Can i stick a 1980's ss front bumper and do the conversion
 

Wanting to know if i could take a 1984 5 monte carlo ss front bumper and install it on my 1978 monte carlo. My fabrication skills are awesome. Where can i get a rear bumper for a 1978 monte carlo

RE: Can i stick a 1980's ss front bumper and do the conversion
 

My guess is the SS nose may fit the car but the body lines won't match up?

If this isn't an issue for you then check into the SS style nose the Malibu guys use on their cars. It's probably a closer fit to your 3rd generation car then the '84-85 SS nose will be.

RE: Can i stick a 1980's ss front bumper and do the conversion
 

The slanted fender on your 78 is gonna point the nose of the 84-88 bumper down severely. The fenders are gonna need grafted metal tosquare the front of them up. Not sure bout the headlights but I bet your gonna be modifying and making brackets to connect them to your currentcore support. It's an idea worth looking into but it's gonna be a handful!! If it were me... and I was gonna do this no matter what... I'd get 2 84-88 fenders and cut the front of them off and graft them to the 78"s. The holes for the front bumper to mount 2 the fenders on the 84-8's are nice and would be hard to re-create. A simplebolt, washer and nut just wont cut it for me! I'm too picky!

RE: Can i stick a 1980's ss front bumper and do the conversion
 

Hmmm....I have seen at least 2before. One was at the dirt track in Freeport IL (resulting in obviously not very well grafted together); the other was at a car show a number of years ago ... and was simply awesome. I never did find the owner to talk to him about it....wish I had....



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RE: Can i stick a 1980's ss front bumper and do the conversion
 

I think the grafting the front areas of the '84-85 front fenders is a better idea.

Less work fabricating.

RE: Can i stick a 1980's ss front bumper and do the conversion
 

I have seen it with a 1980 bumper swapped onto a 79. Looked awesome and matched up good...i dont know if thats the kinda of look you want...im guessing you want a little newer looking front end off an 83+.