Disapointing bumper..

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  1. rthomas771

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    Here is what I went through to put a small 73 rear bumper on my 74 http://1bad6t.com/Maverick/maverick_4.html

    I then turned around and swapped to 71 Grabber quarter extensions a few weeks later. This required different bumper brace and different upper/lower quarter extensions.
     
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    Alright, heading up there now. will take pics and try to instal it
     
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    Okay still couldnt get pictures, camera died.
    But i hung up the rear bumper and it looks like its ganna work, just gatta get the extensions. Thanks for the tips guys.
    Now it just leaves me for the front. Im ganna work on pics cause it deffenently would be easier to ask. but how do i bolt up the front bumper? Do i just drill holes into the bracket and use the same bolts that held up old bracket?
    Also, how far out does the bumper sit?
     
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    your gonna need this for the front bumper swap :) FRAME_SNsmallbumper.JPG
     
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    Matterick Matt Somerville

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    in 73 they used way bigger peices therefore the bumper pushed out but if your going for the exact replica of a 70 to 72 like i did, you need these :)

    View attachment 32152
     
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    Where does that go?
     
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    Found it! this is a pic that looks exactly how mine hangs over.
    mcg_73comet_27.JPG
     
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    Does it just look like it hangs over because of the extensions?
     
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    you replace the peice i'm holding up with the little ones. its also the peice pushing the bumper back.
    View attachment 32157
     
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    That's a '73, which like was said earlier, sticks out further from the tail light panel then the 70-72. Are you talking about how it sticks out on the ends? Looks like this one is just a victim of a parking lot pole.
     
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