[DeTomaso] Front Bumper Tweak

[jderyke at aol.com]

FWIW, I agree with Julian- to get the chrome plated steel bumper hot enough to work the steel, you'll blue or destroy the original plating, So now you;ll need to find a plating shop that won't lose your reworked part. This will add to the complication & expense of doing this. Instead, I would take the bumper to an old time body shop and ask if their best body man can hammer-and-dolly the piece to your specs. Be prepared to visit several shops- many today are only bondo-shops and you won't find a body dolly anywhere around them. 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Green via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
To: DeTomaso Mail List <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>; Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com>
Sent: Thu, Jun 20, 2019 1:45 pm
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Front Bumper Tweak

  Hi Julian,
  The passenger side is noticeably different, and a bit ugly to me.
  They are not stainless.  I assume they are original early steel
  bumpers, they don't look like pot metal?
  Ken

  On Thursday, June 20, 2019, 1:24:12 PM PDT, Julian Kift
  <julian_kift at hotmail.com> wrote:
  Are these stainless? You will have to be careful not to 'blue' the
  finish if so. If pot metal it's a crap shoot and dependent on quality.
  Is it really discernible when mounted and is it important if it was
  okay for the last 40 years? These cars have to have some character and
  little idiosyncrasies to be semi original!
  Julian
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  Ken Green via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
  Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2019 12:55 PM
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  Subject: [DeTomaso] Front Bumper Tweak

  Mounting early bumpers and in one, the bottom part that the turn signal
  mounts in tilts noticeably forward at the bottom.  I want to straighten
  it.  I think I can heat the metal on each side of the bottom part, and
  carefully bend the lower part back?  This shows the difference between
  the two bumpers and where I would apply heat, any suggestions?
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   FWIW, I agree with Julian- to get the chrome plated steel bumper hot
   enough to work the steel, you'll blue or destroy the original plating,
   So now you;ll need to find a plating shop that won't lose your reworked
   part. This will add to the complication & expense of doing this.
   Instead, I would take the bumper to an old time body shop and ask if
   their best body man can hammer-and-dolly the piece to your specs. Be
   prepared to visit several shops- many today are only bondo-shops and
   you won't find a body dolly anywhere around them.
   -----Original Message-----
   From: Ken Green via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
   To: DeTomaso Mail List <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>; Julian Kift
   <julian_kift at hotmail.com>
   Sent: Thu, Jun 20, 2019 1:45 pm
   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Front Bumper Tweak
     Hi Julian,
     The passenger side is noticeably different, and a bit ugly to me.
     They are not stainless.  I assume they are original early steel
     bumpers, they don't look like pot metal?
     Ken
     On Thursday, June 20, 2019, 1:24:12 PM PDT, Julian Kift
     <[1]julian_kift at hotmail.com> wrote:
     Are these stainless? You will have to be careful not to 'blue' the
     finish if so. If pot metal it's a crap shoot and dependent on
   quality.
     Is it really discernible when mounted and is it important if it was
     okay for the last 40 years? These cars have to have some character
   and
     little idiosyncrasies to be semi original!
     Julian
       __________________________________________________________________
     From: DeTomaso <[2]detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on
   behalf of
     Ken Green via DeTomaso <[3]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
     Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2019 12:55 PM
     To: DeTomaso Mail List
     Subject: [DeTomaso] Front Bumper Tweak
     Mounting early bumpers and in one, the bottom part that the turn
   signal
     mounts in tilts noticeably forward at the bottom.  I want to
   straighten
     it.  I think I can heat the metal on each side of the bottom part,
   and
     carefully bend the lower part back?  This shows the difference
   between
     the two bumpers and where I would apply heat, any suggestions?
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