realigning a bumper

[50Traveler]

Anyone have advice on aligning bumpers?<o:p></o:p>The front bumper of my 1946 Studebaker is off center and it bugs me. One iron was broken and welded so I know there is a missing bit of history there. I thought I could shift one side to the other side of the frame and then just shim the other side but there is not enough depth accessible on the inside of the front of the frame without interference from a crossmember. It is only off center by about an inch. Otherwise it is straight and the distance from the grill is uniform

I have made some remarkable progress and hope to have it leave the garage under its own power within a few weeks.

Thank you any and all for whatever suggestions you can make.

Justin

[nvonada]

Hi Justin!

I hope your frame is not bent. That is probably the worst-case scenario here. I am not sure about the 46 but the 41 bumpers are the same front and back and I think the brackets are the same right and left. So you can try swapping the front brackets, flipping the bumpers over, or swapping them front to rear to see if you can get a combination that lines up better. I would measure for you but I know my bumpers are not stock and I suspect the brackets are off a different year car too.

Nathan

[50Traveler]

Where would I be without you? In a week or so when I expect to finally drive the car from the garage I'll have to send you one of the first pictures.

The bumpers on mine are different front to back and top to bottom, but maybe the brackets aren't. I'll take your idea and dismantle all the pieces and try to come up with the best combination. It will be good to compare the repaired one to the same piece from the other side just to see how much difference that compromise makes.

I'll let you now what I find.

Thanks again,

Justin