body kits

[jtl]

Was thinking of installing a body kit (F355) on my 91 NA. There are 2 I see on ebay that look half decent. My plan was to do the work myself (front bumper and rear bumper portions - maybe the side skirts as well) if they do not have to be molded in with fibreglass to the body. Looked at the body of car and it looks like the front and back can come off easy enough though not sure about the sides. Anyone have any thoughts/experience with doing it this way versus handing the car over to a bodyshop.

[MR-355-5sfTe]

I did the 355 kit.... sort of... but I molded everything together.. front, flares, sides, and rear bumper... the front was a "super bitch" to line up... it ended up being about 2 inches to low on the passenger side, so I had to "fashion" a panel to fill the void... not that bad if you're good with fiberglass. the side skirts are another story..... the stock side scoops come right off with a couple of 10mm bolts behind the side moulding, and one or two phillips head screws in the wheel well.... but re-installing the side moulding was pain... mine was all wavy and looked horrible, that's why I decided to mold everything together. I'll post some pictures soon so you can have an idea of what to expect during the process.

[jtl]

Thanks for the info and yeah, send your pic's as well as I'd be interested to see them and appreciate any other thoughts.

[MR-355-5sfTe]

here are some pictures of my mr2 prior to the hydroplaning that destroyed the rear of the car, there are some pictures of the car in progress and completed... also some of the custom flares I made. I hope these work, because I have plenty more of other parts fabricated specifically for the mr2.

.... ok.... it's not working for me... I apparently don't have any place to host the images... if there is anyone who can help with this situation, I'd appreciate it.
thanks


sorry for the delay... AGAIN

[MRQtwinturbo]

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[here2shyne]

last time i did body work on my car it took me a year. back in the honda days.