bdub217

rear left side of bumper is twisted downward at about 30 degrees less about the angle on this character " > " think if i take a come along and strap it to the bumper and ratchet it up to a tree branch it'll straighten and hold? i can pull it up into place but it takes quite a bit of effort, i have welding abilities. only the bumper itself is bent, not the rail it attaches too nor the "tubes" on the mount that slide into the frame itself.

coppercutlass

Use a jack with blocks of wood supporting it between the jack and bumper. Then have some one bounce on the rear bumper to get it to flex to shape. If you ratchet it up or jack it up you still have to take into account suspension travel. Which is why I would jack it up and have some one bounce to baend it back to shape if it needs it I know some bumpers are flimsier than others.

bdub217

yea this one is a replacement from the previous owner. it's not the factory one ....it's a bad design with no holes in the bottom to let water drain.....ill be gettin a new one soon enough, im not too keen on 150 bux for a bumber.

coppercutlass

Ebay !!!! I bought an arizona bumper for my dad's 77 pontiac rust free for 100.

bdub217

nice, im going to check my local yards tomorrow and stay away from steep driveways .....especially one car wide ones.

coppercutlass

I don't know how far from the kankakee area you are. But there is a really cool old school yard. Called thompson's I found the core support for my cutlass there.

bdub217

45 minutes south, and thanks i'll check into that.

Thompson Auto Wreckers

(815) 939-7300

7728 W State Route 17, Kankakee, IL 60901


and anything im guessing 79 and newer would be a direct swap? or even a chebby or buick will fit i assume.

coppercutlass

Dunno. It's not the one on rt17 it's the one on otto rd. In chabense or something like that. That's the good yard with all the old cars. And 10 minutes away is k.a.r.s. Another junkyard.

bdub217

chebanse is closer to me, and it's right off I-57. If you look on google maps you can see all the deltas and box chevy's

coppercutlass

Yep usually one of the yards I like going to parts are fair and they are willing to pull stuff out usually for little to no fee's

bdub217

maybe i'll talk them into some kind of deal with giving my old one and some cash i'll make a phone call

coppercutlass

You can try. But I got the core support for my cutlass in really good shape for 75 bucks and he had to get the car out with the loader and torch the bolts off. Kinda hard to beat. Plus bartering with junkyards usually never works.

bdub217

not being racist, but i did a good old mexican weld on that sucker !!! it doesn't hurt to look at it anymore, now i can shop around for a new in confidence! =P

coppercutlass

I'm mexican. But that's the first time I heard if a mexican weld lol. Must have been a little moist.

bdub217

I drilled a hole in the bottom lip andd used wire to.hold it there when I lowered the jack. might I add this is dangerous
..watch for flying boards aand what not

coppercutlass

You could have just used the jack to hold it up if it was bent down. Then welded it.

bdub217

welder is at shop

coppercutlass

Oh gotcha. I thought you held it with wire then welded it.

bdub217

Naw I'm too lazy to do the work twice lol!

J-(Chicago)

Do you need a front or a rear? I have 3 or 4 fronts here, but no rears.

bdub217

of course you have what i don't need just my luck, haha. I indeed need a rear. Thanks for your interest!