Embarrassing
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Embarrassing
I’m about done putting my ’68 convertible back together, and I realized that I have two small brackets left over. They came off the car long ago, and I cleaned them up and even shot a little black paint on them, but I have no idea where they go. I’m guessing front or rear bumper, but I’m stumped. I’m not able to find them in my assembly manual. Anyone have any ideas?
Last edited by 68vxm; Dec 9, 2012 at 12:27 AM.
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I believe they hang either on the wall of your garage or from the rearview mirror … toss those fuzzy dice out the window and replace them with these babies. 
If that’s all you have left, you have done a lot better than I ever did with any of my restorations!
If that’s all you have left, you have done a lot better than I ever did with any of my restorations!
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Deff the front bumper. I forgot on my car also and had to use the AIM. Click on the link, then on the tech diagram, and you will see them.
http://www.zip-corvette.com/ProductD...R-SR&CTitle=&#
http://www.zip-corvette.com/ProductD...R-SR&CTitle=&#
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GM had to add a lot of support brackets to the 68's. The fiberglass would crack from all of the unsupported weight of the headlight heavy nose. They had to add these twist brackets, the two triangle shaped brackets on top of the inner fenders, and most 68's did not have the center nose rod down to the radiator support. They also added two channel braces to the frames rear "kick-up" area. Lou.
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That sort of thing happens to me all the time. When I'm working on mechanical stuff I aim to have less than 5% of the parts I started with leftover after re-assembly - then I figure I've got it.
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They are called "BUMPER EXTENSION REINFORCEMENT - FRONT OUTER TO NOSE". Found the following thread that shows it.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-t...stall-2-a.html
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-t...stall-2-a.html
Last edited by ranger9812; Dec 9, 2012 at 01:09 PM.
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Thanks to your post, I can now get my collective shi# together.
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