Daleford

I run a small bodyshop and repair fiberglass from time to time. I have a custom 70 comming in that has had a hard life. The narrow strip of fiberglass between the head light and the bumper is cracked. To me this would be a hard area to repair correctly and make it last. Is there a special repair piece to bond underneath for this problem?
The customer is considering replacing the flip up head lights and mounting them in the grille area. I remember seeing a bond in panel for the headlight holes in the old days. Is that still available?

Alan 71

Hi D,
I can only reply about the narrow forward most area of the hood surround.
There is a formed metal re-inforcement strip that runs from side to side behind the fiberglass, and is riveted to the fiberglass using soft aluminium flat headed rivets that are peened to set. You see them exposed (and painted) when the bumper is off.
They are readily available if the car you're going to be working on needs a new one.
Even if you change the head light location I'd say that strip is still critical for shaping the fiberglass so the bumper fits well. (Unless it doesn't have a bumper?).
Regards,
Alan

Daleford

Thanks for that. Yes, this car has a bumper and I see the metal reinforcement rivited [and bonded? ] to the front of the surround. Because this car has been hit in a minor way, I had planned to replace that metal strip because I feel the old one is mis-shaped.
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