Bumper bracket fabbing

[Chlngrcrzy]

I am getting ready to put on my bumpers, and i want to suck them in closer to the car like the 70 style challenger. I know a number of you have made this alteration. Without buying the the 70 style brackets, has anyone documented the fabbing of the brackets, and how much to shorten them. The front looks fairly easy to change, probably just sliding the rails in further and drilling new holes. The rear brackets may take a bit more work. Any measurements would be helpful or a full blown engineering diagram would also be great.   

[Challenger III]

You want to copy mine? Let me know next time you're up this way and you can borrow them. I wont need them for another couple of weeks. 

[R/T hedkace]

Hopefully this may help you?
Just took these pics.
These are off my 70 Chally.
Let me know if you need any additional pics/dimensions/ etc... 








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[Chlngrcrzy]

Very helpful, thanks Jeff. That should get me fairly close on the front.
Mike, at the rate i am going, you will have yours on before i ever hang my bumpers. 

[Challenger III]

Mike, at the rate i am going, you will have yours on before i ever hang my bumpers. 

Yeah....... O.K. 

[Chlngrcrzy]

Looks terrible! will need to move it in about 1.5 to 2 inches.

[the_engineers]

That far?  I was thinking it looked like 3/4" would do the trick.

[rusty dodge]

Just redrilling your front ones wont work, the inner half bracket will hit the frame rail. You will need to cut the inners and alter the bend. Maybe you could move it in a little, but not as far as the 70-72 ones.

On the rear, the bend is completely different.

I just got the front and rear brackets from a 70-72 because my time was worth more than what the parts cost. Easy to find them when I did it.

[R/T hedkace]

Very helpful, thanks Jeff. That should get me fairly close on the front.

Your quite welcome.
Glad I was able to help out a little 

The back bumper brackets?.............yea, those might suck, though I'm sure someone here has already altered them and can provide the remedy.
Good luck dude 

[Chlngrcrzy]

Just redrilling your front ones wont work, the inner half bracket will hit the frame rail. You will need to cut the inners and alter the bend. Maybe you could move it in a little, but not as far as the 70-72 ones.

On the rear, the bend is completely different.

I just got the front and rear brackets from a 70-72 because my time was worth more than what the parts cost. Easy to find them when I did it.

That was what i was thinking also. I have seen the 70 style brackets around. Maybe i will ask around and see if i can finda set.

[rusty dodge]

Are you getting new bumpers? FYI, your front will fit the 70-72 brackets, but on the rear the 73-74 bumber holes are in the wrong spot so you need the 70-72 bumper.

[Chlngrcrzy]

Are you getting new bumpers? FYI, your front will fit the 70-72 brackets, but on the rear the 73-74 bumber holes are in the wrong spot so you need the 70-72 bumper.

No new bumpers for now. They just need a good cleaning and buffing. Down the road aways i will probably have them re-chromed or replaced.