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164 Front bumper 140-160

posted by  someone claiming to be a 74 144 owner on  Mon Nov 16 17:53 CST 2009 [RELATED]

I have a 74 144 that has the same bumper mounts. It's a one-time-use shock absorber. It supposedly contains a tixotropic material that is in a solid state on a good part. If you hit something with the bumper hard enough, the material becomes liquid and allow the shock absorber to compress. After that, it will no longer work and has to be replaced or the two parts welded together. I think the best bet is trying to make something from pipe with the existing mounts as templates.

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New 164 Front bumper [140-160]
posted by  jermbx  on Wed Nov 11 19:43 CST 2009 >


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