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Christian74SB Samba Member
Joined: January 08, 2013 Posts: 22 Location: United States
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Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 3:52 pm Post subject: 74 super beetle bumper. |
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Would I be able to put these bumpers on a 74 super? Will I have to make brackets or can I just weld the 74 brackets to them.[/img] |
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Glenn Mr. 010
Joined: December 25, 2001 Posts: 76760 Location: Sneaking up behind you
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Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 3:53 pm Post subject: |
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Sure you "could" just weld them but they'd look like crap. They'd be too high and have the wrong contour. _________________ Glenn
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Christian74SB Samba Member
Joined: January 08, 2013 Posts: 22 Location: United States
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Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 3:57 pm Post subject: |
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Really. Well this is out of the question then |
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75smith Samba Member
Joined: July 09, 2011 Posts: 2275 Location: NH
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flyboat Samba Member
Joined: April 21, 2010 Posts: 2752 Location: Bath NC
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Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 4:33 pm Post subject: |
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The 74 bumper is big and offensive unless your in an accident. I changed my late super to the 68-73 style bumper. This is a smaller bumper of similar shape. It required all sorts of special home make braketry unless you just drill new holes in the bumper to be attached to the original shock style mounts _________________ 79 super Vert
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Joined: September 30, 2007 Posts: 32433 Location: Reading Pennsylvania
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Glenn Mr. 010
Joined: December 25, 2001 Posts: 76760 Location: Sneaking up behind you
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Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 6:42 pm Post subject: |
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flyboat wrote: |
The 74 bumper is big and offensive unless your in an accident. |
Where's the love?
You own a "fattie", so dance with the one you brung. _________________ Glenn
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flyboat Samba Member
Joined: April 21, 2010 Posts: 2752 Location: Bath NC
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Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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I am dancin, I just gave her a face lift. and a tummy tuck _________________ 79 super Vert
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Glenn Mr. 010
Joined: December 25, 2001 Posts: 76760 Location: Sneaking up behind you
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Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 6:46 pm Post subject: |
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flyboat wrote: |
I am dancin, I just gave her a face lift. and a tummy tuck |
Like putting lipstick on a pig..... it's still a pig.
No offense meant to pigs. _________________ Glenn
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Chris Vellat Samba Member
Joined: April 09, 2004 Posts: 1590 Location: Seattle, WA
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Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 7:15 pm Post subject: |
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I've put custom bumpers and/or brackets on my own car, but not for the one I'm building for my girl...and on my Dad's car we left the front stock, and made early-looking brackets for the late rear bumper - simply drilling new holes. I even had a trailer-hitch welded to my first car - and used (6) M8 bolts to fasten the bumper to home-made brackets - pulled my HF trailer w/spare engine & trans to a few tracks w/o issue.
Once you've held a `74+ bumper you'll understand...and they do make a very nice place to sit-down & pull-up your socks.
I've got some brand-new bumper strips w/a parts car if anyone is looking for a pair. I was able to use a couple tire spoons to lift the original bumper strips enough to remove the bolts w/o yanking them off as the last owner intended.
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