Customs TELSTAR: making a bumperette, ,

made some bumperettes for the car today, , , cut the top portion off of a 56 olds rear bumper. . .i needed it to wrap around the end of the quarter under the taillight,,using a left and right i spliced them together, , , worked out beautifully, , i still need to fab up some mounting brackets and grind and file it, but heres some step by step pics of how it turned out, , ,for some reason the pics came out in a wacky order, but im sure you guys will figure it out

 

Sexy! It compliments the car very well. You're making awesome progress man... really enjoy your threads.

 

Very cool, Jim!!

 

Nice looking...and just long enough so your tail light isn't the first line of defense...as if function were really a concern

 

Jim, That looks super nice!

 

Now that's slick. Almost too easy...

By the way, a helpfull hint: Don't grind down your welds, let the chrome shop do it. They will charge you more if you grind em. I learned that one the hard way..

Nice work, -Abone.

 

Jim, That is one simple but sexy bumperette ! Now just make its' twin for the other side . . . Looking forward to your next post.

41 Dave

 

How is it you always seem to think of this stuff first???

 

that's just the way we roll on mars, , ,

 

Beautifully done, looks terrific!!!

 

Nice touch. Definately compliments the rear of the car. Everytime I see a new progress thread for this car I just know something cool is going on.

 

Definately the top HAMB build going. You could get lost in all those details. I never get tired of looking at this car.

 

Sweet!

 

Jim, Beautiful. So cool.

 

Kustom of the Year...........2015

 

Very very nice!

 

i like, job well done

 

Kustom7777 - The bumperettes work and flow with the style of the car, looks like the car has that '50's rocket ship jet airplane look. Very cool.

CRUISER

 

WOW this is really cool, is there any pannel on the car that hasn't been touched..

 

nice work car looks great.......................john

 

You my man are something else......................very nice ..........you are one hell of an artist.

 

Super cool Jim! As if I would expect anything else from you.

 

Not bad for a fruitcake!

 

don't make me come down there for you, tough guy!!,,

 

Alright...so, as long as you don't post finished pics here first, it is still eligible for the Riddler Award?
Seriously man, this baby has come a long way.
By the way, the skirts cleaned up the lines on the side perfectly.

 

lol...maybe the "riddler" as in batman,,,,

thanks for all the great comments guys, i really appreciate it, ,

 

Very, very cool!

The answer is no, not for the Ridler (one D). Troy's shop showed the frame only publicly on a car last year (the Buick from WI I think it was) which made him ineligble.

 

Sweet! Love the bumperette idea...

 

I thought it was one D.
Spell check doesn't like it either way.
Keep up the progress. This car is a milestone.