C2 - Rear Bumper Brackets
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Le Mans Master
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From: Carlisle PA
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C2 - Rear Bumper Brackets
Tonight I was installing the rear bumper brackets so that I have that job done. I'm tired of wifey hounding me to move the bumpers from one room to the next... 
Anyway, I'm having an issue with the outer angles one (bracket 8 on page D226, or Section 14, Sheet B1.00) I can't get the bolt through to attach the outer to the other bracket. If I use a drift pin to line them up, the lower portion of the rear fender moves outward. Of course, trying to replace the drift pin with the bolt doesn't seem to work for me. I'm leaning towards putting the drift pin in and aligning it, then using a C clamp to hold it in place.
Has anyone else had this issue? If so, what did you to get around it?
Anyway, I'm having an issue with the outer angles one (bracket 8 on page D226, or Section 14, Sheet B1.00) I can't get the bolt through to attach the outer to the other bracket. If I use a drift pin to line them up, the lower portion of the rear fender moves outward. Of course, trying to replace the drift pin with the bolt doesn't seem to work for me. I'm leaning towards putting the drift pin in and aligning it, then using a C clamp to hold it in place.
Has anyone else had this issue? If so, what did you to get around it?
Melting Slicks
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I re-installed my rear bumpers a few weeks ago after getting them re-chromed. I didn’t experience the problem you described and I hope I’m not just re-stating the obvious. I left all the brackets really loose to the frame. I positioned the #8 bracket so that it supported itself in the body feature on the bumper end. I didn’t install the #8 bracket bolt until the bumper was loosely attached at other points, but it was easy to line up being very loose. I’ve never seen a sequence but leaving the brackets very loose to the frame seemed to work.
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Le Mans Master
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From: Carlisle PA
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The issue is that my car was body off. I'm just trying to get them "loosely fit" to work off of...
And I didn't remove the bumpers. They were off the car when I bought it. Actually, I'm shooting fish in a barrel because the bumpers I had rechromed are like the 5th set I purchased. The chrome guy I use would not chrome the first four sets because they were thin. So I sold them to another vendor...
And I didn't remove the bumpers. They were off the car when I bought it. Actually, I'm shooting fish in a barrel because the bumpers I had rechromed are like the 5th set I purchased. The chrome guy I use would not chrome the first four sets because they were thin. So I sold them to another vendor...
Melting Slicks
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From: Ridgeland MS
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After you have had the body off the fiberglass will relax and move a little. I had the same problem when trying to "loose fit" the bumpers. Right or wrong, I heated the bracket end next to the frame and adjusted the angle just a tiny bit. That allowed me to loose fit the bumpers and then tighten them down without any stress on the fiberglass. I am hoping this will eliminate stress cracks a few years from now.
Good luck
Bill
Good luck
Bill
