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1975 Rear Bumper Cover Gone Bad!
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<blockquote data-quote="nascar03" data-source="post: 46413" data-attributes="member: 43"><p>Hi Kids. I finally picked-up my newly painted bumper cover from my painter last week. He did a great job. It cost me a little more than he estimated as the quality of the part was not great. He told me that the cover contained a few pin-holes and some when sanded became larger air pockets. I'm not impressed with the quality.</p><p><a href="http://s216.photobucket.com/user/nascarmonte/media/Corvette/IMG_00000678_zpsdc78881a.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc184/nascarmonte/Corvette/IMG_00000678_zpsdc78881a.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p>This is where it will be installed. All the poly cover and tailight supports brackets have been removed..</p><p><a href="http://s216.photobucket.com/user/nascarmonte/media/Corvette/IMG_00000677_zps71180f2c.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc184/nascarmonte/Corvette/IMG_00000677_zps71180f2c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p>I drilled a couple of holes in the rear sheet metal cover to support the wiring harness.</p><p><a href="http://s216.photobucket.com/user/nascarmonte/media/Corvette/IMG_00000668_zps9e257044.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc184/nascarmonte/Corvette/IMG_00000668_zps9e257044.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p> I then mounted the letters and the license plate brackets on the cover.</p><p><a href="http://s216.photobucket.com/user/nascarmonte/media/Corvette/IMG_00000676_zpsfbbef908.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc184/nascarmonte/Corvette/IMG_00000676_zpsfbbef908.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p>Here is the bracket kit that contains 18 perimeter bolts/nuts. I made some additional spreader bars from aluminum stock to help spread the load.</p><p><a href="http://s216.photobucket.com/user/nascarmonte/media/Corvette/IMG_00000681_zpsae65c216.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc184/nascarmonte/Corvette/IMG_00000681_zpsae65c216.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p>Here it is all done... and looking great!</p><p><a href="http://s216.photobucket.com/user/nascarmonte/media/Corvette/IMG_00000682_zps054f4850.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc184/nascarmonte/Corvette/IMG_00000682_zps054f4850.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>This was a nice project that can be attempted by almost anyone(even me!).</p><p>I was lucky to find an NOS bumper cover on the local CL...and the seller also gave me the bracket kit. The painting cost more than anticipated but he did a great job. My painter does a lot of the NCRS cars in the area. He also painted my whole car 25 years ago!</p><p> Now it is on to rebuilding my front brake calipers c/w 'O' ring seals.. I'm waiting for CC to have their free shipping to Canada offer again...</p><p></p><p>thanx for watching................................graham</p><p><a href="http://s216.photobucket.com/user/nascarmonte/media/Corvette/IMG_00000680_zps6b12ebc2.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc184/nascarmonte/Corvette/IMG_00000680_zps6b12ebc2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nascar03, post: 46413, member: 43"] Hi Kids. I finally picked-up my newly painted bumper cover from my painter last week. He did a great job. It cost me a little more than he estimated as the quality of the part was not great. He told me that the cover contained a few pin-holes and some when sanded became larger air pockets. I'm not impressed with the quality. [URL=http://s216.photobucket.com/user/nascarmonte/media/Corvette/IMG_00000678_zpsdc78881a.jpg.html][IMG]http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc184/nascarmonte/Corvette/IMG_00000678_zpsdc78881a.jpg[/IMG][/URL] This is where it will be installed. All the poly cover and tailight supports brackets have been removed.. [URL=http://s216.photobucket.com/user/nascarmonte/media/Corvette/IMG_00000677_zps71180f2c.jpg.html][IMG]http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc184/nascarmonte/Corvette/IMG_00000677_zps71180f2c.jpg[/IMG][/URL] I drilled a couple of holes in the rear sheet metal cover to support the wiring harness. [URL=http://s216.photobucket.com/user/nascarmonte/media/Corvette/IMG_00000668_zps9e257044.jpg.html][IMG]http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc184/nascarmonte/Corvette/IMG_00000668_zps9e257044.jpg[/IMG][/URL] I then mounted the letters and the license plate brackets on the cover. [URL=http://s216.photobucket.com/user/nascarmonte/media/Corvette/IMG_00000676_zpsfbbef908.jpg.html][IMG]http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc184/nascarmonte/Corvette/IMG_00000676_zpsfbbef908.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Here is the bracket kit that contains 18 perimeter bolts/nuts. I made some additional spreader bars from aluminum stock to help spread the load. [URL=http://s216.photobucket.com/user/nascarmonte/media/Corvette/IMG_00000681_zpsae65c216.jpg.html][IMG]http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc184/nascarmonte/Corvette/IMG_00000681_zpsae65c216.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Here it is all done... and looking great! [URL=http://s216.photobucket.com/user/nascarmonte/media/Corvette/IMG_00000682_zps054f4850.jpg.html][IMG]http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc184/nascarmonte/Corvette/IMG_00000682_zps054f4850.jpg[/IMG][/URL] This was a nice project that can be attempted by almost anyone(even me!). I was lucky to find an NOS bumper cover on the local CL...and the seller also gave me the bracket kit. The painting cost more than anticipated but he did a great job. My painter does a lot of the NCRS cars in the area. He also painted my whole car 25 years ago! Now it is on to rebuilding my front brake calipers c/w 'O' ring seals.. I'm waiting for CC to have their free shipping to Canada offer again... thanx for watching................................graham [URL=http://s216.photobucket.com/user/nascarmonte/media/Corvette/IMG_00000680_zps6b12ebc2.jpg.html][IMG]http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc184/nascarmonte/Corvette/IMG_00000680_zps6b12ebc2.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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