Front bumper cover removed?

Tried surfing the forums, but havent found a picture of what I need to see.  Trying to find out just what lurks under the front bumper cover without having to actually take it off.  Anybody have a front and/or front 3/4s shot of a RMW with the bumper cover off, like during paint prep, etc?

I don't have a photo but have had mine off what are you looking for? mostly its a steel beam that is the real bumper. Jeff

Try Google (images).  Here's a shot from the first search I did......


Note - This is from the Impala SS forum of a member switching to a Caprice bumper.

bamalongroof wrote:

I don't have a photo but have had mine off what are you looking for? mostly its a steel beam that is the real bumper. Jeff

Kinda wanted to see whats behind that big metal slab. Looking to delete all that mess, bumper, shocks, etc and adapt a rear roll pan to the front bumper. None of the aftermarket manufacturers make a front roll pan like they do rear, for liability reasons I guess.

Throw enough money at it,anythings possible.

There's a shop about thirty minutes from me that does custom work on B-bodies, if it comes to that.

Not too much behind the steel bumper most everything is aft of the core support. If you have RMW the air compressor is on the drivers side but back far enough is should not be an issue. jeff

You should put at least a steel 2 by 6/8, or 3 by 6/8 across the frame ends. It would still allow you to get rid of most of the bumper length, and give you some protection from idiots. It would also give you a place to mount the custom part you are getting.

Have you thought of modifying a urethane cover? You can heat weld the urethane to make it shorter, and add a section if necessary.

MG Davis wrote:

There's a shop about thirty minutes from me that does custom work on B-bodies, if it comes to that.

Thats pretty lucky for you,.

who are they? I;d like to send some business their way,..

Was thinking along those exact lines. Fred. I also have a good body guy who could smooth it all out once it was reshaped.

MG Davis wrote:

There's a shop about thirty minutes from me that does custom work on B-bodies, if it comes to that.

I hope it is not Leepu and Pitbull.

phantom 309 wrote:

MG Davis wrote:

There's a shop about thirty minutes from me that does custom work on B-bodies, if it comes to that.

Thats pretty lucky for you,.

who are they?  I;d like to send some business their way,..

http://www.yelp.com/biz/big-johns-customs-leesburg


They were highly recommended here in an earlier thread.

Have you seen their work? Or did you hear of it word of mouth? Ive heard of that shop before,just cant remember why or what for.

They seem to focus on glass replacement,.

Havent seen it first-hand yet, but they were recommended here. Will likely hop on the bike and tool on out there this weekend.

Andebe wrote:

Have you seen their work? Or did you hear of it word of mouth? Ive heard of that shop before,just cant remember why or what for.

Stingroo...Errrr,former Roo? Recommends them,has seen their work.

Any forum name with 'roo' as a suffix,. does not seem destined for longevity,.

Laughed harder than I should have at that...