putting a 72 front bumber on a 73?

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  1. Wesley

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    just wondering on a scale of one to ten how hard this would be any ideas on how to do it etc.
     
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    maverick75 Gotta Love Mavs!

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    I've never had a big bumper car, they say it's easy. If you do the search on this, should find what all needs done and all the correct parts for your project.
     
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    From what I have read up on, it's not that big of a job. :tiphat:
     
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    The biggest hassle is locating all the parts, the actual "swap" is easy :Handshake
     
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    X2 that,i got all of mine for 100 but had to tuck it cause one of the pieces were bent,but stilll looks good!!
     
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    hey guys just picked mine up for FREE the guy i bought the mav from said i could have it! he has a 71 thats being parted and i said ill give him this bumber once its off. and also i am looking at buying another maverick on craigs for 2900 its pushing around 400hp!
     
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