mewalsh100
I wanna be Dave
The BGR shock towers showed up this morning. I've got them installed, and I honestly don't think there is any issue with stiffness up front. The only thing I could see people basing this on is the top tube area where the hood/body mounts. Since it is no longer tied in to the shock towers, it does "float" a tiny bit. But, none of that is going to transfer in to the shock tower area IMHO. Manipulating the front end and flexing it by hand, there was virtually no deflection. At this point, I'm not going to bother with fabricating any reinforcement. If it looks to become an issue under actual driving conditions, I'll consider it then, but i'm highly doubting it will. Any ways, below are some pics. The fit and finish is awesome and they popped right in to place. Machine screw hardware is included as well. I slipped the body on for two of the shots, but I still need to trim the hood for the shock tower hoops. Going to try to finish mocking up the ESC location up front, get it mounted, and then get all the wires cleanly back to the rear fuel cell/receiver box today.
I've also got another thread going in the paint section. I'm considering painting the chassis. I'd love to do it in a silver to match the BGR stuff, but a bit worried about pealing and cracking. It looks like a few people have done it with mixed success. Sounds like scuff sanding, degreasing and then pre-spraying with adhesion promoter are the way to go. Also considering spraying it a gloss black, that way if it chips or gets scraped, it will just show through to the original black, which will look like primer. IDK - still on the fence about it.
I've also got another thread going in the paint section. I'm considering painting the chassis. I'd love to do it in a silver to match the BGR stuff, but a bit worried about pealing and cracking. It looks like a few people have done it with mixed success. Sounds like scuff sanding, degreasing and then pre-spraying with adhesion promoter are the way to go. Also considering spraying it a gloss black, that way if it chips or gets scraped, it will just show through to the original black, which will look like primer. IDK - still on the fence about it.