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Camaro Research Group Discussion => Restoration => Topic started by: sixt9x33rs on September 16, 2010, 11:05:02 AM

Title: Pressed in bumper nut
Post by: sixt9x33rs on September 16, 2010, 11:05:02 AM
Does anyone kow where to buy the pressed in nut that is in the fender extension of a 69 Camaro? This nut holds the front bumper to the car.

Thanks,
Title: Re: Pressed in bumper nut
Post by: big iron on September 16, 2010, 01:20:30 PM
Had the same problem with my 67. Could not find a 3/8"-16 nut (AMK only makes up to 5/16"), so I made one and brazed it in place. After painting it looks just like the original.
Bob
Title: Re: Pressed in bumper nut
Post by: sixt9x33rs on September 17, 2010, 12:57:02 AM
Had the same problem with my 67. Could not find a 3/8"-16 nut (AMK only makes up to 5/16"), so I made one and brazed it in place. After painting it looks just like the original.
Bob
I am not that good...I will have to look for a junk one and press the nut out of a fender extension.
Title: Re: Pressed in bumper nut
Post by: big iron on September 18, 2010, 02:30:44 AM
The inner front bumper extension is only $16.00 from Classic Ind.
Bob
Title: Re: Pressed in bumper nut
Post by: sixt9x33rs on September 18, 2010, 01:59:36 PM
ok thanks
Title: Re: Pressed in bumper nut
Post by: copo on September 20, 2010, 06:51:54 PM
I have a used spare from a old fender extension if you are interested in it.
Title: Re: Pressed in bumper nut
Post by: sixt9x33rs on September 22, 2010, 10:40:23 AM
I have a used spare from a old fender extension if you are interested in it.
yes that would be great. My email is lmshaw@bellsouth.net or pm me.

Thank you
Title: Re: Pressed in bumper nut
Post by: MyRed67 on October 06, 2010, 03:28:11 AM
I have found that most of the Repops. don't have the correct nut attached.  They are usually a hex nut.
Title: Re: Pressed in bumper nut
Post by: JohnZ on October 06, 2010, 04:01:56 PM
I don't think anyone makes a duplicate of the original "pierce-nut"; they were auto-fed into a punch press, which had a die set that pierced the hole, inserted the nut, and peened the corners to retain it in the panel in the stamping plant. We hated them in production - if you cross-threaded the bolt, it would spin the nut out of the hole, and you had to repair it with a loose hex nut.