Need Help to Bypass Gov't Regs

der Spieler · #11 08-13-2008, 12:43 PM

Iowa has the same bumper/fender requirement. I was lucky that I knew someone who was a car builder who knew an inspector so I got mine inspected before the car was half completed. I was told that I could have just made brackets and attached 2x4s for bumpers and I could have made fenders out of corrugated cardboard, shaped them and laminated them with fiberglass resin and made temporary mounts. I don't know if that would have passed or not. As I said in another thread, I don't understand why they have the requirement. After the car passes inspection the fenders and bumpers are coming off and not having them is never enforced so what's the point. Steve

snowtires · #12 08-13-2008, 08:58 PM

Hey Craig,

If you go tjo the Pony on a Sunday Night at Grant park and speak to a Liz Kitzel, She has been driving a Bucket for many years (Lipstick run) and aworks for the city. She does not run bumpers but has a small P/U box on the back. I don't want to run bumpwers either thats why i dug into it

Give it a whirl

all-world1 · #13 08-13-2008, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by snowtires

Hey Craig,

If you go tjo the Pony on a Sunday Night at Grant park and speak to a Liz Kitzel, She has been driving a Bucket for many years (Lipstick run) and aworks for the city. She does not run bumpers but has a small P/U box on the back. I don't want to run bumpwers either thats why i dug into it

Give it a whirl

I've seen her car and now it's worth a chat. Thanks man.

RPM · #14 08-13-2008, 09:06 PM

But a lot of Model Ts didn't come from the factory with bumpers or fenders, did they? No bumpers and one has no fenders.
http://www.modelt.org/tparty2008/2008TPARTYPICS.htm

all-world1 · #15 08-13-2008, 09:10 PM

You guys are geniuses, I never thought of push/nerf bars. It's worth looking into to see if they would be allowed, and then the next step is to design a removable version, especially for the front.

Thanks for everyone's input...it's greatly appreciated. Please keep me in mind if you ever come across any pics I could use.

Youngster · #16 08-13-2008, 11:50 PM

The Model T's all came with fenders from the factory. The ones pictured above are speedsters that were built from stock T's. As for bumpers, They were an option in '26 and standard in late '27.

Ron

der Spieler · #17 08-13-2008, 11:53 PM

I didn't realize they were as tall as they are. I'm not positive but isn't that a 200 pound Bull Mastiff by the black car?

Youngster · #18 08-14-2008, 12:10 AM

Man, everytime I see a speedster like the green one , I start getting the urge to build one. That one's even got a dropped axle on it. Guess I'll just have to be content to have a speedster on my bucket (pun intended) list for now.

Ron

Youngster · #19 08-14-2008, 01:38 PM

Here's a link I found today about cycle fenders.

Cycle fender bracket suggestions

Ron

all-world1 · #20 08-15-2008, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by putz

I saw a guy witha back bumper made froma hydraulic cylinderHe picked up from a hydraulics repair business they come in 2 and 3" sizes are chrome.These also protect in case of rear collision where is your gas tank? I was also talking with RPM about that gas tank pickups should not be on the bottom in case of accident then all the gas drains.

Gas tank will be above the model A crossmember. The hydraulic cylinder sounds interesting but I can't picture what the end result looks like.