[EricH]

Originally Posted by StephenNutt

I don't see anything in the rules that talks about the vertical backing of the bumper, only horizontal backing. Could I legally have a bumper that ran the whole length of the frame but vertically only slightly overlapped the frame member?

As long as that slight overlap is fairly solid, I don't think you'd have a problem.

Understand that this is not a blanket OK--I'd actually need to SEE the setup, and some inspectors will test suspect mountings by trying to simulate game interactions. But if you plan carefully, you should be OK.