John,
When I restored my early 74 TR6, I decided to remove the overriders and keep
the the same chrome bumpers on my car. I removed the overriders, brackets
and bumpers from my 6 and took the bumpers to a shop to be
refinished/Chromed. When I went to install my bumpers, I used the same bolt
holes, and of course my bumpers were at the same height as they were before.
The only difference is that there are holes that can be seen on the top of
the front bumper and the back bumper seems to fit a bit closer and also
reveales a notched out section on the tops where they are bolted to the rear
frame.
To solve the hole problem in the front, I went to the local Harley Davidson
store and purchased a package of chrome studs with rounded heads. I bolted
& siliconed these in place and I feel they look fine. You can see a little
of what the bumpers look like without the black rubber overriders on my TR6
by going here http://www.tr6world.com/about_mikes_tr6.htm .
The photo's on that page should help you see the height of the bumpers
compared to the turn signal lights.
Hope that helps.
Good Luck and Happy New Year!
Mike Brinker
Mike's TR6 World - http://www.tr6world.com
Virtual British Car Show - http://www.britishcarshow.com
----- Original Message -----
From: JPHaeg <haeg1@mninter.net>
To: 6pack List <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2000 12:18 PM
Subject: Removal of 74-76 TR6 (USA) bumper guards
>
> A few questions:
> 1) If the bumper guards are removed, what is underneath them. Just a few
holes
> in the bumper, or are there big square welded on brackets. If the results
> aren't too ugly, this may be a nice compromise solution.
> 2) Will an early set of bumpers bolt right on, but at a higher height? If
so,
> the biggest issue would be the turn signal lights. Would original style
turn
> signal lights fit above the raised bumpers? Isn't that how the 1974 cars
are?
> 3) I was starting to think that the older front bumper would bolt on at
the
> lower position, but the bolt holes in the front fenders would be too high,
and
> I would have two openings above the bumper. Is this true? If so, will the
> original style turn signal lights cover the big openings in the front
> valance?
>
> Note: I have a set of 73 bumpers, turn lights and frame mounting brackets
> (rear).
>
> Thanks for any help,
> John H. in Minneapolis
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