Re: MONTE FRONT BUMPER TUCK

by 77cruiser Sat May 14, 2016 9:09 am

Couple of pics of the tuck.

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by 77mali Sat May 14, 2016 9:17 am

Nice!

by Roadcaptain S3 Sat May 14, 2016 12:24 pm

looks really good. Did you cut the bumpers where they run along the fenders on the outside?

by 77cruiser Sat May 14, 2016 12:52 pm

Nope I have 1 inch clearance, bumper to fender. I had to trim the flexible fillers though.

by Limey SE Sat May 14, 2016 5:39 pm

I like that a lot Never seen it done on a Monte ( IIRC ) looks great

by 77cruiser Mon Jul 18, 2016 11:01 pm

Thinking about doing the back too. I can only go in a little over an inch on back.

by ant7377 Tue Jul 19, 2016 7:04 am

There is a 73 Monte on the internet ive seen before. The guy used a first gen.bumper. dont know how he did it but it looked really good.

by Roadcaptain S3 Wed Jul 20, 2016 6:28 pm

77cruiser wrote:Nope I have 1 inch clearance, bumper to fender. I had to trim the flexible fillers though.

Did you just trim the fillers along that front edge that sits under the bumper?
Or did you have to cut back further?

by 77cruiser Wed Jul 20, 2016 8:37 pm

Just trimmed to match the profile of the bumper, there's room for error.

by Roadcaptain S3 Wed Jul 20, 2016 8:40 pm

OK...probably starting this soon, wasn't sure where to trim.
I did get an extra set of corners just in case.

Did you have to cut the center piece as well?

by 77cruiser Thu Jul 21, 2016 6:28 am

Didn't have to cut the center.

by Roadcaptain S3 Thu Jul 21, 2016 8:18 am

Great. Thanks

by Damon23 Thu Jul 21, 2016 7:10 pm

Roadcaptain S3 wrote:OK...probably starting this soon, wasn't sure where to trim.
I did get an extra set of corners just in case.

Did you have to cut the center piece as well?

I'll be looking out for your pics to see how it turns out. I was told to just remove the center section on my 75 Malibu but I would have to trim the edges. That makes me kind of nervous.

by Mr. Monte Mon Sep 23, 2024 10:40 am

I have a 1973 monte carlo that I want to tuck in the front bumper. What exactly do I need to do and are the bumper fillers still required after this modification
Thx in advance.

by zucchi Tue Sep 24, 2024 10:29 am

You may find this thread useful:

https://www.g3gm.com/t12792p50-monte-carlo-75#120688

by Finn Monte Tue Sep 24, 2024 11:55 am

zucchi wrote:You may find this thread useful:

https://www.g3gm.com/t12792p50-monte-carlo-75#120688

that work is still in progress, as I have thought about how to narrow the bumper from the corners. it will probably be completed during the winter.

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