68-73 rear bumper bracket/frame measurements needed please
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68-73 rear bumper bracket/frame measurements needed please
I'd appreciate it if someone could provide me measurements to locate the hole(s?) for the location on the frame for this 68-73 rear bumper bracket (#29013 in the picture below):
As I know the rearmost frame crossmember is different on my 79 frame from a 68-73 frame and I'm not sure if its in the same place on the two frames so please measure back from the crossmember just behind the differential shown by the yellow arrow in the picture below to the centre of the hole(s) for the bumper bracket and from the top or bottom of the frame rail to the centre of the hole(s)
As I know the rearmost frame crossmember is different on my 79 frame from a 68-73 frame and I'm not sure if its in the same place on the two frames so please measure back from the crossmember just behind the differential shown by the yellow arrow in the picture below to the centre of the hole(s) for the bumper bracket and from the top or bottom of the frame rail to the centre of the hole(s)
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Bazza77, could you please put the start of the tape measure on the other side of the crossmember (the right side in your first picture)?
Also, the hole on the left appears to be higher on the frame than the hole on the right. Could you please show a measurement from the top of the frame for that hole as well?
Also, the hole on the left appears to be higher on the frame than the hole on the right. Could you please show a measurement from the top of the frame for that hole as well?
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Thanks, What I was after was for you to put the start of the tape measure on the driver's side of the frame at the place shown by the yellow arrow. Sorry I wasn't clear.
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Excellent foot/hand/eye co-ordination in those pics!
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Priya,
Not to highjack your thread...
When I removed my rear bumpers, I did not have an inner brace rod OR an outer bracket. Just large holes with apparent damage on the sides, passenger side did not even have a bolt and seemed to be only supported by the rear bolts (no rod).
Should I get these parts to secure the bumper when we reinstall after paint is complete?
Not to highjack your thread...
When I removed my rear bumpers, I did not have an inner brace rod OR an outer bracket. Just large holes with apparent damage on the sides, passenger side did not even have a bolt and seemed to be only supported by the rear bolts (no rod).
Should I get these parts to secure the bumper when we reinstall after paint is complete?
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Priya,
Not to highjack your thread...
When I removed my rear bumpers, I did not have an inner brace rod OR an outer bracket. Just large holes with apparent damage on the sides, passenger side did not even have a bolt and seemed to be only supported by the rear bolts (no rod).
Should I get these parts to secure the bumper when we reinstall after paint is complete?
Not to highjack your thread...
When I removed my rear bumpers, I did not have an inner brace rod OR an outer bracket. Just large holes with apparent damage on the sides, passenger side did not even have a bolt and seemed to be only supported by the rear bolts (no rod).
Should I get these parts to secure the bumper when we reinstall after paint is complete?
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Hi c1n,
P's correct, for 69 cars there was no bumper bracket for the side bumper bolts on the quarter-panels.
The bolts simply passed through a hole in the fender.
An assortment of flat washers were used so that as the bolt was tightened it didn't crush the fiberglass.
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Alan
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P's correct, for 69 cars there was no bumper bracket for the side bumper bolts on the quarter-panels.
The bolts simply passed through a hole in the fender.
An assortment of flat washers were used so that as the bolt was tightened it didn't crush the fiberglass.
Regards,
Alan
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