[triathlonx13]

Has anyone used the Fiberglass direct bolt on Nose / Bumper for a 1970 GTO? Sold by Tamraz's Parts Discount Warehouse? http://stores.ebay.com/Tamrazs-Parts-Discount-Warehouse

Looking for information on fit and finish.

[HPA-BODIES]

Dont know if this helps but I bought the 72 front bumper and it fit really well with little work hardest part was making mounts for the grills.

[triathlonx13]

Thanks for your comments.

[Steve Barcak]

I've done a few of them over the years. I have one on my '72 and I built one for my sister on her '70. Is was a lot of work to get them to fit, etc but to reap the benefits all these years is well worth doing it. better braking, less nose dive, better cornering, etc, etc.
good luck with it
Steve Barcak www.pontiacheaven.org

"Real Pontiacs only...no corporate nonsense!"

[Dan Linebarger]

I used one on my restoration. It fit very well. We had to make some tabs for bolt on stuff. I had the body shop to run a small piece of angle steel just inside the top lip all the way across the top. They glued it in and smoothed it up so it looked thick like a stock bumper and it really made it stiff. Without it, you could place you hand in the top inside part of the bumper and with a little weight, it would flex.

[triathlonx13]

Originally Posted by Dan Linebarger

I used one on my restoration. It fit very well. We had to make some tabs for bolt on stuff. I had the body shop to run a small piece of angle steel just inside the top lip all the way across the top. They glued it in and smoothed it up so it looked thick like a stock bumper and it really made it stiff. Without it, you could place you hand in the top inside part of the bumper and with a little weight, it would flex.

Thanks for the tip !!!

[sdx455]

did you ever use it ? I am ready to order one , this one seems a bit high but i like that the opening are cut and the lower valance is not attached like the other co. let me know

[Forrest]

they want 123.00 ( that's the cheapest to ga. other areas are higher) to ship??? These are very light, although they are long. Seems very high to ship

[Forrest]

Not to mention, just checked and I can get a repro rear bumper shipped for 52.00 !! Somethings wrong with the shipping price of these fiberglass front bumpers

[J GLASGO]

I bought one last year,and it is very nice.I had over 400 dollars in it with shipping.I ended up using the original,but i sure wanted to use this one,it only weighs about 7 pounds.I am going to sell it if anybodys interested.Need some dough for this years racing improvements.

[Forrest]

pm sent

[sdx455]

I ordered one yesterday ,they say they have to make it takes a week. thought they would have them in stock

[thirtypointer]

SDX please post how it works out for you. My bumper is needs some work and I like the sound of what you and some of the others are doing.

Dan

[Terry Gartner]

Dittto, my orignal bumper gets worse every time I raise the car.

[PaulatFast]

I used one on Milts 70 Judge racecar, overall the finish and quality was alright. The biggest issue I had was the nose was a 1/4" too narrow on each side. I split the sides and glassed the gaps. The sides could have been built up but the top ridge wouldn't have lined up.

[sdx455]

Well I Just recieved mine ,Purchased from Tamraz ,but looks like it dropped shipped from a place called Glasstek,I have only looked at it ,do not have it at home yet to see how lines up . Not much to bolt too .looks like it will be some challenging engineering to try and attach brackets and lights ....It would Be nice to get some advise and pics from someone whos done this before....

[steve v]

Has anyone given thought to the lack of protection in a head on collision with a fiberglass front bumper? It's basically just a plastic shell to hold your grills & headlights, nothing more.

I had a 'glass bumper on a 71 TA years ago and while there's benefits to the lighter nose, the thought of some jagg off crossing the centerline in front of me & using my car as a crumple zone made me nervous as heck every time I drove the car. The original endura would offer more protection & likely reduce the damage to both the car & my body. There's still plenty of original bumpers out there, they usually need work but probably no more than making the 'glass unit work.

I don't think I'd want a glass front bumper on anything but a race car.

[PaulatFast]

Originally Posted by steve v

Has anyone given thought to the lack of protection in a head on collision with a fiberglass front bumper? It's basically just a plastic shell to hold your grills & headlights, nothing more.

I had a 'glass bumper on a 71 TA years ago and while there's benefits to the lighter nose, the thought of some jagg off crossing the centerline in front of me & using my car as a crumple zone made me nervous as heck every time I drove the car. The original endura would offer more protection & likely reduce the damage to both the car & my body. There's still plenty of original bumpers out there, they usually need work but probably no more than making the 'glass unit work.

I don't think I'd want a glass front bumper on anything but a race car.

I agree 100%

[sdx455]

Gave it thought ,Doesnt bother me , Also I have the original endura, Here is the situation the piece looks atleast 1/2 " shorter in overall length . Dont think I can move fenders in and have the hood close , Paulafast said it earlier dont know how you (cut&paste )yet Split the sides and glassed the gaps....any way looking for solutions . Why would they make it too small ?is a fiberglass hood not as wide ?I will be calling them .Just to see what they say...

[PaulatFast]

That's exactly how Milt's fit. I cut the top about a half inch in from the outside edge, all the way to the front of the nose at the point. The bottom about the same. I used a bolt dropped down into the cut to hold it open the propper amount while I glassed it up. That has to be hard to follow, I don't know how else to describe what was done.