[Tripowergoat66]

The bumper is nice, but twisted on the left side. It looks like it was hit to the left of the nose, lower area. Can these bumpers be straightened?

[70KGOLD]

I remember the bumper on my 68 was very heavy. I would say it could be repaired but it wont be a easy task.

[The Boss]

Yes they can be straightened - a good body/frame man can do it.

[Greg Reid]

If you lie awake at night enough, you can think of a lot of ways to manipulate one.
First thing you have to do is realize that you can't hardly hurt it trying to straighten it with anything you might have around the shop.
Come-along, chains, tree stump, fence post, etc.

[Svante 400]

Originally Posted by Greg Reid

If you lie awake at night enough, you can think of a lot of ways to manipulate one.
First thing you have to do is realize that you can't hardly hurt it trying to straighten it with anything you might have around the shop.
Come-along, chains, tree stump, fence post, etc.

There are many ways to do it, but as you se there are also Gregs way, Made my Day

[The Boss]

I love that picture!

You can be real adventurous when you have nothing to loose!

[Aus Goat]

First thing you have to do is realize that you can't hardly hurt it trying to straighten it with anything you might have around the shop.
Come-along, chains, tree stump, fence post, etc.

Greg to you give this material to Jeff Foxworthy " you know you are a redneck when you can panel beat your car with a truck or a tree".
Greg now thats thinking outside the box!!!

[Greg Reid]

The time will come when you realize that the worst you can do is F it up...and since it's already F'd up, why worry? LOL

[Half-Inch Stud]

Post #1 exactly described (s) my 68 Endura: Bent Lower Bar.

After many sleepless bar-bend configurations, I managed to degrade the Endura surface finish for a minor lower bar improvement. Good enough to fit into alignment.

This allows me ample time to find & paint a sweet Starlight Black endura someday.
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Advice on Endura straightning: HYDRAULICS and DYNAMICALLY-Stable Mechanical capture. Push-to-yield in middle of bow while each bowed-end is buck-held.

[Greg Reid]

Originally Posted by Half-Inch Stud

Advice on Endura straightning: HYDRAULICS and DYNAMICALLY-Stable Mechanical capture. Push-to-yield in middle of bow while each bowed-end is buck-held.

Actually used that idea too.....I sat my floorjack on top of a 3 or 4 foot length of 4X6 treated lumber. I laid the bumper on top of the jack and the 4X6 and chained the ends of the bumper to the timber. Raising the jack forced the bumper up in the center and the chains held it down at the ends.
These bumpers are really durable...Believe it or not, letting the full weight of my truck down on the bumper in the photo above had absolutely no effect at all. The bumper held the truck up easily. Had to use another idea that I got from one of the members here...
The photo with the pipe and chain did work for another problem though!

[Half-Inch Stud]

Me thinks the 4X6 was not sufficient. I would have needed an Iron I-beam with the 4X6.

[Greg Reid]

Actually, for the bowed lower bar, it was much easier than I was trying to make it. A fellow PY member gave me the idea......
The solution was to simply cut a small slit in the steel backing at the rear of the lower bar at the deepest bowed out area. Once that was done, the lower bar practically srang back into it's original shape. ONE light whack with a 4 lb hammer did the trick and all that was left was to weld the slit back up. Good as new.

[Half-Inch Stud]

Hmmmmm. THAT bit if information would have been better served WHEN I NEEDED IT!

[Greg Reid]

Ask and ye shall receive....lol

[Half-Inch Stud]

Body Shop Section has an Endura Repaint Thread. That thread has motivated me to re-consider an Endura re-do. In Summary I would:

1. Remove & CONSIDER cut & straighten the Lower Bar, re-weld.
2. SandBlast to reach an all Endura surface.
3. Fill with some sort of Black rubber junk.
4. Spray SEM Gloss Black everywhere.
5. Sand by hand.
6. Go to Step 4 ! Be stuck in Major do-loop until results is smooth.

Seems impossible to get a Bare Endura surface optically smooth.

Me thinks the Metal Bar needs the Endura Rubber RECAST in a precision Bumper Mold.