Rear Bumper Clearance Spec
- Thread starter kys911t
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I think you'll need to specify which year rear bumper you have. There are two different style mounting brackets.
I would use my little pinky as a gauge, it should be close. The end cap rubber needs to touch the body on each quarter panel.
I plan to convert my '74 with earlier chrome at some point and I think I may try to leave enough room on the rear to allow for the lower license plate mount that I did to my old '73. IMHO it cleans up the horizontal lines of the design as it was intended to appear.
http://images44.fotki.com/v1471/photos/2/97992/7413186/rearshot-vi.jpg
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kys,
i dont think originally there was anything between the bumper mount and the body, but i added some rubber washers (lowes), seemed like a good idea. also, be sure you have a buddy over when you install the bumpers, easy to scratch the paint if solo.
not sure what your plan is for bodywork, but make sure you plug all the holes, especially the ones from that nasty skirt piece on the rear that is attached in about 20 places. until i repaint my car i got some black plastic plugs (lowes again) and rtv'd them in place - looks ok for now and def waterproof. pic below.
happy to help with more specifics if you need, pm me if so.
best,
alanmcg
i dont think originally there was anything between the bumper mount and the body, but i added some rubber washers (lowes), seemed like a good idea. also, be sure you have a buddy over when you install the bumpers, easy to scratch the paint if solo.
not sure what your plan is for bodywork, but make sure you plug all the holes, especially the ones from that nasty skirt piece on the rear that is attached in about 20 places. until i repaint my car i got some black plastic plugs (lowes again) and rtv'd them in place - looks ok for now and def waterproof. pic below.
happy to help with more specifics if you need, pm me if so.
best,
alanmcg
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OK I'm into this now. Rear Bumper first. It seems to be very slow but I want it right. With the two pieces of the bumper together and fitting it to the body, I noticed that the bumper has a very slight bow up in the middle. I looked very carefully to see if it has possibly been bumped and bent but it does not look like it. Is the bumper suppose to have the slight bow or should it be flat. If flat is there something that needs to be adjusted with the three carriage bolts.