'74 bumperette "reduction"???, make 'em smaller, not remove them?? |
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'74 bumperette "reduction"???, make 'em smaller, not remove them?? |
Mueller |
Jan 10 2005, 01:26 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,150 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None |
I put chrome '74 bumpers on my '73 car over the weekend, I like the "no bumperette": look, however the bumpers are tweaked right behind the bumperettes and I don't think they can be pounded out and still look decent
upon looking at the bumpers, i think a good comprimise would be smaller bumperettes...maybe something that would be flush with the top rubber pad..... the biggest challange will be to keep the surface of bumperettes looking decent once the material was cut off.....any ideas on how to make the new surface look okay and how to remove the saw marks in the rubber? |
GWN7 |
Jan 10 2005, 01:36 PM
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King of Road Trips Group: Members Posts: 6,280 Joined: 31-December 02 From: Winnipeg, MB, Canada Member No.: 56 Region Association: Northstar Region |
If the bumper is tweeked, you can try pressing it back. Put soft pine board on the good side and a harder piece of wood on the press side. I did this to the bumper on my motor home and it turned out ok.
As to the bumperettes....I could cast a mold of just the portion you wanted and insert new mounting bolts in it........ |
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