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ideola · Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 10369 Location: Plymouth MI

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Vince Ponz · Joined: 02 Nov 2002 Posts: 3576 Location: New York, NY

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Vince Ponz · Joined: 02 Nov 2002 Posts: 3576 Location: New York, NY

My what a BIG hammer you have.

Try to loosen the bolts on the fender and push it in. There should be some room to close the gap.
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ic932 · Joined: 11 Feb 2005 Posts: 1007 Location: england

Dan what a bummer!

I would first check the chassis rails for a crease, especially the left one as it appears that your car has taken a light hit from the left side and slightly moved everything in that direction. You will have to remove the airfilter box to give it a good examination.

moorepower · Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 12:33 pm Post subject:

Well, since I don't have the proper metric, left-handed BFH, I think I'm going to try to modify my US bumper shocks to mount the bumper. They'll give me some side-to-side wiggle room, and I can push them in as much as I need to in order to get a tight fit at the fenders.

By the way, "percussive maintenance" is my new favorite phrase.

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emoore924 · Joined: 13 Apr 2004 Posts: 1708

You should be able to get it to fit with some bangin' on the mounts.

If not, DIBBS on the bumper. (Assuming you didn't f-it up too bad applying percussive maintenance with the BFH...)

Captain_Kirk · Joined: 17 Dec 2009 Posts: 37 Location: Colbert, WA

My bumper kind of sits like yours too. Mine sticks out away from the car more on one side than the other. I thought the bumper mount/shock was bad, but when I pulled the bumper off, the mount wasn't bad, the sheet metal that it bolts to was pushed in. So now I think I'll use the BFH on the backside above the valance to get it to come back out. Least I wont be able to see my handiwork if it doesn't work.
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Rasta Monsta · Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 7053 Location: PacNW

Percussive maintenance! ROFLROFLROFL!!!!

I love you, man.
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Joes924Racer · Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 4:02 pm Post subject:

Let the fluid out of the shocks maybe then you can push each side how ever much I dont know how your sitting for tools though if you can maybe enlarge the shock mounting holes then with a bigger correct thickness washer you can get your side movement, euro bumpers just look good.
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Rasta Monsta · Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 7053 Location: PacNW

I don't believe the ROW bumpers use shocks.
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Joes924Racer · Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 4:51 am Post subject:

moorepower · Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 9:16 am Post subject:

I haven't had much time to work on this, but I did chop up a pair of US bumper shocks to use for mounts. I bolted everything up temporarily, and it looks like it'll work fine. I can push it in as far as I need to, mark it, and then take it off and weld it.

But, I'm still going to have to perform a little percussive maintenance on the valence to make it line up.

This is what I came up with. They're lighter than the stock shocks (1.5lb vs 4.5lb each), but a little heavier than the euro mounts (0.6lb each).

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'81 924 Weissach with dual Weber carbs

ideola · Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 10369 Location: Plymouth MI

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Joes924Racer · Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 9:42 am Post subject:

Outstanding.
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Joes924Racer · Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 9:42 am Post subject:

Outstanding.
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1980 porsche Turbo 931
Like a "Banana-Blue berry Smoothie" whipped up in the vita mix 5000
with oranges if you like daily
with vanilla n coconut.