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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 12:30 AM
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Well, I finally broke down and started back on the diet again. Once I mastered the plastic fasteners the rest was easy. I should be at 3390 with half tank 'o gas. Only hitch was that I couldnt fit the headlights quite right and the hood to header panel gap increased. Not liken it. I'll tweek with it some more this afternoon as the weather will buy me plenty of down time. Did any of you all had this problem (especially before driving fast)?
I tried to upload some pics but they exceed the limits, blah blah blah, I not fighting it tonight.
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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 12:37 AM
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No problems here.
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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 09:55 AM
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We make a support for this. Check our web site.
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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 12:39 PM
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Nice piece, what does it weigh?
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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 07:54 PM
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Oh I failed to mention I made my own. I totally forgot, lol.
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 01:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Dustin
Oh I failed to mention I made my own. I totally forgot, lol.

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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 11:01 AM
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This is one a friend and I made for my car.Worked great and weighs less than 10lbs.
Attached Thumbnails Removed front bumper support...-bumper-support-008-2.jpg   Removed front bumper support...-bumper-support-007-2.jpg  
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 02:59 PM
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Awesome! Looks great too. Did you make this after the front started to sag? and if so how bad was it. I can fix my gap with a little tweeking and some tlc for the head lights . I got a friend whose going to pace me after work and have someone else watch the nose from the speed limit to around a 100 er so to see if its doing something funny. hopefully it want be flexing or at least not enough to notice.
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anyone have pictures of how they braced thier '98 up Camaro front bumper
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by lunatik
Awesome! Looks great too. Did you make this after the front started to sag? and if so how bad was it. I can fix my gap with a little tweeking and some tlc for the head lights . I got a friend whose going to pace me after work and have someone else watch the nose from the speed limit to around a 100 er so to see if its doing something funny. hopefully it want be flexing or at least not enough to notice.
I put it on as soon as I removed the original,so I never had any sag.
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 07:40 PM
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I called my friend and he said he is making bumper supports just like mine for 93-97,98-02 Camaros and 93-97,98-02 Firebird/Trans am also.
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