1984 Bertone X 1/9, Tucking the front bumper

The bumper sticks out way too much. It is a simple job to be able to push it back a few inches and change the whole look of the car.
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[@jimmytwizzle7836]

Not sure what you are trying to do. What do you mean “tucking” the front bumper

[@ELDESTBuilds]

I believe your answer is in the video

[@196924mike]

good improvement, is the a/c any good on these cars?

[@ELDESTBuilds]

This one was blowing 48° at the vents on a 100+ day. Right up to the time I blew the head gasket. Not related to the a/c just a 40 year old gasket.

[@andresbecker3276]

So I know you also did it in the 124-the drilling I meant-question is: could I do to the 124 what you did here? Drill them in place?

[@ELDESTBuilds]

You can do it this way on the 124. I just did it the hard way that time.

[@andresbecker3276]

…but i do remember a rod being inside those shocks…so maybe not doable this way

[@ELDESTBuilds]

It's not long enough to interfere

[@johnlowe9940]

Could you do the rear bumper the same way.

[@ELDESTBuilds]

Sure, here it is kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZXHmWd6esSja5Isi=-nngvdyRHgMjcIAG

[@johnlowe9940]

I'm doing engine swap k20

[@ELDESTBuilds]

@johnlowe9940 I overheated this one. The motor is at the machine shop for upgrades.

[@markbowden7238]

I thought about doing the bumper tuck myself until I removed the trim strip. Long short, I changed a lot of things in the end over a period of 5 years so far. Car currently has or will have - Carbon roof, manual windows, Tillett carbon shell seats, fully debumpered, screw-in tow eyes, Hella 80mm fixed position projector headlamps x4, modified Serie Speciale air dam, customised series 1 indicators, custom grille, horn outlets blanked off. I also got rid of the original open diff, gearbox internals bar 5th, distributor, speedo cable drive, fuel system, inlet and exhaust manifolds, camshaft, tach, speedo, wheels, and a ton of redundant wiring. Fitted instead : Jenvey 40mm individual throttle bodies, Bosch wasted spark ignition, Omex stand alone ECU, Bacci lockers, Bacci close ratios, Bayless high pressure fuel tank, Kent cam & adjustable pulley, custom exhaust, custom inlet, big valves, 11:1 compression, flowed head, portmatched, lightened and balanced rods, crank, flywheel, fly cut pistons, Image billet ultralite rims, Gaz coilivers, Faulkner springs, SPA tach and speedo, Sassone clutch.

[@ELDESTBuilds]

That sounds awesome, Send some pics. [e-mail]

[@markbowden7238]

@@ELDESTBuilds all the details are @RMS Motoring Forum/ Members Cars/ The Ultimate X 😁

[@ELDESTBuilds]

Thanks, I'll check it out

[@markbowden7238]

@@ELDESTBuilds hope you get inspired and yes, imo white is the best colour for an X1/9, I'm envious because in the UK white was an option and it's very rare to find a late production example in white.

[@ELDESTBuilds]

@markbowden7238 check out these kzbin.info/aero/PLztQ_TJfa0HV-n92qc6ucDwy9N8n7ZUO4&si=7O-SxFTQ9piHfdjs