69 Vert project

[RPM 1,190]

6 hours ago, mustangstofear said:

Now that  looks a lot better. I do hope he removed the  headlight buckets. 

If he didn't, at least you won't see any unpainted edges :)  

Education (on his part) Is not free. 

[newstang 388]

Got it back yesterday and seems much better. Fond a bunch of screwups, but i wast expecting perfection after the crap he gave me before.

Started putting on trim today.

 

[mustangstofear 608]

That's how it should have  looked the first time:)

[newstang 388]

10 hours ago, mustangstofear said:

That's how it should have  looked the first time:)

yep. so obviously he is capable of doing the work, he just chose to try and screw me. 

at least it cost him materials and time, hopefully he learns from this.

[newstang 388]

In all the years i've been messing around with mustangs i have still till this day no idea what goes here and why. is a bracket?

 

[Vicfreg 771]

My 1968 coupe has a bumper like that, and there’s a bracket that mounts to the end of the bumper and attaches to the front fender

 

[Vicfreg 771]

https://www.cjponyparts.com/front-bumper-to-fender-bracket-passenger-side-1967-1968/p/HW1433/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwlJfsBRDUARIsAIDHsWqV65TM_xiSFoazmkSvV9rkEEh6fuw-QwQCk2ekttj9ah4Ql12vHzMaAtxiEALw_wcB

 

 

[jmlay 80]

Yes, 69 and 70 have a bracket also. 

[JET 445 43]

And if that is a repro bumper you might have to make your own brackets because the original bracket may be too short. Some repro bumpers are wider than the original.

[newstang 388]

wow, i never would have thought that it would have those there, are they hidden? they dont look to be something id want to see

 

[Caseyrhe 650]

They are visible to an extent and so help support the bumper ends.  I used a thin rubber washer between the bracket and paint as to not scratch the paint. 

[aslanefe 333]

I don’t think the bracket and hardware set  Jimlay posted is correct for 69 and 70. The brackets are attached to the bumper with chrome headed bolts and nuts (like the chrome headed bolts that attach the bumpers to main brackets). The bracket is attached to the valance with bolts and nuts (and I also put rubber washers between bracket and valance). No place to use the clip nuts shown in the picture. Also, the middle section of the brackets (the section between 2 bends) seems longer than the ones in the picture for 69 and 70.

[mustangstofear 608]

That is the correct  setup,  just missing 2 chrome  bolts. 

[aslanefe 333]

3 hours ago, mustangstofear said:

That is the correct  setup,  just missing 2 chrome  bolts. 

If that is the correct setup where do you attach the clip nuts?

[mustangstofear 608]

You could put the J-clip on the outside of the bracket and  run the bolt from the inside of the  valance.  Not exactly  Concourse  correct,  but will work. 

[Caseyrhe 650]

The lower valence hole is squared off. The 69 coupe I bought several years ago had the square push in plastic pieces (like for the rear license plate)and a screw held the bracket in place. I also noticed when opening the chrome bumper bolt kit, it came with 2 screws in the bag for the smaller chrome bolts for attaching bracket.

[aslanefe 333]

2 hours ago, Caseyrhe said:

The lower valence hole is squared off. The 69 coupe I bought several years ago had the square push in plastic pieces (like for the rear license plate)and a screw held the bracket in place. I also noticed when opening the chrome bumper bolt kit, it came with 2 screws in the bag for the smaller chrome bolts for attaching bracket.

Square push in plastic nut makes sense. Then you don’t need to put a rubber washer between the bracket and the valance.

[Mike65 475]

This is the bracket for the bumper end to the valance for a 69/70. https://www.cjponyparts.com/bumper-fender-bracket-front-1969-1970/p/HW1435/

Bumper bolt kit. https://www.cjponyparts.com/bumper-bolt-kit-deluxe-w-wave-washers-32-1969/p/HW580/

 

[mustangstofear 608]

5.00 a piece for the  bracket  !!!!!!!  Looks like  I should  make them for  half that price  :)

[newstang 388]

i thinks ill keep them off. i dont really see a benefit to having them on.

here is what i did today

 

 

[Ridge Runner 1,112]

Very nice !

The brackets do keep the end of the bumper from flopping around

[69Stanger408 82]

I'm in the process of purchasing halos but have not found anything that has great reviews. Which brand/part number for your installed halo headlights? Did you have any issues with the trim ring fitting?

[stangs-R-me 120]

Front Bumper corner brackets:

When I got my car back from paint in 1982, I first re-mounted the old & bent up bumper that came with the car so these brackets did not line up at all with my brand new valance.   When I finally got new bumpers, I got all new and correct hardware for these brackets and then painted the brackets black.   With the new bumper in place, they still were off as far as lining up with the holes so instead of spending a bunch of time bending them to fit then re-painting them, I just left them off.   

Shortly after, I rear-ended a Nova (low speed) and flattened the nose of my new bumper and the upper valance behind it.   The ends of the bumper also popped away from the sides of the car and if these two brackets had been in place they would have likely ripped though my brand new lower valance which I would have also have had to fix or replace and re-paint.   Instead I just needed to straighten and re-paint the upper valance that goes between the headlight buckets and replace the bumper.   May have needed to replace or repair / re-paint the lower trim panel and edge trim, but don't remember exactly.   Not having to touch the lower valance saved me a bunch of $$.

I bought a NEW set of these corner brackets about 10 years ago thinking I would finally try and install them but they needed tweaking too to fit so I again gave up.  

Quite honestly, I think the bumper has plenty of support from the inner and outer brackets that I doubt there is ever any "movement" way out on the ends.

Doug

[bryonbush 85]

I see you went with the same LED taillights as me. just a heads up, the reflector that's in the middle of the lights will start popping off. they are held in place by crappy double sided tape. I went in and removed the tape, then super glued them down. for how much they are, you would think that the tape of securement of the reflectors would be better.

[newstang 388]

9 hours ago, 69Stanger408 said:

I'm in the process of purchasing halos but have not found anything that has great reviews. Which brand/part number for your installed halo headlights? Did you have any issues with the trim ring fitting?

those lights are Octane lighting, i got them off ebay. The ones on this car has the switchback halo, they are white with park lamps and go yellow with turn sig.

there are some standoff tabs spot welded to the back of the lamp housing, i snip them off so the trim ring will fit.