Blew my transfer case and i figured i had some time to get some stuff done so i decided to go about doing a nose chop on my tarmac black evo 8. i did a lot of research on looking how others have done it in the past and went about trying it myself. the pics will do most of the talking.

the start


no turning back now


countersunk some rivets into a piece of sheet metal for extra strength


a quick layer of bondo to fill the edges and get a good base for fiberglass and fill the holes above the rivets


sanding...


fiberglass 1 layer


more sanding...


and still more sanding...


i still have a little more to do. one good coat of bondo on top to get a nice level surface and then fiberglass underneath to completely encoat the sheet metal to prevent rusting. a quick spray from your trusty neighborhood rattle can and that should be it.

 

Looking good!!! Would fiber glass work too?

 

there is one coat of fiberglass on there i just dont think i need anymore because its almost level now

 

that's gunna look rowdy when you're done!

 

thanks!!

 

I am curious how this is going to turn out. I have been entertaining the thought of hacking my emblem out of my bumper to make it 100% debadged. Gutsy move by the way. Can't wait to see the finished product.

 

one layer of bondo down. waiting for it to dry so i can get on to more sanding.

 

sanded down the bondo and filled in some low points with bondo spot glazing putty (its basically pre-mixed bondo for small imperfections)

 

subscribed looks like a great job to me

 

thanks

now to cut down the upper part


i wanted to leave as much as possible up there so it wouldnt break


taped off to throw down some paint to find parts that still need more sanding


first coat is just a light dusting


found some low points so another layer of glazing putty goes down

 

Subscribed!

 

very nice, looking forward to final result

 

Looking good man, I am planning on doing this same thing over the winter.

 

thanks man

me toooo... i just wanna be done with it.lol

yeah dude go for it and post up some pics!!!

 

Looking good