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Early 80's rear bumper rubber R & R. 200 1980

posted by  NewMexico240 on  Fri Dec 28 09:32 CST 2018
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Howdy, hope to find everyone doing well.

I have a new to me 1980 240.
The rear bumper rubber seems to have gunk under some of its lip. In those areas with this buildup underneath, it causes the edge (lip) to not lay flat. First thing odd is that gunk was able to get under that lip. The rubber seems to run on and be held on by metal rails?
Are the rubber sections removable?
Do they slide on & off?
Should I wait until summer when the rubber is more pliable? Is it possible to just clean gunk out of an area and the lip will squeeze back into its original location?

Thanks in advance.

Joseph in snowy & freezing New Mexico.







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    Early 80's rear bumper rubber R & R. 200 1980

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    posted by  Art Benstein on  Fri Dec 28 10:24 CST 2018
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    Can't help with any of my own experience, but can pass on a link to a current TB thread: http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=346573


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      Early 80's rear bumper rubber R & R. 200 1980

      posted by  Michael Yount on  Fri Dec 28 13:39 CST 2018
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      Remove 4 nuts each side to remove bumper. Then screws on the backside hold the rubber trim on.
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        Early 80's rear bumper rubber R & R. 200 1980

        posted by  Volvo From Heck on  Fri Dec 28 16:48 CST 2018
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        Do as Michael Y suggests - but be prepared with and electric screw gun - you'll need a #2 philips head bit. -- Dave








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          Early 80's rear bumper rubber R & R. 200 1980

          posted by  Michael Yount on  Fri Dec 28 20:39 CST 2018
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          Actually, I had to use an impact driver. And I got carried away -- the rubber never went back on.







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            Early 80's rear bumper rubber R & R. 200 1980

            posted by  NewMexico240 on  Sat Dec 29 01:41 CST 2018
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            Michael ~ but there is rubber on there?








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              Early 80's rear bumper rubber R & R. 200 1980

              posted by  Michael Yount on  Sat Dec 29 06:37 CST 2018
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              ??? No rubber. In fact, no OEM bumper. I laid fiberglass up inside the aluminum....
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                Early 80's rear bumper rubber R & R. 200 1980

                posted by  Trev29 on  Sat Dec 29 06:46 CST 2018
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                "No rubber. In fact, no OEM bumper. I laid fiberglass up inside the aluminum."
                So you removed the rubber, filled in the holes with fiberglass and then painted the bumper black?

                And moved from "snowy & freezing New Mexico" to sunny North Carolina (license plate) all in a day?
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                  Early 80's rear bumper rubber R & R. 200 1980

                  posted by  Michael Yount on  Sat Dec 29 17:36 CST 2018
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                  Laid up a completely new bumper using the inside of the Commando as a mold.

                  Never lived in NM. In fact, I've only visited it twice -- both times 20-25 years ago. Been living in NC since '06.








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                  Early 80's rear bumper rubber R & R. 200 1980

                  posted by  Volvo From Heck on  Sat Dec 29 12:57 CST 2018
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                  I'm pretty sure Michael Y meant he fabricated a bumper by using the inside of the original as a mold. Between the front and rear bumpers your talking about around 60 pounds -- that's 2 percent of the car weight - a nice reduction if your looking for performance (like adding almost 3 HP to the motor). -- Dave








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                    Early 80's rear bumper rubber R & R. 200 1980

                    posted by  Michael Yount on  Wed Jan 2 18:37 CST 2019
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                    I did the math! Hadn't really given it any thought until your comment. Simply calculated how much HP the engine would have to make to keep the Weight/HP ratio the same if I put the heavier bumpers back on. I figured a 50 lb. weight difference.

                    With me in the car - 3200 lbs. w/1/8 tank of fuel. 430HP. 3250 if I add the stock bumpers back. 3250/3200 x 430 = 436.7HP. So looks like 6-7HP.

                    Of course, since the engine doesn't actually make more power, trap speed/top speed largely unaffected. But for acceleration purposes.....we'll round it off to 5HP.








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                    Early 80's rear bumper rubber R & R. 200 1980

                    posted by  Michael Yount on  Sat Dec 29 17:34 CST 2018
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                    LOL! Yes, that's what I did. Was looking for a more attractive cosmetic solution to the big Commandos. Because these are laid up inside -- they're a bit smaller than the Commandos. And, of course, I was able to mount them much closer to the body.

                    Yes - useless as bumpers. Obviously, I'm ok with that.







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