Following on from the land rover bump stop solution...

One Cascu 1300 front air damn
Hack saw and some sikaflex...
Couple of brackets.
One sheet of grill mesh

To be continued...

My car's in for a diet. First to go will be the box section bumpers so I'll be keeping an eye on this.

this is what I did!

I've seen quite a few American X1/9's since becoming an owner again. Do they all have "Donk" suspension?

I know the bumpers were for the 70's American impact tests that ruined many cars.

The US spec' rubber bumper MGB was an inch and an eighth higher than UK chrome bumper ones.

If so the -30mm springs I've spotted could be -90mm springs for you guys.

Not a very good photo. Will try and get a more flattering one...

It all needs painting as its in black stone chip under the original bumpers. Looks a lot better than a gaping hole and should protect the radiator a little from stones etc...

I've not yet fitted the wire mesh.

The original bumpers were surprisingly lightweight. I was actually really impressed with the design, its quite clever.

I'm not going to modify anything so its irreversible...

davejake said:

this is what I did!
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Is that the original alloy bumper cut down on the front??? I like it a lot!!!

Back end looks nice! This lady reversed into mine in a car park when the pumpers where still fitted. No damage to the X1/9 what so ever but her VW Lupo bumper was totally caved in

Yes, the front bumper is a single bar from a 1300 series bumper, cut down a little.

I know I am risking the rear end by removing everything.... but it sure looks nice! :spin:

Shame we never got the twin bar bumpers over here... They do look nice 'de bumpered'.

My mistake. This is post impact height revision spec'.

My solution involved my hammers and some sheet steel and is still work in progress, bumpers will be polished aluminium with a 1300 flavor to them but my own twist!

looks very good! :thumbup:

Looks good so far... Hurry and fit it

the budget solution... better photos but I have not fitted the DIY grill yet

I bought the euro bumpers from CASCU and made and welded the grille and lower lip myself.The lights are from a Suzuki Jeep i found at a scrap yard for £5

Instead of putting those plastic covers over the ends would it be plausible to trim them back, weld in a captive nut for a tow hook to bolt into?

Top effort Shaun! that looks great! Any tips on mounting the Cascu bumpers? How much work was required to fit the Suzuki lights??

I found there is very little on the front bumper removal on the net, other than the now costly whole nine yards 1300 look.

Instead of putting those plastic covers over the ends would it be plausible to trim them back, weld in a captive nut for a tow hook to bolt into?

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The 'bumperettes' I have fitted are on the removable bumper brackets. They could be trimmed back retaining the bumperette thing on the end but would leave the nose exposed if you drove into a wall say? In any minor shunt the nose would be wrecked anyway.... So they may as well be gone...

A toe eye would be useful if the points under the bumper mounts were removed.

Tow eye one side and a Hillclimb front marker the other.

Thanks purf,i followed this link

http://x19.xwebforums.org/wiki/index.php?title=SmallBumperConversion

The lights were easy as the holes in the front panel are already there

Shaun

thanks Shaun - I hadn't seen those instruction on the xweb wiki.

Riccardo Borja is very good at fabrication.
Look at the HUGE garage in the background - WANT!!!


Regarding the suzuki SJ 410 lights - no cutting at all??? did you drill any holes? I will have to get some.