My "new" '74 Duster- or why I need a project like a hole in the head

Dartnut said
I have a Hang 10 rear bumper with the aluminum brackets and it weighs about 45 lbs without the shock absorbers, i thought of going this route too and keeping my '74 bumper.
I don't know if i would use a bumper jack on your set up though, what do you think?

As it sits right now, no I wouldn't use a bumper jack on it. But I wouldn't use a bumper jack anyway, those things are scary. I keep a bottle jack under the spare tire. :D

I may rework that inner bracket, I have an idea to beef it up. I'd have to add another captured nut in the frame though if I really wanted it to work well. I may not worry about it, it holds the bumper on. I don't think those bumpers were that strong originally anyway from a collision standpoint.

roadrunnerh said
Wow, I just read through this thread. I am very impressed with your work!

Thanks! :thumbup:

I do what I can. Not all of its "pretty", but I'm not building a show car. I don't think I really understand show cars anyway. I like to drive the crap out of my cars, so most everything is function based.