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July 31, 2003
Don,
My '75 has the bumpers removed and I discovered the following:
Rear end:Area below the tail lights is flat and obviously not meant to be visible.
Front: There are two large rectangular cutouts in the wings roughly in the position of the 1275 turn signals that are there to clear a large steel support for the bumper corners. Obiously there is no chrome surround or grille worth mentioning. In addition the bumper support frame extensions must be dealt with as they stick out pas the grille opening.
I have had the grille extensions sawed off back inside and have considered using them as air ducts for the switch to dual carbs. I plan to close the front wing cut outs and remount turn signals there. In the rear I still haven't decided.
On both ends of the car there are no mounting holes that line up for earlier bumpers.
Bottom Line: I HATED the black bumpers (sold 'em for $85) and even thouhg I haven't figured everything out yet, it's do-able. The car looks vastly better without any grille at all and no bumpers.
Rob C
'75 Midget with no bumpers.
robbiesg@... 23961
Posted on July 31, 2003 01:51 PM
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