Impact bar shims
Racer
Joined: Jun 2002
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From: Pueblo Colorado
THESE PICS WERE CHANGED TO NEW ONES FOR SPACE REASONS!
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Safety Car
Joined: May 2006
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From: Salem NH
your working on a 87 bumper via these pictures?
I have my front bumper off and I can take some pictures for you my car is a 90
9 is attatched to the impact bar, when you put the bumper cover over the impact bar you thread the bolts through #25 it is only a support like a sandwich it is not rivited to the bumper or its not on my bumper.
let me know if you need some pics or if you have it all together then so be it!
johnny
I have my front bumper off and I can take some pictures for you my car is a 90
9 is attatched to the impact bar, when you put the bumper cover over the impact bar you thread the bolts through #25 it is only a support like a sandwich it is not rivited to the bumper or its not on my bumper.
let me know if you need some pics or if you have it all together then so be it!
johnny
#9 is bolted to the impact bar, I meant #25 is rivetted to the bumper cover itself.
I was gonna take some final pictures but I cant seem to find my digital cam.
I'm still curious why #11 and #13 is needed, when the bolt hole for the skid plate (#21) is in the same place as on the '87. On the '87 #11 and #13 are just a tubular bracket. I just left the '87 part in place and it all bolts and looks fine.
-- Joe
Racer
Joined: Jun 2002
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From: Pueblo Colorado
It is a strength issue... when you do get too friendly with a parking lot's concrete bumper #11 will maintain more rigidity and let the skid plate transfer the blow into it instead of just folding up the 2 tubes from the 87. This could save one or both forward inner fender wells also. But you will be just fine till that dreaded moment.
