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Bumpers need to lose weight for racing
Does anyone have a great way to remove weight from the front and rear bumper of a USA Milano bumper. I have done the drill and chisel on the old car and the results were not very rewarding with a lose of only 5 pounds. I would like to keep the bumper skin and create a light support behind it.
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07-07-2006, 02:26 AM
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I'd quit while you're ahead and start looking for a set of Euro bumpers...
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07-07-2006, 04:38 AM
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Agreed. Get euro bumpers.
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07-07-2006, 07:13 AM
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Does anyone have a great way to remove weight from the front and rear bumper of a USA Milano bumper.
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07-07-2006, 09:21 AM
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Depending on how crazy you are (and how nice you want them to look) you can take them off and mold a new set using something like kevlar or carbon fiber and the right resin/hardener..
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07-07-2006, 09:34 AM
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I was thinking of something more practical - like cutting away material, but re-use the bumper itself. Getting into making molds, CF, kevlar, etc seems a bit, well, more than a weekend job... from the CF trunk lid and hood we had done for my 3.7 by a pro I know the effort (and skills!!!) it takes!!!
Jes
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07-07-2006, 09:48 AM
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Anyone know weight diferences between Euro bumpers and America bumpers?
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07-07-2006, 10:02 AM
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I had the upper part of a US front bumper (without the valence with the fog lights) on the scale, and it was something like 31 lbs if I recall correctly.
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07-07-2006, 12:43 PM
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I was thinking of something more practical - like cutting away material, but re-use the bumper itself. Getting into making molds, CF, kevlar, etc seems a bit, well, more than a weekend job... from the CF trunk lid and hood we had done for my 3.7 by a pro I know the effort (and skills!!!) it takes!!!
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07-07-2006, 01:23 PM
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Get a bigger drill...  I will probably end up doing something along those lines on Roxanne.
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07-07-2006, 04:15 PM
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Anyone know weight diferences between Euro bumpers and America bumpers?
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According to information that I could find via the dutch alfa club the euro bumper is about 10lb and the america bumpers are about 50lb each. So that is a weightsaving of 80lb by just swapping the bumpers.
As next steps you could go for some stainless headers instead of the standard headers and then a carbon fiber hood. That will save you another 60lb, if not more. Moving the battery to the back will move about 30lb of weight away from the front of the car.
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07-10-2006, 09:57 PM
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How much is a Euro Bumper
The Euro bumper sounds good, but what is the cost to get a set here in the US?
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I'd love to lose 80 pounds...but how would the Euro bumpers match up to the Verde skirting? Anyone have a picture of Euro bumpers installed on a Verde?
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07-13-2006, 06:36 PM
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Just fine - that's how the TS came stock in other markets.
Jes
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