Chopped EK Van Project(recent pics Pg23)

Thommo · Post by **Thommo** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 9:08 pm

A mock up, for a pic for you all.

What do you all think....should I
Delete the spare wheel door and use a sedan bumper....or
Use bumperettes and keep the spare wheel door....????

(AUST)Mod · Post by **(AUST)Mod** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 9:11 pm

yummy with sedan bumper

stinky · Post by **stinky** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 9:25 pm

dunno, I think the overiders might be a little too much, looking at Hemi's van it's a much cleaner look without them.

minifb · Post by **minifb** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 9:31 pm

Hi All..Mine has wagon over riders onit.

Cheers Mark

Thommo · Post by **Thommo** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 9:41 pm

stinky wrote: dunno, I think the overiders might be a little too much, looking at Hemi's van it's a much cleaner look without them.

By bumperettes, I meant ute/van type bumpers......not overiders.

Seeing this van though, with the cut sedan bumper, is the way it would have to be done.
An fe/ek van rear bumperette wont fit the van now with the fb/ek tail lights.

So its a full width sedan bumper....or cut down sedan bumper with a working spare wheel door????

Cheers
Jeff

basic.green · Post by **basic.green** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 10:40 pm

Hi i would go the full bumper

Sunny Rob · Post by **Sunny Rob** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 11:26 pm

Full bumper looks cool, move the over riders over inline with the hinges to hide em. If it dont interfear with the tailgate operation.

matches · Post by **matches** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 12:25 am

sunny rob's idea on the over riders is really cool. it's one of those little details that really finish off such a cool car.
L&K

Harko · Post by **Harko** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 6:31 am

you never see bumperettes with EK tail lights so if it looks cool run with it.

mrs ratbox · Post by **mrs ratbox** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 6:58 am

i think the full bar looks better.......but based on previous comments i seem to have no idea or taste

TAYZ 58 · Post by **TAYZ 58** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 8:18 am

Full bumper looks good with the fins

stinky · Post by **stinky** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 8:31 am

ratbox wrote:but based on previous comments i seem to have no idea or taste

At least you still have your opinion

NoMAD · Post by **NoMAD** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 11:00 am

THOMMO wrote:A mock up, for a pic for you all.

What do you all think....should I
Delete the spare wheel door and use a sedan bumper....or
Use bumperettes and keep the spare wheel door....????

Regardless delete the Spare wheel door, make the rear nice a smooth regardless what you choose then!

you could alwys do something like this

cheers
NoMAD

RAT138 · Post by **RAT138** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 1:03 pm

be cool if you could do a bumper but have it flip down to allow access to the spare wheel door? Like maybe a couple of hinges welded onto an assembly that holds the bumper and is held in place with split pins or something that are hidden behind it? Then you pull the split pins and the bumper folds down and you can access your spare wheel door. Then you'd have the best of both worlds and a unique set up? Anyone get what I mean?

Scubbs · Post by **Scubbs** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 1:15 pm

Gunna look good regardless
I like the full bar with overriders
and the hinge idea would work a treat
look good and hide the spare wheel and easy access