Rear Bumper Options - Camaro Split Front Bumpers?

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Justice777
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Rear Bumper Options - Camaro Split Front Bumpers?

Postby Justice777 » Sat Jan 20, 2018 6:37 am

I'd like to have older style rear split bumpers but prices I see ($1000+) are scary and have not found where I can purchase ONLY rear set.
1970 - 1973 Camaro front split bumpers look like they might be made to fit and remanufactured steel ones are reasonably priced ($150 / set). Even see a FG set for $65 but for me, a metal pair is desired esp if I need to modify them.
Has anyone looked into this or tried it? Optionally, I'll post looking for used (Fiat) rear split set.

https://www.ebay.com/i/263406731055?chn=ps

http://www.jegs.com/i/Auto-Metal-Direct ... gKHS_D_BwE

Edit: I see "Mr. Fiat" has rear individuals and rear sets for sale. Still much more than I care to spend.

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Re: Rear Bumper Options - Camaro Split Front Bumpers?

Postby chrisg » Sat Jan 20, 2018 9:10 am

No experience with that here,but I'd like to see what you come up with.
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Re: Rear Bumper Options - Camaro Split Front Bumpers?

Postby lanciahf » Sat Jan 20, 2018 11:53 am

Me too!!

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Re: Rear Bumper Options - Camaro Split Front Bumpers?

Postby lanciahf » Sat Jan 20, 2018 11:59 am

Me too!!

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Re: Rear Bumper Options - Camaro Split Front Bumpers?

Postby Justice777 » Sun Jan 21, 2018 10:10 am

I might have to look this guy up - in Seekonk, MA. He makes the Camaro splits and I see a Vega set as well:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Chevy-Vega-spl ... 0752.m1982

The default image doesn't look like a very good fit but thew middle image looks more promising.

Anyway, I'm still exploring options.

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Re: Rear Bumper Options - Camaro Split Front Bumpers?

Postby Justice777 » Sat Feb 03, 2018 12:55 pm

Turns out this IS an inexpensive rear bumper option. The 1970 - 73 Chevy Camaro FG split bumpers came yesterday and over the course of an hour this morning I have them trimmed to fit. Proportionately, I think they are perfect, so safe to assume anyone could do the same with metal bumpers, and on our later cars we can retain the factory plate lights.
I just held them in place and scribed the car's corner profile on to the FG bumpers with a carpenter's pencil, using the width of the pencil as my distance off of the car's body. Did this a few times, taking around 1/8" at a time, always blending the curve / radius in to where my line ran out. A home-made bracket in the factory mount and an "L" type bracket squeezed a bit to match the lower bumper angle for the side is what I'm picturing for mount. I'll just use a few screws thru underside of bumper and I think will look fine.

Photos:

https://imgur.com/a/ncrwT

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Re: Rear Bumper Options - Camaro Split Front Bumpers?

Postby Justice777 » Sat Feb 03, 2018 1:04 pm

Justice777 wrote:Turns out this IS an inexpensive rear bumper option. The 1970 - 72 Chevy Camaro FG split bumpers came yesterday and over the course of an hour this morning I have them trimmed to fit. Proportionately, I think they are perfect, so safe to assume anyone could do the same with metal bumpers, and on our later cars we can retain the factory plate lights.
I just held them in place and scribed the car's corner profile on to the FG bumpers with a carpenter's pencil, using the width of the pencil as my distance off of the car's body. Did this a few times, taking around 1/8" at a time, always blending the curve / radius in to where my line ran out. A home-made bracket in the factory mount and an "L" type bracket squeezed a bit to match the lower bumper angle for the side is what I'm picturing for mount. I'll just use a few screws thru underside of bumper and I think will look fine.

Photos:

https://imgur.com/a/ncrwT


Where I found them:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Chevy-Camaro-R ... 62?vxp=mtr

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Re: Rear Bumper Options - Camaro Split Front Bumpers?

Postby DieselSpider » Sun Feb 04, 2018 2:06 am

How sturdy are they?

The battering ram tube bumpers at factory height have saved me from having major body damage a number of times now (even in my own driveway from folks pulling in to turn around). Mine is a daily driver and regularly makes trips to various parking lots so it has been hit numerous times with zero damage on most occasions. I know the naysayers will claim the OEM tubes offer no protection however having witnessed that they do on multiple occasions we know otherwise.

The one pictured in the header of this page would be in the body shop constantly around here from even the most minor parking lot kiss.

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Re: Rear Bumper Options - Camaro Split Front Bumpers?

Postby Justice777 » Sun Feb 04, 2018 6:59 am

They're not sturdy. Made for racing... and looks I suppose. They weigh less than a box of cereal.


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