hay guys my latest idea for the mini is the smooth look, i wanna de bumper it, firstly is it legal in nsw ? welding is not an issue, i just dont wanna do something that cant easily be reversed if its not legal, i know ozmotorsports old clubby had no bumper on the rear , but is it legal or not?

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check your PM, Ben.

I'm also interested, any shareable info there JAM?

thanx m8, ill post the reply if it is relevant

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Ben will hopefully share any info he finds out. All I had was a contact, nothing about de bumpering.

We drove our Clubbie for years with no front bumper. Never pinged.
No bumper= better safety for pedestrians..

Anyhow, it's a bit rich calling it a `bumper'. Embellisher strip more like.
To see real bumpers refer mid `70s Fords or Valiants- you jacked the car from them!
<edit> And, they were factory recommended by Chrysler for push starting...

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its just bling......nothing more.

not sure about up there, but here its fine to do aslong as there are no sharp edges which could cut up a person if you hit them.

I'm not really a fan of debumpering, or deseaming for that matter. But there have been a few projects that i have seen debumpered and they looked alright, but not outstanding. IMHO i think that it kind of makes the car look out of proportion

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Deseaming is now illegal in NZ AFAIK, even with an engineer's cert. I used to like the look but now I can't stand it as I keep thinking about the lack of strength and anyway, it's a mini - they have seams. Losing the front bumper on a custom Clubbie though is fine by me, stylewise.

Saw a fastback Mini this morning. I think it's a Broadspeed. My wife loved it, really loved it. Now some sort of kit to do that would be great, as I think the originals are probably out of my price range. Oh, and on them, the deseamed roof looks fine.

I don't see why it can't be done. The bumpers are designed to be easy and cheap to replace after a minor accident.
My preference- roundies with bumpers, clubbies with them thrown away.

looks like its a no go

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If thats the case I'm in trouble going for my Blue slip I'll have a go anyway

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let us know how u go m8.

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Hey Ben,

All my seams have been removed bar the roof one. I have to say it looks sh!t hot. Alot of work went into it. As for the bumpers, I have not got mine registered yet but it would not be difficult to make up some brackets to temperarily hold the bumbers in place.

On the rears, i forsee mounting the brackets under the boot hinge and the fronts, mount a bracket that goes to the subframe mounts.

As for behavior in an accident - . I'm sure the bumbers were only mounted to the seam out of convenience.

My 2c worth.

JC

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