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OK this should be an easy one. My 72 post L came without the rear bumper installed (it's in pretty bad shape). I was looking for a replacement, but then checked the fit of the old one. My car has a mindspring exhaust systen with the rear tips coming out with an upward slant, the bumper won't fit correctly.
the questions I have are;
Are modifications necc. to the body to put on pre-L bumperetts (sic?)?
Has anyone cut a V in the tailpipes to fold the muffelors/tips down horizontal, then weld the new seam?; I know the previous idea is ugly, hence my next question.
Is a mindspring exhaust system to valuable to cobble like I am suggesting??
P.S. I reallllly like the sound of the mindspring system!

Thanks everyone for the battery input, I am learing alot!!
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First, methinks you've been doing WAY too much computer stuff; the exhaust you probably have is a Mind-train assembly from the 70s. It was heavily performance-oriented and quite loud. Mind-spring is a web provider. MInd-Train asemblies are uncommon so I can't give you much personal advice, except that other owners have solved their exhaust-tip-alignment problems by inserting a large pipe maybe 5 ft long in each tip and leaning heavily on it, sometimes helping with an acetylene torch at the critical spot. Subbinng pre-L bumperetts for L bumpers (front or rear) requires drilling a few mounting holes, adding fender-edging to the bumperetts and finally, filling in the 1-1/2" dia hole in each fender for the L bumper 2-1/2 mph rams.
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