 '74 bumperette "reduction"???, make 'em smaller, not remove them?? |
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| Mueller |
 Jan 10 2005, 01:26 PM
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914 Freak!  Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None 
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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? |
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| 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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| Mueller |
Jan 10 2005, 01:41 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None
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I'd be interested in new ones made shorter...not too sure if they would be interchangable from the front and rear or not......I do know that they are totally different side to side....
I did an okay job straightening the bumpers out, but they are not perfect and the bumperettes do a good job of covering up the area... |
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| BIGKAT_83 |
Jan 10 2005, 01:49 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,798 Joined: 25-January 03 From: Way down south Bogart,GA Member No.: 194 Region Association: South East States 
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I just removed the small bumperettes from a set of 76 big bumpers, and plan to use these on a set of early chrome bumpers instead of the larger bumperettes.
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| neo914-6 |
Jan 10 2005, 02:07 PM
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neo life Group: Members Posts: 5,086 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Willow Glen (San Jose) Member No.: 159 |
Mike,
I have been mulling this over too. Have you looked at adapting Boxster or 9xx bumperettes? They may just be a cap over a shock but the shapes are nice. |
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| URY914 |
Jan 10 2005, 02:10 PM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 120,389 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
I believe this is called "breast augmentation" in the medical field. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif)
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| ClayPerrine |
Jan 10 2005, 02:21 PM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,436 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille
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I think that you have that backward.. This would be "breast recuction". Leave it to Mueller to want to reduce the size of a breast..... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/lol2.gif) |
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| Root_Werks |
Jan 10 2005, 02:39 PM
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Village Idiot Group: Members Posts: 8,315 Joined: 25-May 04 From: About 5NM from Canada Member No.: 2,105 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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Couldn't you use the little ones you see on some 928's? Or even 993's? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/idea.gif)
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| Aaron Cox |
Jan 10 2005, 03:22 PM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
elliot cannon has these on a 73/74 bumper! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smilie_pokal.gif) |
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| Mueller |
Jan 10 2005, 03:27 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None
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show us a picture numbnutz (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif) |
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| ClayPerrine |
Jan 10 2005, 03:34 PM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,436 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille
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| Aaron Cox |
Jan 10 2005, 03:42 PM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
am i elliot cannon? didnt think so .... numbnutz (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) |
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| John |
Jan 10 2005, 03:53 PM
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member? what's a member? Group: Members Posts: 3,393 Joined: 30-January 04 From: Evansville, IN (SIRPCA) Member No.: 1,615 Region Association: None |
Where were you guys when I asked about backdating my bumpers?
This is good stuff, however, now you are making me want to see bumperette reduction to decide if I should keep my 74 bumpers or go with the bumperetteless early bumpers..... I guess I'll wait and see if someone decides to make reduced bumperettes for the 74 bumpers.... In the mean time, I like the look of the clean bumpers. |
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