[DeTomaso] L bumper 'shocks'
JDeRyke at aol.com
JDeRyke at aol.com
Fri Dec 11 02:25:50 EST 2009
In a message dated 12/10/09 9:43:57 PM, detomasoregistry at gmail.com writes:
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> Hey Jack, is there fluid in the L bumper shock?
>
> Don't think so but I've not cut any of mine up; they're in boxes, resting
peacefully in good shape. I took them off in the '80s 'cause they're so darn
heavy, replacing them with aluminum weldments holding stock L bumpers (until
I changed them, too). What I was told was, there's rubber bonded between
two tubular steel halves of the rams, with the bore in the outer ram being
tapered. I can see some rubber around one end.
Upon a 5 (or maybe a 2-1/2) mph impact, the rubber shears plus the steel
pieces telescope into a slightly too-small hole, which resistence provided
"legal" DOT bumpers for the law at that time. As with most such rules where
lawyers try to design cars, none of the "impact-resistent" bumpers of the
period worked very well for their intended purpose: to protect car bodies and
especially the insurance companies from major expenses in collisions. FWIW- J
Deryke
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