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Post by XXX on Jul 22, 2018 15:11:26 GMT -5
Opinions on '76 Catalina bumper. I've heard they bend up.
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Jul 22, 2018 17:10:58 GMT -5
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Post by STROMI 121 on Jul 22, 2018 17:10:58 GMT -5
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Post by XXX on Jul 22, 2018 20:23:42 GMT -5
Thanks was looking for that post.
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Post by STROMI 121 on Jul 22, 2018 22:10:24 GMT -5
I don't like them because the mounting surface is so small. But hard nosed with some help they might not be too bad. I have always ran them on the rear of many cars. Personally I have never put one on the front of anything so I have nothing useful to offer. They have always gotten mixed reviews. Some people like them and some people hate them.
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Post by cheezwhiz31 on Jul 23, 2018 10:40:57 GMT -5
  stuff a piece of square tube in them after you cut all the other stuff off. This was on a 03^ worked. I agree on the skinny mounting surface but i wanted that cause i couldn't get rid of the crush holes on the 03 but I could hardnose so i wrapped the frame around the bumper since it was skinnier then the frame and got back far enough to eliminate 1 set of crush holes... |
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Jul 23, 2018 11:16:58 GMT -5
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Post by rhull1977 on Jul 23, 2018 11:16:58 GMT -5
I have one that I've run on two 03 ^ vics. It has 3/8ths 4×4 box inside with angle welded on for the point. It has holes poked through the skin but still is straight
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Jul 24, 2018 22:00:19 GMT -5
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Post by Heavy Mettle on Jul 24, 2018 22:00:19 GMT -5
They’re a relatively heavy bumper so you know they have some meat in them, but will twist a lot like a 76 Buick front if left in stock form and bolted to the shocks.... They have a pretty decent little point on them, so IMO, like others have already said- they’re a good bumper (and easy) to load and then hardnose...
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Post by n8 on Jul 25, 2018 9:49:28 GMT -5
Good bumper. My brother never had the issue with them bending up, but he hardnosed.
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Jul 25, 2018 13:03:43 GMT -5
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Post by Luke Wells on Jul 25, 2018 13:03:43 GMT -5
I ran a 73 Poncho once, which I've been told also have the desire to bend down like a smiley face.
I used 80s ford shocks and put the longest part of the bumper mounting plate towards the top, then heated it, bent it down and welded it on the top side of the bumper.
Must have done something because it didn't go either direction but eventually flattened out.
Just my experience.
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