euro bumper installation

[decalb159]

hi i am trying to install euro bumpers on my 75 alfeta gt but do not know what to do . the euro ss bumpers have a mounting bracket for 2 srews,bolts or pop rivets but do not seem to line up with the bumper shock 4 bolt mount . sugestions thanks and happy motoring decalb

[sfalfa]

There are several ways to go about doing this. The hardest ($$) is to have custom brackets fabricated to match the bumper shock mounting holes and remove the Euro brackets, then reattach custom brackets to the same mounting points.

Or...if you don't mind losing the big rubber over-riders:

You can keep the bumper shocks installed, run a flat piece of aluminum from one shock to the other and mark where the holes on the bumper mount line up with it. Drill holes then mount the single bar spanning the two mounts. Place the bumper over this bar and bumper shocks and take a sharpie or pencil and poke it through the exisiting holes in the bumper to mark on the aluminum bar where to drill a hole. Remove the bar, drill holes where you marked on the bar and then mount the bumper using the existing holes (usually covered by the overriders). If you look below my signature you can see both my Alfettas have Euro bumpers w/o overriders.
If this doesn't make any sense - let me know, I've got a cold and my head is a bit foggy - so I may have to re-explain when I feel better.

[velocewhippet]

Here's another option. I cut off the US bumper mounts from the body and welded in a bracket to use the stock Euro Bumper's mounting bracket. By not using the US bumper brackets, I was able to mount the rear bumper in tight to the body.

As for the first method that sfalfa suggested, I have another set of Euro bumpers that a friend of mine is going to put on his Alfetta and it has the brackets that Jeff B describes. The previous owner was also able to re-install the rubber over-riders.

BTW: That's a great looking Alfetta sfalfa.

Jeff B. (in Seattle, not S.F.)

[La Voce]

I bought a piece of galvanized aluminum fence post top rail at Lowes for $6, inserted it into the mount hole, tapped it in with my open gloved hand, and measured three inches out from the body. I removed and cut the pipe and reinserted it. Repeated on the other side. I cut off the first two inches or so of the mounting ends of the Euro bumper brackets with my dremel, leaving just enough of the bumper bracket still attached (you can set the bumper against the end of the car and eyeball it to judge the distance. It's not super critical, just leave two or three inches of the bracket protruding forward of the bumper's leading edge). I then set the bumper in place by prying outwards a bit on each bumper bracket until each bracket cleared its respective pipe and the bumper slid forward tightly along the outboard edge of the three inch protruding pipe. I had to tap the rubber bumper guard on each end with a small sledge to move the bumper forward along the pipe, it's that tight. I then marked the pipes for drilling, removed the bumper, and drilled a hole all the way through each pipe. No need to drill the bumper bracket. I reset the bumper in place, and using a large fender washer and bolt to pinch the bumper bracket against the pipe (with a self locking nut), I attached the bumper to the pipe. This brings the bumper to within two inches or so of the body. A firm rap on each rubber bumper guard with a sledge hammer drove and wedged the pipe in deeper, resulting in a very nice distance of about an inch or so from the body.