John's JPS with or without bumpers

I have been looking at pictures and have noticed John L's JPS with and without bumpers.
I think it looks very cool and in fact better without bumpers (the car is a gem either way and really well done)but am wondering which way you finally decidec to go with or without bumpers? The car looks so clean. Also John do you you cap the slots in the body or leave open

I just love that speedster shape of John's car without the bumpers. It comes from the competition cars I saw race back in the fifties. Very - how to say this - sensual?

In my own case I had JPS put on nerf bars. In retrospect, very glad I did. A measure of parking protection on a very low front end in the concrete laden parking lots of the world. More so at the rear, with the car as low as I can go, it sometimes scrapes - on the bottom of the nerf bars - as I exit my driveway, and even some of the larger rain gutters on older streets. But, yeah, I REALLY like that naked look on John's.

Do they make something like rubber caps for the bumper slots. Probaly a dumb question but mine is silver and the holes/slots might stick ut like a sore thumb?
Johns car is very sweet!!

Dave where did you get your dead pedal from and the other pedals?

Alumium pedals are from Mid America Motorworks - VW catalog. Had to buy two sets of pedals to get the 4th pedal. Cheap. More important, if you look closely, I totally changed the angle on the accelerator pedal to bring it up even wiath the brake pedal to allow for "heel-and-toe" braking and double clutching. That's just me.

Dead pedal works great for a foot brace when cornering hard. Before that, I was spread-eagled looking for a place to brace my knee.

Thanks I like them.

Ya might want to check with your state DMV -- as useless as bumpers and Nerf bars are -- many states require them -- at least in the front.

In Idaho it will not be a problem where I am.
Thanks

"Do they make something like rubber caps for the bumper slots."

They DO, but they don't realize it . . .

A lot of the cheaper body gasket kits, those from JC Whitney and CIP-1 and the like, come on one big rubber sheet. The outlines of the various directional and headlamp gaskets are molded into the sheet and you have to cut them out.

Think of a rubber floor mat with a bunch of gasket patterns molded into it.

The bumper-to-body gaskets don't have the slots in them where the bumper brackets would protrude through. They're just an extended rubber oval with a cool raised center section. A PERFECT rubber cap for the bumper holes.

If you like, I can shoot a pic or two of my set (not on the car) so that you can see what I mean.

Luck,

TC

Also check out the PHOTOS section under "Flared" (dated 12-19 this morning). A really nice red speedster, without any bumpers or nerf bars and with what appears to be a silver or black hole plug where to fill the hole.

TC I would really appreciate it if you could take those shots.
I think the lines JOhn has created are great not to mention his is one of the nicest Speedsters I've seen.
Thank you very much.

Stu, you said you were in Idaho, but under your name it lists you as "New York, New York, US". Man, that is some serious commute !

I found a boat builder to fill the bracket holes in on my car's body. He also fixed the rear driver's side fender while he was at it, but it cost me a grand to do. I'm going to use a fiberglass filler and Gelcoat to fill the giant fog light holes I asked him to cut when the bracket holes were filled. I'll post knowledge and lessons I've learned after I see what I can do to fix the messy parts ... Worst case, I'll go back to him with my hat in my hand. As for the paint, I think most body men these days have machines which scan the exact pigment of your paint. The computer tells them what proportions to mix your paint to, and they do a base-coat/clear-coat process like any other car. Might work on Gelcoat, too, but you'll want a polyester resin and poly primer. I can ask around for exact details.

David Live In New York but also have a vacation homein Sun Valley which is where I keep the car for a touring toy.