So, I'm having a poor start to the new year. In addition to being sick for the past week, I destroyed something I spent most of the past year fixing because I was focused on something else. Allow me to fill you in.
In 2023, I moved from VA back to my home state of FL following getting out of the Navy. When I arrived in FL, I was exhausted as I drove through the night to meet my pre-planned timeline as I had about a week to get everything done before starting my new job in Florida. Anyhow, when returning the U-haul I used, I was backing my Stealth off of the trailer and didn't realize the front wheel stop was caught under the right side of my bumper; as I backed the car off, it tore the front of my bumper along the right side where it snagged:
Now, part of my move, it took me awhile to get setup into my new house and to the point where I could start on this project. Not to mention, I had to figure out how I wanted to handle it. I did find a used bumper, in the right color (which is extremely rare; from what I can find, Mitsubishi only used this color (H28 Silver Pearl) for 2 years (in 94 and 95) and only on a few models) for about $200 but the dude had a hard time finding a way to ship it so the deal fell through. But, the bumper was basically junk so I figured I'd take the opportunity to learn a bit of body work and get a few more years' use out of it before trashing it and going to the '99 3000GT front bumper cover as I've been planning for years (I have all the parts, I just don't necessarily trust myself with doing this to a brand new OEM part that is difficult - and expensive - to replace). So, last year, I set out to begin the process and removed the bumper:

There is a better image of the damage.
I did a basic plastic repair, using those plastic welding pins that are melted in, then doing some fiberglass backing for strength and reinforcement. I used duct tape on the outside of the bumper to prevent the resin from running through the crack too much; it worked out ok:


Next post will contain the rest of the story (at the 10 pic limit).