R56 bumper moulded again for the R53

After making what can only be described as the thickest heaviest front bumper in the world I sent it off to the fibre glass company for them to make a mould and a bumper off it. Have to say its looking mighty fine and I am really pleased with it.

I have suggest that I will do a limited run of the bumpers over on minitorque.com but at the moment health issues stop me moving much and hope that I can just man up and get over it. However this means I can get on with little jobs that need doing

First bumper off the mould, it has the curves and features I wanted with the bumper, probably still some work to go but not too far off now

The bumper is very pleasing and while its not quite my first I think I am happy to say its the most successful I have ever made.

Other items on the go at the moment are the remaining brackets to hold bits on the engine. I am fortunate enough that my design consultancy has a very good 3D printer which has enabled me to print the items out before going to metal. Can't wait to bolt them on and try them as its just one step closer. The alternator bracket I wanted to add some old school hot rod feel to it and decided to just add the three holes. The supercharger bracket I added triangles between the ribs as it was material not required, I may make some changes to this...

Some shots of primer and some items in paint

I can't believe how a month has gone by since the last update, we are all suffering with the rain causing problems all over the place so with all the water laying around the car has been slow progress, however there has been progress.

The car has now been fully primered and then has had a guide coat applied and worked smooth ready for paint. The tailgate, doors and boot are all painted now and I have been able to start assembly of the items.

Bonnet sitting safely in one of my garages, the white and the carbon looks so good together I am so pleased to finally see the items come together.

The scuttle vents all bonded in and smoothed in, now they look like the should be there and are blended to make them look like they are part of the body work

 Another shot of the scuttle vents in the a guide cote

 Rear quarter in primer with the second guide coat in place, feeling really smooth, the time is really paying off.

 Bit of a full shot to show the current state. Wont be too long now before we consider pushing the car into the booth for paint.