of the bumper and roll under in order to match the original tapered shape of the car.
The bumper oil cooler openings were extended and re-shaped to go all the way back, acting as proper ducts, letting absolutely no air escape for maximum cooling efficiency. The green tape you see is there because we still need to make minor adjustments to this specific zone, it needs to be a little bit thicker in that area then gradually fading going toward the sides, the main goal is to eliminate the line going across the center opening given by the the slope going up to match the radiator.
Next up we're going to fix all the gaps around the car.
Here you can see my side diffusers idea... it's from the FRS rocket bunny V1 kit, we are going to adapt the design to the FD, but we still need to make side skirts to extend/lower the car's body to match the front bumper and front lip. (Btw I'm sure most of you have seen the famous
My kit idea is getting closer to reality every day now.
Anyway, I'm copy&pasting this from my build thread, if you would like more information and keep up with this project, I suggest you to visit my build thread which can be found here : https://www.rx7club.com/build-thread...eapon-1077035/
Phase 1
Phase 2
Big improvement over phase 1!Shaved down material to get smooth curves on the front lip, also mocked up of the center extension to match the bumper's nose. Oil cooler vents ended up sharper and more squarish after we cut and modified the bumper's length in phase 1, so we fixed that and went back to a shape that looks more like the original shape of the FEED bumper (see vent on your right side, pic 3).
magic happened and we entered phase 3......
Phase 3
Now this is how I had envisioned the bumper from the moment I got the idea of doing this over 3 years ago. Let me tell you it looks good in pictures, but you cannot grasp the character it gives the car and how impressive it looks in person, pictures simply don't do justice to the magnificence of this new bumper. It flows perfectly with the subtle yet incredible body lines of the legendary RX-7. Definitely gives it an updated look with an exotic touch. The side line that starts where bumper and fender meet was altered to go inward from top to bottom of the bumper and roll under in order to match the original tapered shape of the car.
The bumper oil cooler openings were extended and re-shaped to go all the way back, acting as proper ducts, letting absolutely no air escape for maximum cooling efficiency. The green tape you see is there because we still need to make minor adjustments to this specific zone, it needs to be a little bit thicker in that area then gradually fading going toward the sides, the main goal is to eliminate the line going across the center opening given by the the slope going up to match the radiator.
Next up we're going to fix all the gaps around the car.
Here you can see my side diffusers idea... it's from the FRS rocket bunny V1 kit, we are going to adapt the design to the FD, but we still need to make side skirts to extend/lower the car's body to match the front bumper and front lip. (Btw I'm sure most of you have seen the famous
