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> Possible GB for bumpers like OEM Steel and chrome, Looknig at having some made offshore
Mikey914
post Jan 24 2018, 10:01 PM
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SO.....
Long story short Mike Warhurst (Warpig) had helped to broker a deal for stainless bumpers that looks like it's well....dead.

I'm looking into making front and rear bumpers off shore with a company that a student of mine's uncle owns. They have experience in stamping and have pressed big enough to do these. QC is an issue that will need to be addressed, and at 1st it will be late bumpers. They are very labor intensive to do, but if there is an interest I will visit the factory and see what we can do. I plan to actually ship over front and rear clips to check fits. That and final payment will be made in person as they are packed to insure no surprises.

I'm shooting for about $800-900 a set but would need to do about 50 sets to make it work. I will also be offering discounted rubber bumper tops for those that want it to help make this work.

So, lets start again.
Who would be interested at that level?
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post Jan 24 2018, 10:09 PM
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You had me at "SO", I'm in.
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post Jan 24 2018, 10:13 PM
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QUOTE(timothy_nd28 @ Jan 24 2018, 08:09 PM) *

You had me at "SO", I'm in.


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Please put me down for two 1970-1972 front bumpers if the piece is s a perfect match for the factory piece.

Also interested in a 1970-1971 rear bumper when/if you do those. No hurry and no pressure, and very thankful you are looking at doing this.

Would also consider an upcharge for show chrome if that is possible.

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post Jan 24 2018, 11:01 PM
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I am in for early bumpers
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post Jan 24 2018, 11:35 PM
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I need two early front bumpers !
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post Jan 25 2018, 01:39 AM
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Before committing, I'd do a poll for rears: early, late, first available.

I've got a nice driver pair off the 72 that will likely go back on when it's done being restomodded. On my backdated 75 it doesn't really matter but since it sounds like a -6 it might be fun to have the early bumper (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif)

It sounds counter intuitive given the production numbers, but the big bucks are going into -6 swaps. Plus a supply of new ones will put good used ones on the market.

Either way, the front bumpers are going to be the better seller, specially if you have a local guy doing the GT mod.
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post Jan 25 2018, 05:12 AM
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Early bumpers please..
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post Jan 25 2018, 07:00 AM
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Early set please. Mark, I have a car at Cary's. You are welcome to the tail section if you need it. It's a 74.
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post Jan 25 2018, 07:00 AM
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I would be in on this GB.. 1 set
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post Jan 25 2018, 07:17 AM
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I am interested and will be watching. I could possibly be in for two sets (early) as we get more info.
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post Jan 25 2018, 08:29 AM
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I suggest you guys re-read Mark's post before you rush him with all your "early" orders. He clearly states it will be "late only to start".
Obviously big demand here for early stuff tho...
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post Jan 25 2018, 10:02 AM
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Polished SS or CP steel?
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post Jan 25 2018, 10:23 AM
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These will be steel chrome plated.
As far as early vs late on the bumpers if I got enough early I'd go that way. So open to looking at it, really a matter of economics.
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post Jan 25 2018, 10:41 AM
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Early (1970), both front and back.
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post Jan 25 2018, 10:48 AM
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Maybe worth doing a poll and then a GB thread?

What would you buy:

-One 1970-1972 front bumper, one 1970-1971 rear bumper
-One 1970-1972 front bumper, one 1972-1973 rear bumper
-Two 1970-1972 front bumpers

(The nice thing is the bumper guard holes should be easy to add to the front bumpers above, or the rear 1972-1973 bumpers)

Fwiw, I've grown to like the 1970 rear bumper's aesthetics, with the more GT bumper-like angles around the license plate. It's technically incorrect for my car (which is plenty incorrect anyway), but it's been on there for 23 years—ever since a guy at the 1995 Parade wanted to trade rear bumpers and proceeded to tell me my 914 didn't deserve an early rear bumper. It suddenly looked GREAT to me. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
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post Jan 25 2018, 10:52 AM
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late front would work for me.
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post Jan 25 2018, 11:00 AM
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You should also poll the option of a 916 front bumper that's steel and chromed (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)
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QUOTE(timothy_nd28 @ Jan 25 2018, 09:00 AM) *

You should also poll the option of a 916 front bumper that's steel and chromed (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)


(IMG:style_emoticons/default/barf.gif) That thing would look like a '58 Buick.
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post Jan 25 2018, 11:33 AM
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Too late to add the poll, but if there is enough interest we would contact everyone via PM to figure out where to go 1st.
My suspicion is that we will be able to make the front easy enough, adding the holes could be done after stamping with a jig. There are plenty of late to make it from. The expense is in the tooling.

That gets us to an early / late question for the rear.

If we do the early 1st the market is smaller, we would probably have to increase the cost. However, many may not care if they put an early rear on a late car if it's perfect.

There will be a few that will want the late for the late car. It becomes a matter of having a conversation with those that are interested to determine the path. A poll is binary, I suspect that we may have more success at this if we ask for some level of commitment then see where the cards fall. I have an idea, but may be way off base.


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post Jan 25 2018, 11:46 AM
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i'd be in for a set....not sure I care if early or late matters for me as I'm taking off the big rubber bumpers on a 75
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