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Cuda bumpers #1177267 02/12/12 06:50 PM 02/12/12 06:50 PM
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 219 Ontario Canada 3 300_dup5 OP enthusiast
300_dup5 OP enthusiast 3 Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 219 Ontario Canada	Hello, Are 70-74 Cuda rear bumpers all the same, I,m trying to fit mine, and it,s about 3/4" out to far at back, Could be just a bad one got with car, It was off at that time Thanks

Re: Cuda bumpers [Re: 300_dup5] #1177268 02/12/12 06:57 PM 02/12/12 06:57 PM
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1_WILD_RT Management Trainee Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows?	Sounds like you have late model bumper brackets... "The Armies of our ancestors were lucky, in that they were not trailed by a second army of pencil pushers."

Re: Cuda bumpers [Re: 1_WILD_RT] #1177269 02/12/12 07:22 PM 02/12/12 07:22 PM
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300_dup5 OP enthusiast 3 Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 219 Ontario Canada	I didnt know there where two types That's what I was looking at. Just seemed the brackets stuck out to far. Do AMD repop the early ones What would be the reason for two types. Thanks in advance

Re: Cuda bumpers [Re: 300_dup5] #1177270 02/12/12 07:26 PM 02/12/12 07:26 PM
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1_WILD_RT Management Trainee Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows?	AMD lists them, never used them so I make to claims to how well they work.. The later bumper brackets pushed the bumper away from the body & a rubber filler closed the gap... This was done to conform with industry crash standards.. "The Armies of our ancestors were lucky, in that they were not trailed by a second army of pencil pushers."

Re: Cuda bumpers [Re: 300_dup5] #1177271 02/12/12 07:38 PM 02/12/12 07:38 PM
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DAYCLONA I Live Here Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,157 Mass	acually there's 3 types....... 1970 no bumper jack slots 71-2 with jack slots 73-4 with have the 5mph impact bumperettes the 73-4 use different mounting brackets F/R, plus have a steel crash bar behind the front bumper, as well as a filler strip to cover the increased gap between the body and the bumper, as they were moved outward in 73-4

Re: Cuda bumpers [Re: DAYCLONA] #1177272 02/12/12 09:32 PM 02/12/12 09:32 PM
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300_dup5 OP enthusiast 3 Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 219 Ontario Canada	IF I have the later style, the ones from AMD must be the early one then. On their web they don,t say which type, I,ll have to call them. Anybody run into this before, And did anyone get a set from them Thanks

Re: Cuda bumpers [Re: 300_dup5] #1177273 02/12/12 10:14 PM 02/12/12 10:14 PM
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1_WILD_RT Management Trainee Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows?	They do say 70-72 and since it's popular to use the early brackets on late cars to suck the bumpers in tight to the body, plus the fact the fillers are impossible to find.... I'd say it's a safe bet they repoed the early brackets... "The Armies of our ancestors were lucky, in that they were not trailed by a second army of pencil pushers."

Re: Cuda bumpers [Re: 1_WILD_RT] #1177274 02/12/12 10:25 PM 02/12/12 10:25 PM
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300_dup5 OP enthusiast 3 Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 219 Ontario Canada	Thanks to all, on that note any thoughts on their bumpers Quality. You know I,ve restored 2- Chevelles, But there nothing like Ebodys, There was more changes in 4- years With these than 8- good years with the Chevelles. But I enjoy it, doing a nut and bolt resto

Re: Cuda bumpers [Re: 300_dup5] #1177275 02/12/12 10:54 PM 02/12/12 10:54 PM
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1_WILD_RT Management Trainee Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows?	Some people say the repos are good, other say they are junk.. I've never used them as they weren't available when I was building my cars... Chevelles changed plenty from 64 to 68... 68 to 72 look similar but lots of stuff changed.. 73-4 are another car again... "The Armies of our ancestors were lucky, in that they were not trailed by a second army of pencil pushers."

Re: Cuda bumpers [Re: 1_WILD_RT] #1177276 02/12/12 11:59 PM 02/12/12 11:59 PM
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300_dup5 OP enthusiast 3 Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 219 Ontario Canada	Part#s on brackets end in 306-307 which are right in service manual and #,s on repo AMD Is it possible that just the ends of this bumper are bent outwards, maybe the bumper is the problem, it is rough looking?

Re: Cuda bumpers [Re: 300_dup5] #1177277 02/13/12 12:06 AM 02/13/12 12:06 AM
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1_WILD_RT Management Trainee Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows?	Could be.. Wrong brackets push the whole bumper out about an inch.... Post a picture.... "The Armies of our ancestors were lucky, in that they were not trailed by a second army of pencil pushers."

Re: Cuda bumpers [Re: 1_WILD_RT] #1177278 02/13/12 10:15 AM 02/13/12 10:15 AM
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CUDAJAS top fuel C Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,072 Cambridge, Ontario, Canada	what year cuda are you working on???

Re: Cuda bumpers [Re: CUDAJAS] #1177279 02/13/12 10:37 AM 02/13/12 10:37 AM
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300_dup5 OP enthusiast 3 Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 219 Ontario Canada	Hi There Met you in New Hamburg Working on a 70 Cuda

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