Author Topic: Front bumper question  (Read 861 times)

Offline 06Daytona

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Front bumper question
« on: June 21, 2010 - 11:37:20 AM »
I was crawling around under the car this morning and noticed that my inside bumper brackets don't line up with the holes in the bumper by almost a foot. I noticed that the angle in the bumper was shallower than the header panel and the filler between the bumper and the grille when I was working on the header panel, but just assumed that someone had run the front end into a wall or something. Can someone identify what year the bumper is off of?
1972 Cuda 340 4 barrel 4 speed that looks like a 71
2006 Dodge Charger R/T Daytona
2005 Dodge Ram 2500 Diesel 4X4
2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser Convertible (Kidmobile)
1972 Dodge Charger 318 auto
1970 Challenger 440/727 auto
1973 Plymouth Duster 340/auto (Making it Panther Pink for the wife)
2006 Honda Civic Hybrid (It doesn't save gas, it just diverts it to the Cuda/Challenger)
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Offline MEK-Dangerfield

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Re: Front bumper question
« Reply #1 on: June 21, 2010 - 11:41:57 AM »
I don't see slots for the jack, so I'd say this is a 70 or 71.

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Offline 06Daytona

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Re: Front bumper question
« Reply #2 on: June 21, 2010 - 11:51:28 AM »
No jack slot in it. There's a notch and a hole on the bottom of the bumper on each end.


What I was going to do was cut a notch and re-angle it to match up better with the header panel line, then paint the bumper to match the body. Would that be a dumb idea now? If it's a hard to find piece I would rather chop up something a little less valuable.
1972 Cuda 340 4 barrel 4 speed that looks like a 71
2006 Dodge Charger R/T Daytona
2005 Dodge Ram 2500 Diesel 4X4
2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser Convertible (Kidmobile)
1972 Dodge Charger 318 auto
1970 Challenger 440/727 auto
1973 Plymouth Duster 340/auto (Making it Panther Pink for the wife)
2006 Honda Civic Hybrid (It doesn't save gas, it just diverts it to the Cuda/Challenger)
In desperate need of more property for my growing Mopar family