Rot Under Rear Bumper Rear bumper removed and some rot is found!!!
Rot Under Rear Bumper Driver's side bumper mount.
Rot Under Rear Bumper Another angle of the driver's side bumper body mount.
Rot Under Rear Bumper Close up of the driver's side bumper mount.
Rot Under Rear Bumper The passenger side bumper mount is not nearly as bad.
Rot Under Rear Bumper Slightly different angle of the passenger side.
Rot Under Rear Bumper Also discovered a small hole in the trunk pan.
Rot Under Rear Bumper Same hole alittle better shot.
Rot Under Rear Bumper This is the bumper reinforcing member in the trunk. It can't be seen but the mettal under the bracket is gone!!!
Rot Under Rear Bumper This is the chassis where the leaf spring attaches. The bumper also mounts to the chassis at this point, but it is rotted away!!!
Rot Under Rear Bumper The driver's side leaf spring has good metal on one side but the other only has about 1/4" of metal.
Rot Under Rear Bumper The chassis should continue all the way to the rear trunk panel and have a flange to mount the bumper too, but is fell out when the bumper was removed.
Rot Under Rear Bumper Rear trunk panel, valance panel, trunk extension, short piece of chassis, and bumper bracket rotted away. All needs to be patched or replaced.
