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Old Jul 25, 2006 | 06:06 PM
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Taken out there rear bumber supports or 5mph bumber as some call it on a 4th gen TA. Pics or opions on mounts for the bottom of the bumber would help.
Old Jul 27, 2006 | 12:56 AM
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Here is a pretty good writeup where someone else did it:

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/428479/7
Old Jul 27, 2006 | 11:38 AM
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Just be aware that once you remove the rear bumper bar the first thing to be hit in a rear end collision is your gas tank... I do not recommend people do this if the vehicle sees street use, especially city driving.
Old Jul 27, 2006 | 09:39 PM
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For a strip only car, yes go ahead and do it. As mentioned above, if it sees any kind of street use, you're going to want to keep them for safety.

My front and rear honey comb bumpers are gone. I have no supports at all in the rear so there's no way to even push my car. I fabricated some support bars in the front just to keep the nose from sagging. I fabricated it so that I only need to remove about 6 screws, pull a couple of pins and unplug the headlights and the whole front nose of my car comes off. Not something I can do at the track but helps a lot in my garage when I'm working on the engine.
Old Jul 28, 2006 | 02:25 AM
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Originally Posted by tnthub
Just be aware that once you remove the rear bumper bar the first thing to be hit in a rear end collision is your gas tank... I do not recommend people do this if the vehicle sees street use, especially city driving.
You have 1.5 feet frame rails before the tank will be hit. Been there done that. (hit by a volvo for 3 weeks ago)
Old Jul 28, 2006 | 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Lisa33
You have 1.5 feet frame rails before the tank will be hit. Been there done that. (hit by a volvo for 3 weeks ago)
Depends on what you are hit by and from what angle, right?




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