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07-17-2012, 08:49:11 AM
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Hate the big bumper
Hey guys! I just bought my first camaro its a 75 Type LT, I love every thing about the car except for the stainless steel front bumper. Is there anythung I can do to make it look better? Thanks!
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07-17-2012, 09:10:16 AM
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it's aluminum
paint it or
polish it or
remove it
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07-17-2012, 09:47:42 AM
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Search for the thread where someone modded the mounting hardware and tucked it into the body and painted it body color.
looked MUCH better.
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07-17-2012, 09:55:42 AM
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2 reasons the 74-77 camaros were the least popular of the 2nd gens.....the front bumper, and the rear bumper.  |
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07-17-2012, 10:16:14 AM
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I have a 76... So, I converted the front end.
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07-17-2012, 03:00:50 PM
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A few years ago Popular Hotroding did several issues on a 1976 Camaro project G/28.
http://www.popularhotrodding.com/tec.../photo_01.html
They modified and painted the bumpers totally changing the look of the car, for the better.
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07-17-2012, 03:18:24 PM
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I tucked the bumpers in on a '76 LT I used to have, cleaned up the looks for the better.
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07-17-2012, 03:19:16 PM
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Cut, tuck and paint them (they are aluminum, not stainless); give them some Big Bumper Love, lol!
Last edited by MikeDVC : 07-17-2012 at 03:24:54 PM.
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07-17-2012, 03:19:40 PM
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Originally Posted by 75 TYPE LT
Hey guys! I just bought my first camaro its a 75 Type LT, I love every thing about the car except for the stainless steel front bumper. Is there anythung I can do to make it look better? Thanks!
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Lets see some pictures man.
I have a 79 and I gotta say embrace the shiny.Remember those are the last ones to have shiny bumpers.
Have it chromed and polish to a "mirror in the sun" brightness.
Seriously though another thing to do would be to tuck it. Cut 1/2 -3/4 inch off of it where it wraps around the body to get that tighter look. Dress your welds and have it chromed or painted the color of the car. |
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07-17-2012, 05:28:20 PM
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Originally Posted by MikeDVC
Cut, tuck and paint them (they are aluminum, not stainless); give them some Big Bumper Love, lol!
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Very nice!!! That ride can turn anybody into a bb lover! |
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07-17-2012, 05:32:46 PM
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Originally Posted by MikeDVC
Cut, tuck and paint them (they are aluminum, not stainless); give them some Big Bumper Love, lol!
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That is absolutely badazz!!
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07-18-2012, 10:59:59 AM
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Originally Posted by 75 TYPE LT
Hey guys! I just bought my first camaro its a 75 Type LT, I love every thing about the car except for the stainless steel front bumper. Is there anythung I can do to make it look better? Thanks!
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You can sell it to me for cheap and I'll add it to my collection. There's nothing like a "big bumper" Camaro! |
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07-18-2012, 11:53:18 AM
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Originally Posted by seventy7camaro
You can sell it to me for cheap and I'll add it to my collection. There's nothing like a "big bumper" Camaro!
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Man charlie you got me wanted a chrome bumper car. D@^^N that black looks good! |
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07-18-2012, 11:58:25 AM
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I polished mine on my 74 I had a couple of years ago
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07-18-2012, 12:00:28 PM
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