I wouldnt say my car is legal sans bumper.... but Ive never been hassled. Besides, the damn thing weighs half as much as I do! I dont have any pictures of it without the bumper yet. Perhaps I shall take some. As far as looks go... its easy to make it look good for cheap. Wheels off of an old beamer, $80 shipped to my door. Had to grind the calipers a little to make em fit. The headlight grills are gone unfortunately, but only because it has PIAA H4s in the high beams. Id love to do a round light conversion if I could find a cabby to rob parts off though. I like the mesh grill your going to do. Definitely do a build up post on it.
Pics later today maybe.
Cas