# Datsun 280Z Restoration (Mother's Day update!) -Shaved Bumper

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**Created:** [February 27, 2007, 9:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/datsun-280z-restoration-mothers-day-update-shaved-bumper/25179 "2007-02-27T09:54:55Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 12, 2007, 9:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/datsun-280z-restoration-mothers-day-update-shaved-bumper/25179/38 "2007-05-12T21:43:00Z")

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Mother’s Day Update!!!

Whip out your razorblade folks, it’s time for a shave 🙂

So, originally I was going to put the car on a rotissarie to replace the frame rails. But because I’m cutting the the rails AND floors out now, there was no need to flip it over, so I decided to go ahead and finish up shaving the bumper today.

Damn glad I didn’t use the bumper mounts to hold the weight. Theses things were rusted to shit!

![http://farm1.static.flickr.com/232/495645888_774ccabb3b_o.jpg](http://farm1.static.flickr.com/232/495645888_774ccabb3b_o.jpg)

Left side. Pulled the bumper mounts out and tossed 'em. Then made a template. This is where I ended up making a TON more work for myself. Pics below…  
 ![http://farm1.static.flickr.com/201/495645894_b417853ce9_o.jpg](http://farm1.static.flickr.com/201/495645894_b417853ce9_o.jpg)

Cut out.  
 ![http://farm1.static.flickr.com/219/495645896_cd4b7b7aee_o.jpg](http://farm1.static.flickr.com/219/495645896_cd4b7b7aee_o.jpg)

Welded in. See those tiger scratches. Yeah. I had to friggin mangle the piece to shape it right because I gave it a rough shape before putting it in. Right after I spent 2 hours doing this I finally discovered why it was such a pita to fit right. At the very bottom of the bumper, it curves inward at about a 35 degree angle, like a reverse lip. I put that lip in the new piece before I welded anything in. Bad idea. It prevented me from bending the metal along the bottom in the other direction. Lesson learned. The right side took about 1/4 of the time to complete, and even came out better.  
 ![http://farm1.static.flickr.com/197/495645924_997544a37b_o.jpg](http://farm1.static.flickr.com/197/495645924_997544a37b_o.jpg)

Right side ready to go. Forgot to take a pic of it cut out, but you get the idea.

![http://farm1.static.flickr.com/213/495645926_4f3d2fba91_o.jpg](http://farm1.static.flickr.com/213/495645926_4f3d2fba91_o.jpg)

Left side done , after grinding, grinding, and more grinding. Blah!  
 ![http://farm1.static.flickr.com/201/495645928_81c622d30e_o.jpg](http://farm1.static.flickr.com/201/495645928_81c622d30e_o.jpg)

Right side done. Piece of friggin cake 🙂  
 ![http://farm1.static.flickr.com/215/495648834_7d3bcd6d9e_o.jpg](http://farm1.static.flickr.com/215/495648834_7d3bcd6d9e_o.jpg)

Pure beauty. I Love it! I have a rinky dink hole left that i’ll patch up in 15 min, but after spending 4 hours just on that left side, and under an hour on the right, I was done for the day  
 ![http://farm1.static.flickr.com/212/495648850_d7c2667f7f_o.jpg](http://farm1.static.flickr.com/212/495648850_d7c2667f7f_o.jpg)

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