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Re: Bumper Modification 200 1981

posted by  someone claiming to be Don Foster on  Thu Dec 7 06:10 CST 2000 [RELATED]

"Don exagerates a bit."

Well, not exactly exagerating, but I did sidestep the engineering details. I know well the aluminum subframe. One morning several years ago, wife backed her 740 outta the garage and kissed the rear bumper on daughter's (now my) '86 245.

Result: Loud noise, 240 bumper laying on the ground, scrape in side of 740, and me very, very unhappy (resulting in more loud noise).

I removed the black plastic cover and reattached the aluminum frame using new bolts and big mutha washers to cover the holes torn at the original bolts.

I think the aluminum subframe is manufactured by Alcoa after they finish their aluminum foil run for the day, and on the same mills.



Don Foster (near Cape Cod, MA)





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