silver79

Hi, I have my 1979 l-82 with original front pumper that I want to have repainted before the winter. I tried removing it yesterday, I know that there are 14 fasteners to remove from the top portion of the bumper - my question how do you reach the ones that at the extrem left and right sides and the ones that are at the very center? What do I need to remove to reach these fasteners?

Thank you pictures would be helpful you there are any

Maurice

Gilded_Splinters

silver79

I'll try to remove the bumper myself if I don't get any response, I'll catalogue the process for the group.

Maurice

mark79,80

Many of the nuts are easier to remove with the headlights up.
Remove the headlight bezels. Then you can reach thru the headlight
opening using a 1/4" ratchet. The nuts in the center and the ones on
the far left and right re removed from under the car. They are removed
by feeling for them as you cannot see them.

silver79

Thanks I ll try

silver79

What do you think of this? What would be the fix?

mark79,80

I have had good success using SEM products problem plastic repair
product for this type of damage. Hear is a link for the product:

http://www.autobodytoolmart.com/sem-...2-p-16700.aspx

It should also be available from many local auto paint supply stores.

silver79

Thank a Mark but I was really talking about the gap beteween the bumper and the fender, I should of been clear.

mark79,80

If you look at other urethane bumper corvettes, that gap is not all
that unusual. I don't see an easy way to eliminate it. You might
try posting in the body and paint section. A member named DUB
often posts there and he is very knowledgeable.

If you are painting the car, then using some fiberglass mat and smc resin
could be used on the body of the car to eliminate the gap. I think this
would be a more lasting repair then trying to build up the edges of the
bumper with a bumper repair product like I showed you.

donnie1956

My 78 has that same gap on both sides. I am replacing the urethane with truflex.

silver79

I finally removed the front bumper, Thank you Mark79,80 it was much easier once I removed the headlight bezel. Now the big question, what do i do with all this?

It wieghs about 35lbs i dont think i will put it back, what did you guys do? if i dont re[place ill have to fabricate some bracktet for the front grills

lvmyvt76

what's a front pumper???

silver79

Lol thanks

lvmyvt76

I went to fiberglass pumpers on mine, yes, the front needed some extra work by the body man, but we were painting car anyway. The rear flexes enough to fit great(by my standards).

Easy Mike

That's part of the actual crash bumper. Leave it off the car and you have nothing protecting the front except the bumper cover.

I reinstalled all my crash bumper hardware. It's still there and doing it's job, although I have no desire to learn how well it does its job.

silver79

Ya I'm going to try to do something like Beejay did on his 79 - a lighter version of the crash bar.... Will keep you posted

mac79vette

Mine has that same gap. It is like the bumper is to short on each side. I am thinking about going to the TruFlex bumpers.

donnie1956

I have both bumper covers front and rear removed. What a pain had to use a sawzall to cut the rusty bolts on both. Got the tru flex to replace.

silver79

My original bumpers are in good shape overall, my body guys says that he will adjust it when he reinstalls iit.