Rear bumper alignment

[ZCarr]

 

[ZCarr]

I had new quarter panels put on the car and they don’t come with the bumper holes pre drilled. I have the bumper bolted to the car but need some guidance on how to align the bumper. I do have play in the runner bumper, it will stretch flush to the quarter, is this how it is supposed to go?

 

[ZCarr]

Can anyone at least verify that the rubber bumper is pushed all the way against the quarter panel, can see it without disassembling the car

 

[fltinstructor]

That picture is so large I can't tell what I'm looking at.

 

[COPO]

Lots of useless closeups IMO. Can’t help with those pics. Good pics if you were selling a watch in eBay. This isn’t the 1st time responders have asked for pics that were farther away.

 

['70 Z/28 RS]

Speaking of rear bumper alignment, I noticed when I got my Camaro that the rear license plate is too close to the bumper, so when I get gas I can't properly lay the plate horizontal like it's supposed to be, or it will try and scratch the top of the bumper.

So, I just take the plate off, pump the gas, then put the plate back on again. I barely drive it though, but it's still a hassle. Actually think I need to take it to a body shop and have them bend the bumper a bit, if possible. At first I thought that whoever restored the car may have put a '69 license plate holder on there, but nope, it's a '70 one.

 

[COPO]

^Odd^

Mine

 

[procharged81]

The pictures are hard to decipher, but I think I see what you mean. I’m in the process of taking mine apart for paint. Here are pictures of my gaps and how they are set. However, I don’t have those crappy rubber bumpers, mine are fiberglass so I was able to glass them and make them fit better. My quarters are all original

 

['70 Z/28 RS]

^Odd^

Mine

I know, it's weird. Either my bumper has to come down a bit, or maybe I can bend those two braces up, that hold the license plate holder. They are pretty thick though and not sure I can bend them.

 

[ZCarr]

The pictures are hard to decipher, but I think I see what you mean. I’m in the process of taking mine apart for paint. Here are pictures of my gaps and how they are set. However, I don’t have those crappy rubber bumpers, mine are fiberglass so I was able to glass them and make them fit better. My quarters are all original

That’s what I was looking for, in the additional photos I uploaded you can see the rubber bumper is notched and it looks like it should flush mount to the quarter. I just wasn’t sure because I had taken the car apart so long ago