Hey, Does anyone know if there was a change in front bumper irons over the years? I ask this because my 88 celica convertible st162 bumper iron is quite different to the 86 corona st162 i have. The 'arms' that bolt onto the chassis rail on the corona's bumper iron are heaps longer than the celica's. I might up some pictures tomorrow.
^ Google bumper iron - it's not something i made up! So far the grill, bonnet and pop up headlights have bolted straight up. The celica however has had its chassis rails extended - hence why the bumper iron arms are considerably shorter. Looks like i might have to do some dodgy welding.
sinturion so you are making your corona coupe into a celica? with the lights and etc ? what you doing with the celica when finished swap them over that would be funky!
Get rid of it - its been hit on both the front and the rear - got numerous dodgy repairs and rust. I also found out last night that somewhere water is leaking into the chassis rails.
aww man bl !! thats a real shame could of turned out to be a nice car! after all i guess most of the parts will go on the corona! good luck post some pics of your progress , if you can
The bumper and bumper iron is different too! - its more V shape. Should still look ok with your celica bumper though. You'll need to do some custom mounting with the indicators too.
the indicators are a different size? that shouldnt be a problem. hmm different bumper too. have you swapped the hood too? or do you plan to cut the corona?
I think the indicators are the same size - I have to look at them side by side. At a quick glance the mounting backet is in a different place. I swapped the hood - so currently I have a silver car, with a red front right fender, white bonnet and headlights and no bumper. Looks terrible! I expect the neighbours are going to be moving any moment now!
sorry for dragging your thread off topic from bumper irons.... Until today i'd never searched for a pic of ST162 Corona Coupe. But the name rang a bell, and i knew i had heard about this mod before.... ST162 Corona Coupe ST165 aka Trinity Bumper Iron reinforcement bar EPC: ST162 Corona Coupe AT160, ST160, ST162, ST165 (all years)
looks like there is only minor differences. hmmm...well we will see how it goes. those lights are gunna get on there one way or another. now i need to go find the levin front conversion off club4ag to see how i can get this done. hopefully the turn signals will be the same. take some pics of what you got going on so far sinturion when ya get a chance.
that diagram doesn't really show how the bumper is more V shaped. I'll see if I can post some pics tonight if it isn't raining.
