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Hello, join me in the adventures of restoring and learning more about cars! Specifically the rare EXP/LN7!
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Greenie EXP BIG Restoration Update! Part 5
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Greenie EXP BIG Restoration Update! Part 5
1981-1990 Ford Escort/EXP FACTORY A/C Vacuum Actuators
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1981-1990 Ford Escort/EXP FACTORY A/C Vacuum Actuators
1981-1990 Ford EXP/Escort Window Run Channel Replacement Update Mercury LN7/Lynx
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Now using CRL "AS139596" As promised here's the link to my window parts list, forgive me for it being somewhat empty right now. It will be updated further over time as I'm able: docs.google.com/document/d/19hsKUbtrfJ1VnWj8hTQxjoc-RYR9f0gVoY2x_2lFtZc/edit?usp=drivesdk If you know of some I missed please let me know 🙂
1982-1988 Ford EXP & LN7 Muffler Install! 1981-1990 Escort & Mercury Lynx Exhaust
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Stock exhaust pipe size: 1-7/8" OD Space for Tip: Space for Muffler: Common mufflers that fit the space: Thrush 17711 If you know of others let me know!
1987 Mercury Lynx Sales Catalog Brochure
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1987 Mercury Lynx Sales Catalog Brochure
1986 Mercury Lynx (XR3) Sales Brochure Catalog
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1986 Mercury Lynx (XR3) Sales Brochure Catalog
My Ford EXP in "Still Missing Morgan"
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Thought I'd commemorate the 1 year anniversary of the shows's release by sharing my EXPerience with it. Coincidentally February 16th is also the anniversary of the first Ford EXP to roll off the production line! I hope it's understood that I'm not taking advantage of the 2 tragic cases of Morgan Nicks & Jacob Wetterling to create this short video. I'm not profiting in any way off this show nor ...
1985 Mercury Lynx Sales Catalog Brochure
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1985 Mercury Lynx Sales Catalog Brochure
1983 Mercury Lynx Sales Brochure Catalog
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1983 Mercury Lynx Sales Brochure Catalog
1983 Ford Escort Sales Catalog Brochure
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1983 Ford Escort Sales Catalog Brochure
How to Store Vintage Car Literature? Safely Storing Manuals, Catalogs, and Other Books!
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Sleeve sizes to consider: 11x8.5" (standard size) 12x12" ("scrapbooks") 4x10" 2-pocket ("envelopes")
1981-1987 Ford EXP & Escort Wiring Diagrams
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1981-1987 Ford EXP & Escort Wiring Diagrams
1986 vs 1985.5 Ford Escort Sales Brochure Catalog
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1986 vs 1985.5 Ford Escort Sales Brochure Catalog
1983 Mercury LN7 Catalog & Sales Brochure
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1983 Mercury LN7 Catalog & Sales Brochure
1982 Mercury LN7 Catalogs & Sales Brochures
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1982 Mercury LN7 Catalogs & Sales Brochures
1983 Ford EXP Catalog & Sales Brochure
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1983 Ford EXP Catalog & Sales Brochure
1982 Ford EXP Catalogs & Sales Brochures
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1982 Ford EXP Catalogs & Sales Brochures
1981-1985 Ford Escort/EXP Factory 1.6 CVH Engine Tool Set Overview & How to Use
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1981-1985 Ford Escort/EXP Factory 1.6 CVH Engine Tool Set Overview & How to Use
That Time Mark Warman Mentioned the Ford EXP :D
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That Time Mark Warman Mentioned the Ford EXP :D
1983 EXP Casette Radio & Casette Storage
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1983 EXP Casette Radio & Casette Storage
1981-1987 Ford Escort/EXP Turn Signal Stalk Replacement
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1981-1987 Ford Escort/EXP Turn Signal Stalk Replacement
The MOST 1980s Escorts You'll See in One Place!
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The MOST 1980s Escorts You'll See in One Place!
1982-1988 Ford EXP & Mercury LN7 Window Shades!
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1982-1988 Ford EXP & Mercury LN7 Window Shades!
I like the 85 to 88 EXPs but have not been able to locate one
If you're serious about getting one joining the EXP/LN7 Owners Group on Facebook is a must, I don't say it to promote the group but that's ONLY international source of EXP/LN7 listings. Anyone who sees any post it up there, and it's the only "forum" existing for these cars too :/ Today you also have to be fine with compromise or play the (LONG) waiting game, near-perfect or better examples are SO rarely listed because there's just so few in total so only 1 or 2 pop up a year. If you want one get the first non-parts car you see, or wait more decades. They all need love, everyone's seen my first 12 EXPs and 4 Escorts, it's not coincidence that they're all faded and mouse-raided it's just how the majority of them will be found. Over the next few days stay tuned, I just brought another EXP down late last night with MORE coming this weekend/week!! One of which will be my first ever 2nd gen EXP, good stuff, bear with me! Thanks for watching! Hope to hear your thoughts on the next few acquisitions :)
Thank you for the unintentional laugh Lol. Of course the 87 manual was disappointing, Mercury was focusing on the do over with the Tracer.
Replacing the passenger window on my 82' EXP. This video helped a lot. Thank you.
Definitely a great find! Even if it’s just for parts. These cars were so unique and the people who bought them new had more money than the average Escort buyer. The EXP probably had twice as much accessories added onto it at the dealership than the average 4 cylinder Mustang got. I was a mechanic at a ford dealership in the early and mid 80’s and remember the EXP well. Spring and summer was the best sales months for the EXP which closely mirrored the peak season for Mustang Convertible sales in Michigan.
Do you know if it's posable to put a pre 1986 Escort grill and headlight frame on a post 1986 Escort? I have a 1989 Escort and like the Pre 86 front end better.
@@Belvedere12 wowza, that's a big conversion and it sadly won't work despite what it may look like in photos. The 86-90 cars have taller hoods clearanced for the taller 1.9 engines and that's the main catch because to have the 81-85 grille & lights you need the 81-85 hood and fenders. If you want to get a little closer you can swap to the 86-88 front end to have the shiny metal bumpers - this is a very common conversion on the 89-90 Escorts because those bumper covers are a type of plastic that's quite prone to cracking/shattering. I recently got an 88.5 (89) Escort, that will be in a few coming videos for me to show more comparisons, the famous front end conversion, and a few other topics. In the meantime here's the visual catalog I've made so everyone can see exactly what years+models have for differences between each. You'll have to look REAL close to see the fender+hood differences of 81-85 vs 86-90 (86-88 vs 89-90 for the fenders): docs.google.com/document/d/1Zzsy7Hkh-qtlXJ8BHl3O_S8bS4pW5x32r13HRCK9M34/edit?usp=drivesdk
Great video
Yes! Now do part 2 of cylinder head rebuild!
@@MrGreen-hx8lp I could if you want! What are you hoping to see? I believe my "tear-down" covers everything but cam lube, cam seal, valve lapping, valve stem seal, and spring assembly. Those are all generic procedures but if you want to see it I can film my next one start to finish porting & all👍
@@The_1982_EXPert that would be great, you’ve been an invaluable resource! Does the cvh head use valve stem guides and do they need replaced? I bought a roller cam with lifters, thinking about replacing the seals with the top hat design if possible. Keeping my eye out for new valve springs but so far haven’t come across any.
where do you find em all no escort or lynx or ln7 in my town you got 12 how do you find em
@@Thevacomaticvacuumcorner Lately they've been coming to me! Haha If ypu join the EXP Owners Facebook group they're all over in varying conditions, that's literally the only place to see decent quantities of them. This is only the 2nd one we've found road-side, most come from the Facebook Group, Craigslist, or people who write me
@@The_1982_EXPert i see 2 Escort on ebay oh if i had the cash id buy em both
The "EFI" badging was so mysterious and exotic in the early 80's - all brands were getting in on that action
Is it because its a Mazda bolt patern ? Not ford
Not Mazda at all, the 2.5/3.0 Duratec is actually Porsche design but yeah it only mates to 4 transmissions on this planet. The bigger issue is the assembled package so big it can't fit in the front of the car
You gotta be kidding me. I just did this myself a few weeks ago. Trial and error and improv. Basically got a rubber strip with the velour like fabric on 1 side made for late 90s mustang. Took apart the assembly on my 89 escort gt, threw away the weather strip, riveted the metal piece to the rubber strip and butchered it with tin snips to make everything fit. It’s wavy, it probably doesn’t seal, but it’s replaced. My car won’t see rain again, anyways.
I got a good how-to video on those window scrappers too but yeah that's the process; remove trim, cut off the staples, discard the seal, rivet on new seal, screw trim back in. All of the window work I show is the same on the 81-90 Escorts, even using the same seals unless I specify otherwise. Might never see rain again but when you have it all done right boy the wind noise gets SO much quieter, door gaskets are the other huge step in making these closer to silent, foxbody Mustang door seals for those 👍 Definitely keep an eye out on my channel because I'm restoring so many EXPs and now Escorts that I'm making updates like this more frequently as parts I once used disappear 😕
Reminds me of a mustang II
Well, funny you say that because in 1975/1976 a few Mustang 2 concept cars were produced by Ford, still searching for more photos (I have only 1 of each car): One was heavily altered up front to have what looks like a Nissan Fairlady nose & hood Another has a more unique nose cone that's nearly identical to the 1982-1985 EXP/LN7, I'm hoping to update my EXP/LN7 history video by including this particular concept. Amazing to think it took 6 years for a concept *on a different car* come complete to a T!
Nice fab job, That looks like its in great shape underneath.. Sub your channel, love the EXP, would like to get another one someday..
I love these Turbo vids. The oil cooler is made by Modine, and it sandwiches under the oil filter as you can see, and allows use of the bigger filter. It is a watercooled unit. You interupt the hot water coming out of the pipe that comes out of the back of the head. I used a new Gates heater hose, and just cut one of the bends off and it went right to one of the pipes of the oil cooler. Then the other pipe on the oil cooler, use another heater hose to go up to the heater core inlet. That all being said, and aftermarket front mount oil cooler would be much more efficient Im sure.
Certainly would be, the problem with coolant-cooled oil coolers is the coolant is hotter than what you'd want the oil at. Ideal oil temp is something like 120F-150F depending on the oil, but the coolant supposedly cooling it is 165F+ so once the engine is at operating temp it's adding more heat than subtracting haha
Can you please assist me with disturbutor wiring wer green wire going on from distributor dose green go on number 4 and 3 is black
Please send me an email for prompt help and reference photos 🙂 the1982expert@gmail.com
Poštovani! Gdje ste spojili plava crijeva od uljnih para?
What I'm wondering is that if SVO really built this engine then why didn't SVO just drop the 2.3L turbo in these things that was already in production in the Mustang SVO? 🤷♂️ Imagine having the 2.3L turbo in these things!!
Oh yeah, the head has a Ford Motorsport/SVO part number and the pistons are supposed to be forged in the same building as the 2.3 SVO's (same story with the exhaust manifolds if that's true). The problem is the 2.3 is a good 3-4 inches longer than the CVHs, so while it would bolt right up if you cut up the inner fender area (frame) of the passenger side it makes hanging the bigger heavier engine pretty hard and that install method is pretty slopping to expect to sell to the public haha
Do you still have those air cleaners
Looks like definitely steel bumper in front, aluminum in the rear. My 83 wagon had the opposite, aluminum front, steel rear. The rear bumper rusted right down to the point that parts of it were nothing but chrome foil. I found an aluminum one from I think an 81 that fit perfectly. They changed a bunch of stuff around February of 83 but didn't do so consistently, so whenever I'd take it in for service, it sat there for weeks as they ordered parts and sent them back. Now it's worse because most parts aren't available anywhere at any price.
They're all aluminum front & chrome steel rear, even for 86-88 with the body restyle. Some just have a really well polished front, the rears rot something fierce like you found 😕 Yeah parts availability is a growing curse, no more shocks from North America, no more rear bushings from North America, and no more radiators or gas tanks at all
no i have the bracket and sockets and a good length of wire just over the years i lost the screws but the video gave me a clue on the length i needed for it. ..ill also look into that bulb size as well thanks..
cool video ! i took 1 of these in black out of a junk yard car (maybe a 83 capri) like 20 yrs ago for a project that im getting to in 2024 .will be cool in my 1987 Gt but missing the mounting screws but pretty sure Lowes will have some that will fit just fine as they were nothing special back in the day just some metal screws from the hardware stores were what was used . im assuming that's a T10 led for the white part but if i remember right the map light itself was a blade twist in blub wonder if that could be got in a LED ? my map light was always dim and i always used it to find my Bic cig lighter that was somewhere in the floor area not ever in my pocket .. still kinda weird for me to see a 30 yr old car all lite up in led so you can actually see stuff.
Hey nice! Beware that if you don't have the bracket+electric sockets to mount it you'll need to improvise or fabricate something instead. Yep plain T10 or 194 light element for the dome light - as are all other dashboard lights, but fair warning be selective of where you put brighter LEDs because having the blinker indicators or high beam indicator as strong as the LED I show in the video is literally blinding after dark lol I think the map light bulb is an 1816? Factory wiring diagrams say it's the same spade type bulb "906" but it definitely isn't.... The map light is a bayonet style, I can double check some time but I'm pretty sure it's an 1816
Any escort exps for sale? Been looking for a while
None of mine no, but if you join FEOA or the EXP/LN7 Owners group in Facebook you'll see every one that is for sale - it's not many by the way so I always tell people that so long as it's more than just a parts car you need to get it or never get to have one.....
I had a 2 door 87 escort. Great car.
I bought a new 1982 EXP, white with black accents and no A/C (what was I thinking). I got a body kit that Carroll Shelby's company made for it as well as Carroll Shelby wheels. Yes the restyled later year models looked much better.
Oh wow! I've heard of Shelby & Roush body kits for them but never seen anything outside the Pacific/dealer stuff and full custom. Do you have any pictures you can share with me? the1982expert@gmail.com I much prefer the 1st gen EXPs, far more character 🙂🐸 BUT, the 86-88 are far superior mechanically, but with both being fully compatible with each other you can always have the best/favorite of both!
Had a 1982 LN7. Fun car to drive and very quick for a 4 cylinder engine with manual transmission. It had tinted green windows from factory.
Brings back sooooo many memories. I was with ford when they were new. My favorite engine was the 1.9 carby. The throttle body after mid year lost torque. The 1.6 was ok except the early blue valve benders. I still remember the pull knob for the amp in my dark canyon red exp. Still remember the sticker shock of those metric tires. Would love to find another. Sadly mine died at the dragstrip. Ran z stock trophy. The metric tires bit so hard, it spit the low reverse sun gear out the case.
Yeah sadly all the 1.6s are interference like that breaking belts like clockwork just over the 50k service interval too, all 1.9s are non-interference thanks to the block being casted about 1/4" taller. With the 1.9s around there's no need for the 1.6s but to d9nate their hemi heads to convert all 1.9s into 1.9 EFI HO spec haha Wowza ran that ATX hard!
Awesome! Thanks for showing this!
My 82 EXP brought me so many places- I had a bean bag on the flat part and never slept straight, but I had this half shelter setup that came off the raised hatchback and camped tough. The map bags on the doors and the flexi map lights were top notch. Don't know the mileage, but I used to keep cash under the steering wheel icon. Great years!
I usually have a bean bag chair in my Blue '82 too, when propped against the seats the car is PERFECT for drive-in theaters with the hatch up!
Growing up, when I was 16 years old and freshly got my license, I inherited my sister's old car, because she upgraded to my dad's car.. I got her 1987 Ford EXP. I got it when I was 15 and I literally pulled every single nut and bolt out of that thing cleaned them all and put them back... my biggest regret is selling that car it was fun, it looked great, and it was awesome to be 16 and have a two-seater that everybody loved being in. And it's funny to think that I thought the car at the time was old, 7 years.. but now, at 45 years old in 2023 I have an 02 Saturn SL1 and I still see that car is newer than my EXP ever was. Sorry for the long post.
Quick question I don't have spark on my cvh I check my coil it work and I bought a new module still no spark
Check your distributor's cap & rotor and check for pulses from the pickup coil inside the distributor too (if CDI check pickup coil off the cam by #4 intake port). And of course be sure your engine is grounded and the spark plugs are reliable (beware of fake NGKs when bought from small online outlets) and make sure the head is clean where the spark plugs snug up to the head - enough oxidation or oil here will prevent conductivity between the plug and the head to allow spark discharge. You're welcome to email me with photos to help you better 🙂 the1982EXPert@gmail.com
Nothing wrong with Cork ones just make sure they have the metal reinforcing in cheap pattern ones don't often have these and don't overtighten and check the bolts every service often work loose
Cork eventually swells and squishes, and now that the only gaskets are NOS from 20-44 years ago they're hard out of the box and often are already cracked. All of that shape changing makes the bolts loose not the bolts naturally backing out. I've never seen any cork ones with little metal eyelet spacers, that's why some of the valve covers have the eyelets "built-in" to the bottom.
@@The_1982_EXPert genuine ford gaskets have metal reinforcement in them.and so do some of the aftermarket ones
@@MegaReddevil71 I used an unopened Ford top end gasket kit (dated 1982) in my Blue '82 and the gasket had no metal inserts just the cork alone, so far all of my cars are the same. Many North American 1.6 valve covers are stamped out in a way that they have a small metal sleeve for around the bolt to prevent you from over-torquing the gasket but they’re so thin they don't exactly succeed in their mission lol
I have a escort hatchback found in a barn after 15 years how should I go about a first start up?
Start by figuring out the year (by VIN not build date), any that are 81-85 gas engines need a new timing belt before you put any load on them since those are interference - you don't want the belts breaking on those, any that are 1986+ SOHC gas engines are fine as is being non-interference. Up to you if you want to bypass the fuel tank not knowing what's inside to drain later New oil & filter if possible would be extremely wise if you can handle the cost even if just cheap 10w30 tractor oil, firing it up with whatever's inside can be problematic. Before getting it up to temperature new coolant and thermostat is a must, new headgasket & heater core both eventually mandatory - but in the mean time running it for only 5-200 seconds ata time is not going to be an issue as far as coolant goes. Otherwise that's about it and again those aren't musts until you want to rev it up, get it warmed up, or take it down the road. But at that point you have to assess/address every other component on the car (namely every piece of rubber and wheel bearings), maybe I should get around a video on the revival process covering safe procedures and risks.
@@The_1982_EXPert well so far I have taken extra caution with it but some things are inevitable the timing belt has snapped not sure when I’m praying there is no valve damage.
Really need help on tht
Wha size trimmm bro I can't figure it out
hi there , is a Ford escort mk3 with a 1.3 cvh engine Outer CV compatible with the Madza 323 hatchback's CV's
Sorry but I wouldn't know, all my stuff is North American (different from all other markets) and our Mazda platform cars are of a different generation being incompatible with anything I have too: 81-90 vs 91-03ish
#5 is what my Early '85 TC has been fitted with... and they're splitting around the lug nuts and hub-mating surface. It's so odd, because where it's split feels so soft and malleable, like stiff rubber. Never seen it before, my father told me he finds the sight of them unnerving because he's never seen any rims do that either. Poor thing had been sitting on them for 15 years. I got some junkyard steelies in place of them now, but even that was a task in of itself. Of everything we have had come through the family junkyard, we seem to seldom get 4x108/4x4 1/4 spaced rims. Recently had a Pinto come through with a rusted unibody which have the right spaced rims.... but we don't have a single 13" tire on our property and the ones on it don't hold air. Got 14's on it now but with slightly mismatched tires... only temporary while I get the rest of the car sorted out lol. Had to evict probably the fattest wolf spider I have seen from the passenger wheel too. That sucker was eating good.
Those may be the "polycast" wheels where they're steelies that have a rubber-like material vulcanized to the steel surfaces to look like aluminum wheels. Very common on Tempos, and very forgiving to damage - biggest issue is the center caps don't like to cling to them forever haha Odd yours have split, steel may be rusting behind then
They absolutely were, so the core structural integrity of the rim must have just gave out over the years of sitting then.
Was this filmed in the morning? If so, I can really see a difference in the morning light compared to our mornings from the other side of the lake
Would this be any different for an "early 85" TC model?
The ONLY difference is that 84-88 has speakers in the doors and I don't know how that affects the door panel removal - otherwise they are indeed 100% identical from the armrests to the mirror adjusters to the door panels
That brings back memories. Mine had the cassette holder. It also had the amplifier for the soundsystem. It had a chrome push pull knob on the driver's side.
❤It's very nice
My ford fiesta 1.4 cvh it's smoking what It's costing that end no power
Hey 1982Expert! Nice ride! FYI, I used to wash cars at a Ford dealer in high school, after school and some weekends. There used to be vendors that would come in and sell knock off decals , pinstripes, Hubcaps to the dealer , and add them to a lot of escorts, Mustangs, Tempos... what have you. It was cool to see how that adding these would change the appearance so dramatically. It was fun to listen to the salesman say that these cars were special additions to get that sell... lol. But they sold them up quick. Great memories as a teenager around the lot. Mike
Awesome, I've always been fan of the American and European Ford Escort's among others Ford model lineup 😊👍
Cool! Any parts he wants to sell??!
Wish I coulda been there. we almost made the trip to meetup with both of you. woulda been fun!
Hey, i see Danny Farcas) With greetings from Ukraine)
Interesting piece of history.
Its like a Foxbody Mustang had a baby with a Ford Pinto
"Let's meet, and have a baby now!" B-52s.
That's about what we always thought until last year - a photo surfaced of a mid 1970s Mustang 2 prototype that had an EXP nose cone on the front! So the genetic combination would probably be best described as: Mustang 2's kin the Foxbody meets 80s Escort
Intrested in an 87 exp sport?
hello, If he doesnt end up wanting it and youre still willing to sell it, I would be interested in taking a look
Possibly.... Email me at: the1982expert@gmail.com 🙂
@@The_1982_EXPert just emailed you
@@k1tsune389 email?
Good find. Dad worked for ford in the 80's and I started in 92 until 2010. I drove a canyon red exp in high-school with those metric wheels. Traded it in for an ln7 turtle back. It went to an 85.5 escort wagon. I remember these well. Drove escort and exp for decades! Remember every nut bolt and screw 🤣. I'd love to have the canyon red one back. High output 1.6 with the dual snorkel air cleaner and headers. Ran 17 flat in the quarter.
One of the many things I have to tend to on my EXP TC bubble hatch... Been talking about busting into that project for a minute now, but I'm finally on the cusp of tearing into it. Is there a way to repair a TC Air Dam? Mine is cracked with a chip missing on the passenger side and all around faded.
Repairing it is very tricky, it's a hybrid blend of rubber & plastic much like the nose cone and rear bumper cover that doesn't plastic weld all that great. I've plastic welded the rear bumper cover but with limited results, you need the same material to patch in and being it doesn't melt very well and likes to evaporate while heating it's hard to even have a half successful welding operation :/ I'd make a fiberglass or carbon fiber replacement, make the mold reusable and the sales you'd make off replacements would fund any plans you have for your whole car haha