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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 02:00 PM
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Will a 80-82 front bumper bolt directly to a 1974 with out any moding?

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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 02:26 PM
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Nope
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Nor will 75-79. Only '73-'74, or the custom '73-74 front bumpers.

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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 02:27 PM
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as long as you get one from a corvette supplyer....ie Ecklers, MidAmerica, Willcox Corvette. You can get one that is made to put on a '74 that looks like the '80s. I don't believe you can take an '80s front bumper and put it on a '74....it has to be made to fit your car. I put an '80s style rear bumper on my '75. It wasn't a perfect fit but not too much of a PIA.
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Thanks guys. I guess that I need to look for a 74 bumper that looks like the 80.
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the 80-82 front bumpers wrap around the front to the wheelweels.
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Old Apr 17, 2009 | 12:08 PM
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Does anyone has a pic of a 73 or 74 with the 80's style front bumper?
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Old Apr 17, 2009 | 05:00 PM
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how bout a 73 bumper on a 78?



check out ecklers.com they might have what you're looking for
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