[Spits] 1980 Bumper Conversion

[Nolan]

You can notch the triangular piece in back of the big plate in order to fit 
the bumper behind it.  It's a tight fit.  I did it at first, but don't 
recommend it.  No overriders fit this way.

Next up is to simply cut off the big plate.  That's the easiest and most 
effective way to go.  Depending on the overriders you want to use, there can 
be some trouble due to the width your leaving on the frame box this way.

And lastly comes removing the side pieces of that big plate, bringing the 
frame box down to the original width..  The plates are not simply welded on 
to the front, there are side plates as well.  This is remarkably tedious as 
the spot welding is sporatically located, and profuse.


----- Original Message ----- 

> Well, I'm biting the bullet and started the process to convert my 1980
> Spitfire's rubber bumpers to chrome bumpers over the winter.
>
> When I tried to trial-fit the chrome bumper to the car, it didn't fit.  It
> now appears that I have to grind down some of the metal that supports the
> vertical channel in order to mount the US-style over-riders.  Am I 
> correct?
> Has anyone done this conversion already?