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Use a pre 73 dart or duster front bumper on my 74 dart sport?
« on: February 16, 2007, 06:44:46 PM »

My dart has the pointed bumper with the big bumper-ettes.....can I run a straight bumper from an earlier A body?  Thinking of fiberglass as an option here too.
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Re: Use a pre 73 dart or duster front bumper on my 74 dart sport?
« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2007, 06:55:15 PM »

as far as i know, you would have to change the fenders and hood and grill too (the hood and grill are pointed too)
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Re: Use a pre 73 dart or duster front bumper on my 74 dart sport?
« Reply #2 on: February 17, 2007, 10:43:38 AM »

No.  I am not thinking of changing the grill or hood or fenders...the pointed centre area doesnt seem to carry below the grill and ends just above the bumper...the car should be all flat at bumper level so fitting a straight across bumper should only be a matter of if holes in the bumper (do the fiberglass bumpers come predrilled?) will line up or if changing brackets / locations to match the new bumper holes is a possibility.  Likey I would go glass if its a fit.
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Re: Use a pre 73 dart or duster front bumper on my 74 dart sport?
« Reply #3 on: February 17, 2007, 11:12:49 AM »

maybe somebody else will chime in, but i know that the bumpers on my 70 and 75 have very different mounting brackets. I hope you can get it to fit though. good luck.          -Evan
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Re: Use a pre 73 dart or duster front bumper on my 74 dart sport?
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2007, 01:50:39 PM »

My 74 Swinger is pointed from the hood down to the bumper. And I dont like it  Frustrated I am looking at 70-72 fiberglass fenders from AAR.

Hope that helps,
Ryan
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Re: Use a pre 73 dart or duster front bumper on my 74 dart sport?
« Reply #5 on: February 21, 2007, 09:21:27 PM »

I changed the bumpers on my 74 duster to 1970, but needed to change the brackets as well.....Kim.......
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