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We need a clean looking bumper!

65coupei6

65coupei6

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So many parts are being reproduced and new restomod parts are being made. But, why hasn't anyone
made a clean looking bumper without the bolt heads showing ? No market? To costly?

I have seen many cars with the bolts welded in from the bottom and the heads shaved to make the bumper look a lot better.

I would buy them instead of trying to find someone to weld them up, then grind them down, and then rechrome.
 
If they made smooth bumpers with studs welded to the inside, I would purchase them.

Then, of course, I would bitch and complain about why they don't 'bolt right in'!

Tim
 
I think you have a great idea, now we need to incorporate the Stang Fix ideas, Steve Sellers parts he is making, your bumpers, my fuel fillers.... we could start a Stang Fix Restomod Parts Inc. or something.
 
Though the idea sounds great, the reality is that these car were thrown together and the odds that a bumper with fixed bolt locations would work for everyone is not very good. Our cars need tolerance.
 
I think you could use "large" holes in the bumper brackets with washers and have enough "slop" to allow some adjustment for each car...
I didn't do any precision measurements on my 67 rear bumper and was able to bolt it on okay with the welded/filled holes.
 
here's the "down low" on the filled bumpers (i've done a few)... as far as adjustment, there isn't any real difference as the bolt holes in the bumper itself dont adjust, its all in the bracket. the hard part with thin bumpers like mustang units are the angles that the bolts go thru at. on the rear, the upper & lower bolts are almost at 90 degree angles from one another, so welded bolts need to be as short as possible, but still long enough to fasten properly. sometimes the bracket holes need to be slotted to give a little space to go over the bolts. with an unwelded bumper, you can snug the bracket with the top bolt & when snug, the bottom hole will be lined up. with welded bolts, due to the angles, the ends are alot closer together than the bases.
 
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