Disapointing bumper..

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  1. Matterick

    Matterick Matt Somerville

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    well i have two of the little peices that you'd need but i'm not sure exactly how it works for the Comets. :)
     
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    Im not having trouble with brackets, its the bumper its self.
    But im ganna give it a shot tomorrow and play with it, thanks guys!
    By the way, do you happen to know where i can get that peice that sits below the bumper?
     
    Kmurray337, Feb 24, 2009
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  3. Matterick

    Matterick Matt Somerville

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    sounds like Bluegene might have one of the rock guards for the front bumper. send him a PM
     
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    The front filler panel that you have will work fine. If you look at it you will notice there is a pattern line, take and measure about 1 1/2" from that line so so you will be removing the excess rubber . This will be just what you want it will allow the filler panel to go underneath your smaller bumper thus giving you a nice job at a cost of your time. It should take you about 15 minutes and the bumer will slide right into place!!
     
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    Bryant forgot more than learned

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    if you have 73 bumper brackets, they stick the rear bumper out further than the earler ones. the pice below the bumper is called a gravel pan or rear valance.
     
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  6. Matterick

    Matterick Matt Somerville

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    as for the rear valence put a wanted out out there :thumbs2:
     
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    alright awesome
    thanks for the advice guys hopfully itll work, is there a way i can change the brackets i have?
    Will do with the rear valence
     
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    rayzorsharp I "AM" a Maverick!

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    If your bumper hangs over on the sides, I still say the same as some of the others mentioned...Mustang bumper. I had a 70 Mustang bumper sitting beside a Maverick bumper before and both looked incredibly alike other than the Mustang bumper was a couple inches wider which would make it about an inch wide on each side.
     
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    Matterick Matt Somerville

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    yea sounds like its a mustang bumper...
     
    Matterick, Feb 25, 2009
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    You took bumpers off a Maverick to put on a Comet?... methinks the hood, grill, bumpers and possibly the bracket in center in front of the rad are all different. Comets project outwards by a few inches I think.

    Suppose you could sell the bumpers or convert the whole front end?

    Whisky
     
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    If you are having problems mounting the rear bumper to a 74 ... do you also have the 70-73 rear quarter extensions and the little filler pieces that go under them and into the top of the bumper ends?

    A thin rear bumper is not going to work with later fender extensions.

    Look a Mattricks picture ... do your extensions curve like that? ... or are they almost straight up and down (later ones).
     
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    No i dont have those extensions either..
     
    Kmurray337, Feb 25, 2009
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    Lots of wild speculation here could be solved by above suggestions.
     
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    I agree... :yup: I just read the whole thread.
     
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    Dave B I like Mavericks!

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    And did anyone mention that 73's used different brackets than 70-72's?
     
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