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Old 09-03-2008, 01:54 PM   #11
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Safer than leaving the bumper hardware completely out which was my original plan. I'd have saved 37lbs as opposed to just 15lbs. What's in there now will stop a slow speed crash from totaling my car, it's worth the weight I think. Lots of C3ers ditch the front and the rear hardware all together. I'd never touch the hardware between the gas tank and the rear bumper.

It's basically as safe as a stock 74 vette, slightly safer because of the more rigid frame.
Stop pretending you have anything like a street car and just get a proper fuel cell and fire Halon supression. Neither are all that expensive and will greatly add to safety, as well as the resale value of the car. You might also want to replace the nails and anything I welded. . . .
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Old 09-04-2008, 10:44 PM   #12
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It is a street car, I only drive it on the street, and I only fill it with 91, and I've never run slicks.
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Old 09-05-2008, 08:14 PM   #13
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OK guys, this is a car forum, so step out of the BS lounge for a second and tell me how great I am. All that's left for the bumper is to sand off the excess adhesive filler, grind a groove in the seam, fill and sand again.

It was a pretty decent fit for a fiberglass part. The passenger side of the bumper came up short but it's nothing that some filler and a DA can't fix.
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Old 09-05-2008, 08:15 PM   #14
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Looks so empty under there, think I need a long intercooler to fill the space.
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Old 09-05-2008, 09:02 PM   #15
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C3 gurus will now see the rear of my car and think that it is an 80-82, then when they look at the front they will begin to wonder if it is a 73-74. And when they see the hood scoop and the gills, they'll wonder if it's a 75-79. Crazy stuff. Best parts of all the plastic bumper years, IMHO.
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Old 09-15-2008, 01:29 AM   #16
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Grinding a groove and sanding it down.



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Old 09-15-2008, 07:17 AM   #17
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Looks so empty under there, think I need a long intercooler to fill the space.
Yep...that will put the fear of God in any posers looking in their rear view mirror.
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Old 09-15-2008, 10:26 AM   #18
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Yep...that will put the fear of God in any posers looking in their rear view mirror.
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Old 09-18-2008, 10:30 PM   #19
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Almost done with the front.
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Old 09-19-2008, 10:15 AM   #20
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Yep...that will put the fear of God in any posers looking in their rear view mirror.

There is a quote from GUMBALL RALLY--"What is behind us is not important".
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