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I looked very closely for bent brackets, etc. When you mount them you will see that you would have to bend the frame in order to move the bumper; the bumper brackets just aren't long enough to be bent that far. Washers won't help; I would need to take 3/16" of metal off the frame, not add metal. Besides, the original bumper fit fine. Eventually, I'll probably rechrome it. Tom Tomlinson -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of John Nasta Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 11:07 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [Chevelle-List] Bad fitting repros Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List ------------------------------------------------------------ Well, I just bought repro bumpers for my own 69 El Camino. They look great, but I haven't tried to mount them yet. I'll let you guys know how it goes. Any chance the brackets were bent, or could have been adjusted with washers or something like that? A friend of mine just put repro bumpers on his '70 SS clone and the car looks fantastic! I wonder where Ausley's buys their bumpers... John Nasta Old Car Network http://oldcarnetwork.com -----Original Message----- This goes back to a thread some time ago about repro bumper. I finally got around to installing a repro front bumper for my '71 Malibu that I bought from Ausley's, and the fit was definitely off. It was shifted 3/16" to the left as you look at the car from the front. There is no adjustment for a bumper whose holds are drilled 3/16" too far to the right. Although it fits on the car, the shift is noticable, so I'm not completely happy with the bumper, but it's too much trouble to return. Tom Tomlinson '71 Malibu [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
