The front of the Bullitt had hundreds of chips and scratches after years of racing, so I figured I'd get it fixed up. Recently, I was able to purchase new headlamp housings for about $95 each from a local dealer, and CJ Pony had a sale so I picked up a replacement piece for the bent Mach 1 lower spoiler too. These pieces come off when the bumper cover is painted, so I installed new ones during reassembly.
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| Before, the front bumper had hundreds of paint chips. |
I removed the bumper cover and dropped it off at a body shop in Wake Forest. Two days later, I had the cover back with great body work and a great paint job for only $350. I thought that was a great deal.
I also took the opportunity to clean the now-exposed mass air flow meter housing that was hiding behind the bumper cover. The inside of the housing and the wire filaments were covered in red oil from a new K&N air filter. I also cleaned the filter itself with the K&N cleaner kit and
lightly oiled it again. The car actually runs much better now.
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| Doesn't take long to strip the front body work from the car. |
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| The painted bumper cover as returned from Capital City Auto Body. |
In the end, everything went back together quickly, and I think the results look great for a reasonable cost.
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| Done! The front of the car looks new again. |
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