Front Bumper Cover Question
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Melting Slicks
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Front Bumper Cover Question
Will a 73 - 74 front bumper cover fit on our '77? I'm only concerned with the body mounting area - not the metal and honeycomb bracing behind the cover factory cover.
If it will fit, the only other issue I see is the grills and blinkers?
Thanks for any help with this,
Adam
If it will fit, the only other issue I see is the grills and blinkers?
Thanks for any help with this,
Adam
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Melting Slicks
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From: Peoria Arizona
Ahh! I didn't realize that - Thanks for the response Paul. I was hoping to eliminate the ugly bumper guards on the front of our '77.
Hmmm... time to spin the brain wheels and come up with plan B.
Adam
Hmmm... time to spin the brain wheels and come up with plan B.
Adam
Last edited by AdamMeh; Apr 8, 2012 at 01:04 PM.
Racer
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From: Wake Forest NC
Will a 73 - 74 front bumper cover fit on our '77? I'm only concerned with the body mounting area - not the metal and honeycomb bracing behind the cover factory cover.
If it will fit, the only other issue I see is the grills and blinkers?
Thanks for any help with this,
Adam
If it will fit, the only other issue I see is the grills and blinkers?
Thanks for any help with this,
Adam
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Melting Slicks
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From: Peoria Arizona
Thanks for posting up,
Adam
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Is that a fiberglass cover? I'm guessing it is since you bonded it. I have been considering doing this to ours - it is a really clean look without the bumper cover seams. I like how much cleaner the front looks without the bumper guards sticking out too... very nice. How did you end up with the recess areas where they were?
Thanks for posting up,
Adam
Thanks for posting up,
Adam
I will be bonding a fiberglass front bumper (and glassing the seam) on in the next week or two... I'll be posting step-by-step as I do it... I have a spare '73 fiberglass front bumper if you want it... It's not a direct fit, but will save you $300... Don't know if the grilles are interchangeable or not... Probably not...
Rogman
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Is that a fiberglass cover? I'm guessing it is since you bonded it. I have been considering doing this to ours - it is a really clean look without the bumper cover seams. I like how much cleaner the front looks without the bumper guards sticking out too... very nice. How did you end up with the recess areas where they were?
Thanks for posting up,
Adam
Thanks for posting up,
Adam
The fangs aren't really bumper guards, they cover the bumper guards underneath the bumper cover; so when the fangs are cut off, they're hollow 'scoops.' I didn't install the 'real' bumper guard piece underneath--which revealed a 'well' in the support. I drilled holes in the well and installed a transmission cooler behind it; so those holes in the bumper cover really are scoops.
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Melting Slicks
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Thanks for the response gkz - it turned out fantastic! Not sure if you're a pro bodyman or not, but you did an outstanding job on that. 
Rogman - Thank you for that very generous offer! I'll send you a PM on this.
Adam
Rogman - Thank you for that very generous offer! I'll send you a PM on this.
Adam
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