1959 356A S/R coupe project chassis # 108625

[JTR70]

Best place to make the changes:
Tube mounted directly to the upright as starting point.
Not only too long now but swings very high and wide with the other end just about where it needs to be.
Everything to in the inside of the guard is stock so this end of the tube would be established first. This 90 degree bend really dictates the uprights orientation. If its not just so the end of the tube would not reach the surface of the bumper. So as you assemble, they tell you exactly where they need to be in relation to one another. The cut and following changes would be made just to the outside of the bumperette mounting hole. With the tube cut I'll not only shorten it but I also be able to index it slightly for a flush fit to the bumper.
This bumper was a Euro-version so it was a clean slate as far as the tube mounting holes went. To locate the hole in just the right spot this temple was taped to the tube end and once I had the tube exactly where I wanted it was peeled free from the tube and simultaneously taped to the bumper. Ready to confidently drill the hole.
Inside of the tube bolted up snug for the first time. So far so good. You can see by this point the bumper mounting bracket has been welding back in for good. Cutting and modifying the bumper through the exhaust arches was the best place to make the changes as this bracket only conceals the weld joint but also reinforces it. Cutting the tube the in half next.

Thanks for looking.

Justin

[JTR70]

Getting ready to make the first cut.
Before cutting the bar it was slid inward by that one inch that was removed out of the bumper to establish where the tip of this tube needs to end up to fit and look correct.
Same paper template procedure to locate the mounting hole as was done on the inside. By this time all the original deco holes were welded closed as they needed a reset as well.
Commitment time. As planned the weld joint will be to the outside of the original upright mounting hole.
Both ends of the tube mounted onto the bumper highlighting how much needs to come out...about an inch.
That one inch section removed here but it won't go into the trash. Its being repurposed as reinforcement sleeve across the final weld joint. In the process of removing width out of it here so it will snuggly fit into the I.D. of the tube halves.

Thanks for looking.
Justin