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scored a pair of new bumpers off ebay for 350!

  

blknblu68 -> scored a pair of new bumpers off ebay for 350! (5/4/2008 4:35:57 PM)

I got a set of factory rechromed rear bumpers off ebay a week ago for 350 shipped and finnaly got them not to bad eh??

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SCHOON -> RE: scored a pair of new bumpers off ebay for 350! (5/4/2008 5:32:33 PM)

Sounds and looks like a good deal!

What are you running under the hood.

73shark -> RE: scored a pair of new bumpers off ebay for 350! (5/4/2008 8:43:49 PM)

Not bad since Eklers shows them at $260-$400 each. 

How were they on the inside radius where most of the original ones from the factory barely covered the copper let alone had any chrome?  Inside radii are hard to plate w/o special electrodes but a guy here in KC redid mine and looked super.  Even got some plating inside the bumper where it used to be just rust.  Wished I could find someone that could do the rear license bezel that good.

blknblu68 -> RE: scored a pair of new bumpers off ebay for 350! (5/4/2008 9:45:17 PM)

It has a 350-375 horse  68 327 in it now with a muncie m-21 and 3:73`s

the bumpers are pretty nice for 350 but ther is still a couple spots like the fac. on the back side that werent covered!!

SCHOON -> RE: scored a pair of new bumpers off ebay for 350! (5/5/2008 5:51:19 PM)

Looking at the braces that support your headers to the rockers makes me wonder how do you put the stainless strip back on.


73shark -> RE: scored a pair of new bumpers off ebay for 350! (5/5/2008 8:23:01 PM)

Not sure about blknblu68's but the only place mine attached was on the heads and at the rear end of the side tube behind the turnout.  Same keyhole slot in the bottom of the frame used by the factory side exhaust system.  I used the same rubber cushions there as the factory setup.  The side tube has a pseudo clamp at the front end that tightens to the collector.

SCHOON -> RE: scored a pair of new bumpers off ebay for 350! (5/6/2008 5:23:31 PM)

So the SS strip on the rockers does not touch the sidepipe.

73shark -> RE: scored a pair of new bumpers off ebay for 350! (5/6/2008 8:07:29 PM)

That's correct if you are referring to the silver piece on the top of the rocker panel.  Now the bottom edge of the black fiberglass piece ('68 model year only) will have to be trimmed up front over where the pipes come out from under the frame which is why I used the two piece '68 version instead of my original one piece aluminum ones.

SCHOON -> RE: scored a pair of new bumpers off ebay for 350! (5/9/2008 1:45:20 PM)

Thanks!

  

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