Looking for 74/75 Bumpers

by Roadcaptain S3 on Wed Jul 06, 2016 9:23 pm

Front and/or back Can't find 'em anywhere. Let me know if anybody has them.

I want to swap them on to my 77

Thanks

by Mcarlo77 on Thu Jul 07, 2016 12:19 am

You need the ones with the rub strip?

by clanceman427 on Thu Jul 07, 2016 6:52 am

http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/pts/5632278421.html

I found that 74 front using zoomthelist.com to do national craigslist searches.

by Roadcaptain S3 on Thu Jul 07, 2016 4:51 pm

Mcarlo77 wrote:You need the ones with the rub strip?

I'd prefer those, but I won't shoot myself if I can't find them. Smile

by Roadcaptain S3 on Thu Jul 07, 2016 4:55 pm

clanceman427 wrote:http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/pts/5632278421.html

I found that 74 front using zoomthelist.com to do national craigslist searches.

Thanks...I'm a little reluctant to try one of those cross country deals via CL...mostly because I never have. I may try it.
I've tried serchtempest...never heard of zoom.

I'll take a look.

Anybody know if I need the inner bumper too? Or are they the same 73-77?

by Limey SE on Thu Jul 07, 2016 5:39 pm

If you have the Inner No if not Yes and Inner from 75-76-77 Probably all the same Not sure On 74 inners

by Mcarlo77 on Thu Jul 07, 2016 6:11 pm

Inners on '76/'77 ARE different. Stick with '74/'75 inners with '74/'75 bumpers.

I checked two '74's (one was a Laguna) last weekend at my favorite salvage yard and bumpers w/rub strips were not good. There are others in that yard, but don't recall any with rub strips.

Here's a '75 w/o rub strips sitting in a yard I want to visit again in the next week or so that may have potential. Looks like they have a nice shine and don't see any evidence of damage when I enlarge my photos. No idea what they'd want for them as this yard is under new ownership...but, I can guarantee they won't be as cheap as the $50 in that Craigslist ad. Speaking of which...that "small" dent the Seller mentions looks to be a little more significant when you look closely around the parking light opening and bottom edge of bumper. Personally, I'd pass on it.

by Roadcaptain S3 on Thu Jul 07, 2016 6:17 pm

I'll never figure out how you manage to find decent G3 stuff up in frozen, salty Frostbite Falls and I can't find anything older than 1995 around here.

It's awesome.

If you find something, let me know. I really appreciate the effort.

I might be able to use the rub strips off of my 77 bumpers anyway.

PM sent.

by pila on Thu Jul 07, 2016 7:39 pm

You could always drill a bumper without the strips & use the strips you have.
I have a rear from which I think is a '76-'77 Elco. I'll have to look in my stash to see just what I may have .A front from '76/'77 also I believe.

According to my '77 parts manual, the El Camino didn't use the inner reinforcement like the Malibu, just the shocks, or whatever they are called

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