build a wrap-around rear '73 bumper

[haycait911]

I like the look of the side bumpers on the car but don't like the way the line is broken up by the bumperettes/rear panel. I'd like a wrap-around look. My plan is to lay my hands on a few rear bumpers (I'm figuring on 6 or 7 because I can only get about 5" or 6" out of each one ) and butt weld approx 5 of them together to form the middle section of one complete wrap-around bumper. Has anyone ever seen something like this? I could also do fiberglass but welding is probably easier. I'm a bodyman by trade so this isn't as far-fetched as it sounds. If anyone knows of a fiberglass bumper out there like this please let me know so I can avoid a bunch of work. Also, does anyone have 6 or 7 rear bumpers they'd like to unload? Dented up ok, left or right unimportant, can't be rusty. Thanks, Don.

[Bryan Beaumont]

Sounds like you are describing Jack Olsen's '72 911, aka Black Beauty
II or BBII. I believe the panel on Jack's is fiberglass and still available
by the original manufacturer of this part. Get a hold of Jack Olsen on
this board or do a search and I'm sure it is described in detail in one of
Jack's posts. Good Luck

[haycait911]

not quite what I'm thinking, picture the part under the tailights and quarters running completely around the back end. can someone tell me how to get pictures on here, I'm a computer idiot! Don.

[wesayso]

I have seen pictures of 2 cars like that on this forum. I can't remember where though.. wouldn't a '73 911T front bumper be a good match for the inbetween part?

[Matt Holcomb]

Originally posted by Bryan Beaumont
Sounds like you are describing Jack Olsen's '72 911, aka Black Beauty
II or BBII. I believe the panel on Jack's is fiberglass and still available
by the original manufacturer of this part. Get a hold of Jack Olsen on
this board or do a search and I'm sure it is described in detail in one of
Jack's posts. Good Luck

What an ugly car.

[obrut]

i think john walker made something like this using a couple of front bumpers for his speedster.

a search for walker + speedster should find some pics.

[T77911S]

thats a bad boy!!!

[wesayso]

Here's John Walker's Speedster:



From: 73 speedster

I'm guessing the outer parts of his bumper are from an SC...

[john walker's workshop]

another one a friend made.

[haycait911]

thanks guys, it never occurred to me to use a front bumper for the center section. ( my car has a fiberglass 's' front ). should cut down drastically on the welding. Don.

[Early_S_Man]

Mitcom was the source for Jack Olsen's rear bumper back in the '70s and '80s, but they no longer exist ... per TRE in this thread:

Mitcom Racing Equipment?