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bicanek
04-29-2008, 02:39 AM
I couldn't find the information I needed on here, so I did it myself and decided to do a short writeup. For whatever reason, some silvia front end swaps don't come with the front bumper beam/support.

Here is what I did to get the USDM 240sx bumper beam to work with the silvia front bumper. Its 100x better than running beamless, like I did for 6 years. 6 years of no bumper beam equals mild sag. :)

You will need the following tools:
Drill
Cutting wheel/ torch or plasma cutter

The first thing I did was cut the ends of the bumper off to allow for the shallower S13 Silvia bumper as well as the indicator lamps. Here's a pic of where I cut.

http://media5.dropshots.com/photos/255930/20080428/b_060812.jpg

http://media3.dropshots.com/photos/255930/20080428/061020.jpg

http://media5.dropshots.com/photos/255930/20080428/061031.jpg

http://media5.dropshots.com/photos/255930/20080428/060719.jpg

http://media4.dropshots.com/photos/255930/20080428/060811.jpg
bloodangels13
04-29-2008, 08:52 AM
heres pics of the one i did. plus i notched it to run a FMIC ( was made for MrFairlady)
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i47/vwyand85/supportmod2005.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i47/vwyand85/supportmod2004.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i47/vwyand85/supportmod2003.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i47/vwyand85/supportmod002.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i47/vwyand85/supportmod001.jpg
bloodangels13
04-29-2008, 08:56 AM
more pics
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i47/vwyand85/supportmod005.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i47/vwyand85/supportmod006.jpg
bicanek
04-29-2008, 09:58 AM
Very nice. Thanks for the added input. Maybe it'll save others the hassle of trying to source a JDM bumper support.
ROUGE180
04-29-2008, 10:15 AM
Thanks for the write up. I was wondering about this myself as I am collecting parts for my front end conversion. +1
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04-29-2008, 01:02 PM
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bigOdom1
04-29-2008, 01:12 PM
nice job on the write up
bloodangels13
04-29-2008, 01:23 PM
the nice thing about running the modded usdm version is the fact its alot more strudy then the single layer stamped steel jdm one... added pretection against stupid ppl on the road these days

heres a closer shot of the rienforcement i added after notching
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i47/vwyand85/supportmod2004.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i47/vwyand85/supportmod2001.jpg
an_orange_s2k
05-23-2008, 01:21 PM
i just did my conversion and bought a JDM support...wish this came out earlier would been super handy +1
projekt_s13
05-23-2008, 01:33 PM
Or you could use the zenki bumper support, it doesnt have those horns you shave off.
FRpilot
08-27-2008, 01:01 AM
this should be faq'd
5pecialist
08-27-2008, 07:29 AM
Amazing! You have great patience & skills to do work like this (and tools)!
supersayianjim
11-22-2014, 07:46 AM
bumppers! why? because iam going to have to do this coming up..