G28 - Simple Mans, Simple REDO of an G28 LP640

[Simple Man]

The front bumper looks great, it really changes the whole look of the car.

Thanks!  I think it looks great!!

[autopro]

The front bumper looks great, it really changes the whole look of the car.

[Simple Man]

Mounting the Murci-Me front bumper went pretty smoothly.

Added a little bit bigger flange to the bumper

With everything bolted up, some fiberglass work needed.  The way it is attached the REDO is flush with the MM bumper.

Will adjust the bolt hole in, and see if the gaps decrease.  Probably will, but then will have to add fiberglass to the outside edge of the REDO so it is flush with the bumper.

[Simple Man]

Sometimes the excitement  of the build is over whelming ....

For the E brake system, made a bracket that will be welded to the side of the cradle. 

Final one will be 1-2 inches off of the cradle, or not...

Then measure for the cables so they can be ordered.

[Simple Man]

So after milking fathers day for as much as I could..... 

I worked on attachment points for the bumper to fender area. 

made some metal brackets, welded some nuts to them,  This way the bumper can be bolted from the bottom once the headlights are in.  used  3m 08115 will fiber glass in later.

The brackets are about 1/8 inch up from the edge of the fender, will use rubber washers to make up the difference.

Might add as 1/2 tube/bar to the frame and weld to the brackets, if needed 

[Simple Man]

Nice work fella, I'll be stealing some of your learnings for my project. This is the beauty of sharing details like this with others, we can all learn and better our builds!!!  Thank You!!!

I try to keep a pretty detailed build thread, so glad you can gleam some ideas.  Its not like we are protecting our daughters from a loser boy friend 

So it is nice when folks show how they did it, not just I did it. 

[Purple LP670 SV]

Nice work fella, I'll be stealing some of your learnings for my project. This is the beauty of sharing details like this with others, we can all learn and better our builds!!!  Thank You!!!

[nickmkk]

Nice, well when you're all done mocking, I'll take that other set off your hands 

[Simple Man]

How do you plan to fix the broken lens, will you make a replacement lens?  I've been thinking about making replica tail lights since I could 3d print the buckets but I have no way to make the lenses.

I heard someone was working on making some lenses.  I don't plan on using these. 

Bought a new pair back in 2015, and just pulled them out.  They still have the plastic costing on them and a nice harness attached. The cracked pair is nice to have for mocking up the car. 

The new ones will stay in the box until after paint, and god only knows when that could be 

[nickmkk]

How do you plan to fix the broken lens, will you make a replacement lens?  I've been thinking about making replica tail lights since I could 3d print the buckets but I have no way to make the lenses.

[Simple Man]

So the rear tail lights   

Passenger side -
The PO used a connector that was spliced into the Fiero wiring.  Then made  a decent harness to go to the Lambo tail light. I actually like this set up.   
By why oh why leave the old fiero tail light plugs  , and they still work 

Divers Side -
Lets do something different here this time, Lets not use the nice connector, like on the passenger side.  Lets use some crimp connectors.  But this time we remove all of the fiero tail light plugs     And leave a hot brn wire with insulation removed to short out every now and then  

Still have to clean this up but at least the lights work...

[Simple Man]

Yep I feel your pain! My new car is about 95 percent good the other 5 percent looks like this

yep those yellow ones........ 

[usmc_butler]

Yep I feel your pain! My new car is about 95 percent good the other 5 percent looks like this

[Simple Man]

Outstanding work on the headlights!

Thanks Dustin!!
 It has been interesting

The PO used a lot of crimp connectors   Solder and shrink wrap seem better to me over the long haul. 

Wiring for the rear tail lights is in need of a REDO, as the crimp connectors are failing. As you move the rear wiring harness, lights go on and off.  Its crazy!! 

 I wish I had started with an unmolested car, yes this car has been molested!!  every where I see a crimp connector, I will be redoing them.   

[usmc_butler]

Outstanding work on the headlights!