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BUMPER FILLER!!!!!!!!!!
Sweet Seventy9- Forum Moderator
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1977 Impala Landau x1
1977 Caprice Coupe x3, Sedan x3
1978 Impala Landau x1, Sedan x2, Station Wagon x1
1978 Caprice Landau x1, Caprice Coupe x2
1979 Impala Coupe x2
1979 Caprice Coupe x7, Landau x4, Estate Wagon x1
1981 Impala Coupe x1
1983 Impala Sedan x1
1983 Caprice Sedan x1
1984 Caprice Landau x1, Sedan x1
1985 Caprice Coupe x1, Landau x3, Sedan x4
1986 Caprice Coupe x1, Landau x1
1987 Caprice Landau x1, Sedan x4
1989 Caprice Sedan 9C1 x4
solo79- Co-Admin
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Location : Kentucky
Yea, me too. So who's going to take one for the team and buy it? Okay, maybe I will.
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1979 Caprice Classic Carmine Metallic 2-door 350/TH350 -under slow frame off restoration!
1982 Pontiac Trans Am Black T-Top 327/TH350 -Knight Rider KITT replica
1989 Pontiac Firebird Black T-Top 305/700R4 -nice sunny day daily driver
1997 Chevrolet Silverado Ext. Cab 3rd Door White Vortec 350/4L60E
Sweet Seventy9- Forum Moderator
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The crowd chants: do it... do it... do it.... 
If it's still a POS, you could always return it?
If it's still a POS, you could always return it?
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1977 Impala Landau x1
1977 Caprice Coupe x3, Sedan x3
1978 Impala Landau x1, Sedan x2, Station Wagon x1
1978 Caprice Landau x1, Caprice Coupe x2
1979 Impala Coupe x2
1979 Caprice Coupe x7, Landau x4, Estate Wagon x1
1981 Impala Coupe x1
1983 Impala Sedan x1
1983 Caprice Sedan x1
1984 Caprice Landau x1, Sedan x1
1985 Caprice Coupe x1, Landau x3, Sedan x4
1986 Caprice Coupe x1, Landau x1
1987 Caprice Landau x1, Sedan x4
1989 Caprice Sedan 9C1 x4
79treemaster- Auto Novice
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Someone just do it!!!!
78i6belair- Junior Member
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Im really interested in fabbing one of these up myself. I will go to Lowes today and see what kinda vinyl baseboard trim I can find. When I first got my Bel Air the bumper filler was intact with only a fiew cracks, now its completly gone.
I wonder how many years these things lasted from new anyways and yes Im also quite curious about that new repop piece from RP or CI but who wants to spend $$ on something thats crap!
I wonder how many years these things lasted from new anyways and yes Im also quite curious about that new repop piece from RP or CI but who wants to spend $$ on something thats crap!
Sweet Seventy9- Forum Moderator
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I had one that lasted from 79 to 2005 or 6 before it crumbled away into nothingness.
A while back, and again recently, I was in contact with a couple injection molding manufacturers to see about having new ones made. To my shock, they each wanted upwards of 30K just to make the mold(s) !! Then there was a minimum run of 1000 pieces on top of that. Yikes! As much as I'd love to see new fillers on everybodys cars, that's a bit too pricey for me.
A while back, and again recently, I was in contact with a couple injection molding manufacturers to see about having new ones made. To my shock, they each wanted upwards of 30K just to make the mold(s) !! Then there was a minimum run of 1000 pieces on top of that. Yikes! As much as I'd love to see new fillers on everybodys cars, that's a bit too pricey for me.
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1977 Impala Landau x1
1977 Caprice Coupe x3, Sedan x3
1978 Impala Landau x1, Sedan x2, Station Wagon x1
1978 Caprice Landau x1, Caprice Coupe x2
1979 Impala Coupe x2
1979 Caprice Coupe x7, Landau x4, Estate Wagon x1
1981 Impala Coupe x1
1983 Impala Sedan x1
1983 Caprice Sedan x1
1984 Caprice Landau x1, Sedan x1
1985 Caprice Coupe x1, Landau x3, Sedan x4
1986 Caprice Coupe x1, Landau x1
1987 Caprice Landau x1, Sedan x4
1989 Caprice Sedan 9C1 x4
78i6belair- Junior Member
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Its funny how such a simple body trim part is giving us B car owners such grief!
Just curious has anyone ever found one of these NOS or used? Not that it would be any good tho lol...
Just curious has anyone ever found one of these NOS or used? Not that it would be any good tho lol...
Sweet Seventy9- Forum Moderator
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10 or so years ago they were pretty easy to find new and used. Today, forget it.
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1977 Impala Landau x1
1977 Caprice Coupe x3, Sedan x3
1978 Impala Landau x1, Sedan x2, Station Wagon x1
1978 Caprice Landau x1, Caprice Coupe x2
1979 Impala Coupe x2
1979 Caprice Coupe x7, Landau x4, Estate Wagon x1
1981 Impala Coupe x1
1983 Impala Sedan x1
1983 Caprice Sedan x1
1984 Caprice Landau x1, Sedan x1
1985 Caprice Coupe x1, Landau x3, Sedan x4
1986 Caprice Coupe x1, Landau x1
1987 Caprice Landau x1, Sedan x4
1989 Caprice Sedan 9C1 x4
solo79- Co-Admin
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Location : Kentucky
I still need to go to Lowe's myself and see if I can find what I used over 10 years ago on my first car. Every time I look at the pics I posted in the beginning of this thread, it just looks good. I guess if I were closer to that point in my build, I'd be all over it, but it's hard to get motivated especially when there's now 4 inches of snow on the ground.lol
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1979 Caprice Classic Carmine Metallic 2-door 350/TH350 -under slow frame off restoration!
1982 Pontiac Trans Am Black T-Top 327/TH350 -Knight Rider KITT replica
1989 Pontiac Firebird Black T-Top 305/700R4 -nice sunny day daily driver
1997 Chevrolet Silverado Ext. Cab 3rd Door White Vortec 350/4L60E
78i6belair- Junior Member
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Really?? Only ten or so years ago, wow wonder where the supply all went?
Makes you wonder if more of these cars are getting restored than we think.
Makes you wonder if more of these cars are getting restored than we think.
Sweet Seventy9- Forum Moderator
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I think this is the stuff Solo may have used -
I didn't measure them but they appear to be around 4 feet long.
I didn't measure them but they appear to be around 4 feet long.
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1977 Impala Landau x1
1977 Caprice Coupe x3, Sedan x3
1978 Impala Landau x1, Sedan x2, Station Wagon x1
1978 Caprice Landau x1, Caprice Coupe x2
1979 Impala Coupe x2
1979 Caprice Coupe x7, Landau x4, Estate Wagon x1
1981 Impala Coupe x1
1983 Impala Sedan x1
1983 Caprice Sedan x1
1984 Caprice Landau x1, Sedan x1
1985 Caprice Coupe x1, Landau x3, Sedan x4
1986 Caprice Coupe x1, Landau x1
1987 Caprice Landau x1, Sedan x4
1989 Caprice Sedan 9C1 x4
solo79- Co-Admin
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Location : Kentucky
Sweet Seventy9 wrote:I think this is the stuff Solo may have used -
I didn't measure them but they appear to be around 4 feet long.
The white one in the first picture! That's exactly it!! Nice to know it's still around. I trimmed it narrower and placed the bent edge on the bumper so that it would rise up at an angle under the tailights. Good find! I'll probably use it again one of these years.
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1979 Caprice Classic Carmine Metallic 2-door 350/TH350 -under slow frame off restoration!
1982 Pontiac Trans Am Black T-Top 327/TH350 -Knight Rider KITT replica
1989 Pontiac Firebird Black T-Top 305/700R4 -nice sunny day daily driver
1997 Chevrolet Silverado Ext. Cab 3rd Door White Vortec 350/4L60E
78i6belair- Junior Member
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Age : 31
Has anyone taken the plunge and purchased the rear center bumper filler from Classic Industries yet?
GM B-Body Forum- Admin
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Location : Flint/Detroit, MI - Charlotte, NC
I dont think anyone has unfortunately, shoot id just tuck the rear bumper and not have to worry about it, and thats exactly what i did. If you dont want to go all the way in just tuck just enough to cover the center filler. Seems like these repro pieces dont fit well.
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1979 Caprice Sport Coupe, 400hp Vortec 350, Th350, GM 8.5 w/disc brakes, 3.90 gears Detroit Truetrac, 2.5" stainless duals w/ x-pipe, Dynomax race bullets.
1984 Caprice Sedan, 305 motor, 700r4
1978 Caprice Sedan, 305 motor, th350
1993 L99 Caprice, 4.3 v8, 4l60 trans
1972 Ford F-100, 302 windsor, c4 trans
2001 BMW E46 330i, 3.0L
78i6belair- Junior Member
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How much is involved in a rear bumper tuck? I'd be interested if it's not major surgery.
GM B-Body Forum- Admin
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Its not major surgery at all, one small hole to release the pressure and hydraulic oil and the bumpers slide in. You can see what i did here: https://www.gmbbodyforum.com/t386-bumper-tuck?highlight=bumper+tuck
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1979 Caprice Sport Coupe, 400hp Vortec 350, Th350, GM 8.5 w/disc brakes, 3.90 gears Detroit Truetrac, 2.5" stainless duals w/ x-pipe, Dynomax race bullets.
1984 Caprice Sedan, 305 motor, 700r4
1978 Caprice Sedan, 305 motor, th350
1993 L99 Caprice, 4.3 v8, 4l60 trans
1972 Ford F-100, 302 windsor, c4 trans
2001 BMW E46 330i, 3.0L
