IanMc Posted April 29, 2018 Posted April 29, 2018 Does anyone know if the rear bumper on Mk1 Cavaliers is the same on both Saloon and Coupe models? Quote
cam.in.head Posted April 30, 2018 Posted April 30, 2018 saloon and coupe are the same yes. hatch is the same bumper but with different brackets.this only aplies to cavs as i think some chrome manta ones had the number plate recess on the top rather than below.(cant just turn them over cos the overrider slots would be on top then too ! please forgive me if im wrong here cos ive only ever owned one actual chrome bumpered manta .everything else has been cavs Quote
IanMc Posted May 1, 2018 Author Posted May 1, 2018 Cheers Chris, I had a feeling that this might be the case. That certainly helps! Quote
Snowy Posted May 1, 2018 Posted May 1, 2018 I'm pretty sure hatch bumpers are wider. Could be wrong. Quote
cam.in.head Posted May 1, 2018 Posted May 1, 2018 ive had a look in the gm parts book and it lists the same part number for bare bumper and same for insert but different bracket numbers. but thats for cavalier. manta and later plastic bumpers may well be different thou 1 Quote
cam.in.head Posted May 1, 2018 Posted May 1, 2018 no worries ian. also if you get chance and dont mind send us a few pics of how you are getting on. cheers. chris. Quote
cam.in.head Posted May 1, 2018 Posted May 1, 2018 got them.thankyou. your doing a great job there .the n/s suspension looks superb especially when comparing it with the other untouched side.the rust on the side of the footwell is pretty standard stuff and not realy as bad as it looks if you consider it as just 3 sides joined together!. template up the side cut back to good metal and replace and you are 1/3 there. etc.same goes for the front bit etc. you will come up with various little obstacles obviously but its. a relatively easy area to work on. its the chassis leg especially the inner part that gets a bit more tricky but nothing you cannot handle im sure.i did all mine with 18 or maybee 16 guage galvanised but thats my preferance and takes a bit more work to weld and the fumes are not good for you but should last longer. i think you will have a challenge if you decide to repair your existing wing thou!.it can be done but there are used replacements out there that would require less work.i suppose when you look at it its 3 main areas realy.the top edge/corner piece,the lower area to sill,and the front to the valance but it will be a good test to your skillls and patience ! good luck with it all and thanks again for the pics Quote
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