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August 02, 2003
Being the owner of a somewhat converted rubber bumper 76 midget,I would like to say that my reasons for the change were simple.# 1 i got a nice car at a great price.#2 After much consideration and head scratching,I decided i could go without any bumpers.Having grown up in the 60S I never got over the hotrod/sportscar thing.Back then a midget/sprite looked pretty tough with no bumpers,A roll bar,wide stripes on bonnet and boot.They even had mag wheels[not minilight style]on some.Any way much as i prefer an older model chrome bumper model this is what i have to work with.The front is know big deal to change and the wings[fenders] even look better after you fill the large light openings with metal and install those small round old style lights instead.The rear im not yet happy with as i love the older cars lines.However the 75 and latter cars have some pretty ugly things back ther to fix.I made up a couple of caps from 2x4S and fiberglass cloth,That cover the cut off portion under the tail lamps.Looks good but still not like the non r.b. cars.A trip to the scrap yard turned up some rubber nerfs that cover the old bumper mounting holes.I have seen these made for midgets in a convertion kit somewhere on the internet,but they arnt available seperatly.Anyway all this just to say its all in what you want and most in what you can afford.I also love the original car as is,But then who wants to chance dingingone of these up sans bumpers?
"stanley hill" < stnlyh@... > 24024
Posted on August 2, 2003 03:32 PM
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