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Old Apr 25, 2020 | 02:14 PM
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Good afternoon all, Last Carlisle I picked up a hand laid front bumper made by ACI for my 73 project and I am fitting it up before I start putting on slick sand.

I got the stainless steel kit to attach the bumper and I guess I need to put it in the right spot on the car and then mark it from behind and drill some holes, is that correct?

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We held it up to the front of the car and marked it from the back with a sharpie and then I noticed there are very faint indentations on the bumper to indicate where you should drill so I put a few holes in there and mounted it up and it looks pretty good.

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That looks like a nice piece and appears to fit nicely.
I also need to replace the front bumper on my 73.
Do you like the quality, lay up and finish?
Would you recommend ACI ?
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Originally Posted by OldCarBum
That looks like a nice piece and appears to fit nicely.
I also need to replace the front bumper on my 73.
Do you like the quality, lay up and finish?
Would you recommend ACI ?
I don't have anything to compare it to but the quality and finish all seem very good so I would recommend them. I stopped by the ACI display at Carlisle and was intending to buy it from them but then came across another vendor that had the piece I was looking for and he was cheaper so I bought it from him, it has the ACI label with the manufacture date on the inner surface.

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Might help...
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Get these. Or lowes-homedepot. Dont hafta hold bolts in place. Bumper will push em right out. https://www.ebay.com/vod/FetchOrderD...=1729561668009
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Originally Posted by derekderek
Get these. Or lowes-homedepot. Dont hafta hold bolts in place. Bumper will push em right out. https://www.ebay.com/vod/FetchOrderD...=1729561668009
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