I was so excited about the car's paint job being completed that i didnt post a few things that happened before that, like the bumpers...
The bumpers as they looked before restoration....
Close up of the rusted back bumper......
If you noticed.... the front bumper bolts are not original... the past owner for some reason replaced them with regular bolts...
..... i took one of the rear bolts out and managed to get a couple of bolts that match except the rounded top part of the bolt which was a lot bigger.... So i sent them to a machinist to be reshaped....
below is the finished bumpers with the reshaped bolts....
Now for the bad news..... the shop did not knock out the rear bumpers far enough.... once it was fitted to the car the engine lid couldnt be opened.... those #%^%* had it on for days and just convinently did not tell me and actually thought i wouldnt notice..... dumb F#$^@........
All i had to do was look at the rear bumper from the top and see that the center of the bumper is too flat.... the whole bumper needs to be more curved.... dang it!!!!.... $$&()(<>^&*(*(*()!!!!!!
The front looks fine.... but im not too pleased with the way the bumper brackets fit in the braket holes.....
the bumpers arent the only thing i wasnt pleased with..... The fenders were tightened too tightly till the fender beading pinched into the paint.....sigh!!..... anyway the car is safely back home.... i will deal with the bumpers later as i want to concentrate on the engine.....
