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Originally Posted by Elliot949
Man that is tough... If you get it straight to the body the Chrome shop "should" be able to make it straight for plating... they straighten wadded up bumpers all the time...
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My worry is that any additional tweaking they do to get it straight might move it enough it wouldn't line up later on.
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Originally Posted by swamp rat
Ya know I think 75% of us would say its perfect... I'm with Elliot on the chrome shop being able to fill the voids to make it straight, I think I'd as least show them and get there opinion...  |
I think my best bet may be to get it as good as I can, then make the decision. Right now things are a bit outta control.
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Originally Posted by Low Elco
If nothing else, there's a pretty good spray chrome place in Wichita. Sorry about the hassle.
Alternative Chrome Creations, in Haysville.
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Thanks, Chip. I used to have some info on a guy in Harrisonville that did the spray chrome also, but must have lost it. That's what happens when you're afflicted with part-timers disease... only remember stuff part of the time.
This morning I squeezed the center gap together a bit more and was satisfied with the result, so I lopped one end off the bumper and began the trial fitting. Mocked up, the end looked like a little more than 2" would tuck it in around where I wanted. Laid out a cut line on the bumper and removed the section and put everything back together. Then it was time to slice open the fender to get the end piece lined up correctly. I marked where the end of the bumper rested and moved back about 3/4" and marked another line. The forward line was just a guess as to how big a chunk I needed to cut out. Some of this material may get patched back in later on or I may have to make an entirely new filler piece.