73 front valance

i am trying to find out what a 73 mav looks like with a 73 valance and a small bumper.

 

I have seen them look fine on small bumper cars. Check out fan2488. His has the 73 front valence.

I will admit, it helps that he has the foglights in there...

 

i also closed the opening a little

 

I always thought it gave that old mustang look, like the Eleanor car.

 

how far did you close the space up and how did you do it, is it a metal valance?

 

That valance looks nothing like a stock '73 front valance.

Here is a better example of a stock '73 valance with a small bumper:



No offense to the owner of that car, but it dosen't look right too me.

 

off hand i dont remember how far i closed it. i copied the radius on to sheetmetal then welded it wher i wanted it. i think i have some pictures of the back side.

 

i just didnt care for the wide opening of the stock one

 

Your car looks great! And I agree, if you are going small bumper, the stock '73 valance is not the best one to use.

 

thanks for the pics and info

 

I didn't know that the 73 opening was that wide. I have only seen fan's and assumed it was the original size (but now that he mentions it, I recall him telling me he slimmed it down a bit).

 

I think not running a front plate makes the valance appear pretty wide
myself. The front plate sort of breaks it up.