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Old May 12, 2003 | 11:18 PM
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1st Gen Bumper Swap

dumb question: how easy is it to replace the wraparound urethane bumper on an 83 GSL with the 79 to get that 79 rx-7 look?
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Old May 13, 2003 | 06:02 AM
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change fenders, lower valnece, bumper and shocks for the bumper, and its a bolt in

Still aint gonna help you with the back thats different, well I guess you could do a older bumper on one, but never heard of anyone going back in years ?
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Old May 13, 2003 | 10:07 AM
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i thought about doing this one cus i thought it would be as simple as changing the bumper but mazda was smarter then me..
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Old May 13, 2003 | 12:13 PM
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Your saying you wanna add the bumper from a 79? Hmmmm... I just got rid of my bumpers to ad the later model bumpers. I didn't like the extra weight of the SA bumpers
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Old May 13, 2003 | 09:43 PM
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fenders are identical... true there is a lil more weight... but the later model wraparounds dont quite blend into the body when the sidebumps are removed... how difficult was the swap?
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Old May 13, 2003 | 10:14 PM
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fenders are not identical, you need SA fenders to do it
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Old May 13, 2003 | 10:42 PM
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Exactly, and there is a lot more weight... I'd say close to 100lbs... unles 100#'s isn't much to you? ALmost another person
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Old May 13, 2003 | 10:43 PM
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gamble is right the fenders are not the same. the sa ones also have a little metal air dam thing on the bottom
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Old May 14, 2003 | 02:04 AM
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that sounds like a pain in the ***...
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Old May 14, 2003 | 06:29 AM
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Originally posted by kuhlrx7
gamble is right the fenders are not the same. the sa ones also have a little metal air dam thing on the bottom
I think that was already said, if you look at the bottom of the fenders where the valnce attaches, its a dead giveaway.
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Old May 14, 2003 | 06:03 PM
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i need a rear bumper for a 79
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Old May 14, 2003 | 06:50 PM
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junk yard, or me... i got one, but its so friggen heavy from what i hear, that shipping would suck ***......
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