Captainofiron

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Ok got a question for you, can you change the later plastic style front C3 bumper to the early chrome front C3 bumper?

Anyone know or tried or even done this? Thanks

DocT

I have no idea; but I'll bump ttt for ya.

~JOSHUA

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If it's a '73-'79 then you can swap the front bumpers...

The '80-'82 sharks have a different front clip, so those years aren't possible. (chrome swap)



The rear bumpers are a different story..... not possible (except '73 which still had the rear chrome bumper)


That's probably why you don't see the fronts done... because you can't to the rears...

Captainofiron

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yea 73 has the plastic front bumper and the chrome rear bumper

I want to go from this

http://www.allmusclecars.com/corvette/red73df.jpg
to this front end

http://www.supercars-mn.com/MuscleCarImages/72vette.jpg

~JOSHUA

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^^ Yeah '73 marked the year GM had to comply with the 5 mph front impact standards, the next year it had to do the same with the rear (lost chrome out back in '74)

Captainofiron

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so it is possible joshua?

do I need brackets and stuff or will the chrome bumper more than likely bolt right up?

Richie Carbone

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You will have to swap the front clip with a clip from a 68-72 depending on what type of grills you want on the fenders.

Captainofiron

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so its not possible Richie without changing out the front clip?

Richie Carbone

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There are recesses on both front fenders behind the chrome bumper.

It might be easier to sell the 73 and get a 68-72.

I used to own a red 72 like the one pictured above and got alot of compliments on the car, even girls who knew nothing about cars loved the chrome bumpers.

Captainofiron

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yea, maybe, just got too good of a deal on this one, I am gonna have no chance finding a 68-72 in this condition for a good price, but Yea I know what you mean about the front chrome bumper, looks WAY better, even guys with 74-82 style vettes are like wow that rear looks way better than my car's

Anyways, I was hoping it would be an easy swap, I thought maybe if I just pulled off the front fiberglass piece it would bolt right up