Here's a quick update on the front bumper...

I spent much of the weekend working on getting the placement of the headlights "better" than before - this due to the slight-shifting of the front end due to the wreck. And I decided to hit a bone yard and get another fender for the driver's side. The original fender had some stress-cracks in it from the idiot that did the original repair... His idea was to bend the fender to fit the body where it attaches below the turn signal. Not good. So I made an extension-tab to relieve the stress on the new fender at that location. Mounting the fender flare to an already-weakened fender was too much for it. And the thought of wind drag left me fearing the fender might give out while driving. The new fender went on fairly easy... and I pulled the little under-the-headlight trim pieces from the donor vehicle too, which will make closing up the gap from bumper to fender that much easier. And all of that filled the weekend... though much of the time was spent eye-balling the appearance and making little adjustments until I felt everything was good enough. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cyclops.gif" alt="" />

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1997 Sportage 4x4, auto-trans, Warn manual hubs, 4" UPYOURKIA front lift, TJ 106AA rear springs, 2-5/8" body lift, 31x10.50 treads, SmittyBilt SRC front and XRC rear bumper, swing-out tire mount, OBX LSD front diff, Track Finder rear locker, 5.38 R&Ps and... really crappy gas mileage! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/shiner.gif" alt="" />