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| whaletailcanada |
 Sep 29 2005, 02:35 PM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 29-September 05 From: waterloo, ontario, canada Member No.: 4,887 Region Association: Canada  |
Has any one out there tried to mount older metal bumpers on later rubber bumper cars we are doing a 914 6 project on a rust free late car that had the late stlye bumpers any thoughts or help? Randy
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| Allan |
Sep 29 2005, 02:42 PM
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Teenerless Weenie Group: Members Posts: 8,373 Joined: 5-July 04 From: Western Mesopotamia Member No.: 2,304 Region Association: Southern California |
Yep, just did mine.
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| Allan |
Sep 29 2005, 02:43 PM
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Teenerless Weenie Group: Members Posts: 8,373 Joined: 5-July 04 From: Western Mesopotamia Member No.: 2,304 Region Association: Southern California |
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| Dave_Darling |
Sep 29 2005, 05:22 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,986 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California 
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Show him the tabs you had to cut off. There's one on each side of each bumper; they're where the bumper cover hooked onto. Also the front lip of the channel where the front trunk seal goes is taller, you need to deal with that (cut it or remove/replace it).
The reinforcements for the bumper mounts should already be present in the front fenders; not sure about the rear trunk. The rear bumper mounting bolts have the upper two in the trunk, and the lower two below the trunk floor. --DD |
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| MoveQik |
Sep 29 2005, 05:24 PM
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What size wheels can I fit? Group: Members Posts: 4,645 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Scottsdale, AZ Member No.: 3,881 Region Association: Southwest Region  |
See my blog. I did it. You have to cut off these tabs and the lip that runs right below the front trunk lid. Easy swap to do. Attached image(s) 
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| Allan |
Sep 29 2005, 05:25 PM
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Teenerless Weenie Group: Members Posts: 8,373 Joined: 5-July 04 From: Western Mesopotamia Member No.: 2,304 Region Association: Southern California |
front tabs. 1 on each side.
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| Allan |
Sep 29 2005, 05:25 PM
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Teenerless Weenie Group: Members Posts: 8,373 Joined: 5-July 04 From: Western Mesopotamia Member No.: 2,304 Region Association: Southern California |
oops
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| MoveQik |
Sep 29 2005, 05:26 PM
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What size wheels can I fit? Group: Members Posts: 4,645 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Scottsdale, AZ Member No.: 3,881 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Oh yeah...those too! |
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| Allan |
Sep 29 2005, 05:26 PM
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Teenerless Weenie Group: Members Posts: 8,373 Joined: 5-July 04 From: Western Mesopotamia Member No.: 2,304 Region Association: Southern California |
And this channel needs to be cut back.
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| Allan |
Sep 29 2005, 05:27 PM
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Teenerless Weenie Group: Members Posts: 8,373 Joined: 5-July 04 From: Western Mesopotamia Member No.: 2,304 Region Association: Southern California |
Same on the rear.
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| MoveQik |
Sep 29 2005, 05:27 PM
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What size wheels can I fit? Group: Members Posts: 4,645 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Scottsdale, AZ Member No.: 3,881 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I just drilled the spot welds enough to pop them off and then smoothed everything out. No need to drill all the way through.
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| Allan |
Sep 29 2005, 05:31 PM
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Teenerless Weenie Group: Members Posts: 8,373 Joined: 5-July 04 From: Western Mesopotamia Member No.: 2,304 Region Association: Southern California |
Then ya gotta plug these hole so water doesn't get in the trunk. I'm going to use the shock retainers as a template and make some plugs in case somebody down the road wants to go back to original.
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| sixnotfour |
Sep 29 2005, 05:57 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 10,432 Joined: 12-September 04 From: Life Elevated..planet UT. Member No.: 2,744 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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FYI; If you go with fiberglass bumpers the front edge /channel supports the top edge of the bumper nicely.
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| RustyWa |
Sep 30 2005, 01:28 PM
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Working Member Group: Members Posts: 610 Joined: 2-January 03 From: Kent, WA Member No.: 72 |
That's sweet to know. If you went with fiberglass, do you think you could get by with not having to remove the tabs on the sides? If needed could you modify the fiberglass to fit around them without it looking like you modified the bumper? |
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