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 Post subject: Bumper Spears?
PostPosted: Sat Oct 12, 2013 7:22 pm 
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I found a set of Bumper Spears/Push Guards for my 64' Dart, I thought. The bolt holes don't line up front or rear? Any ideas what they might fit??? (the curve to the bumper is perfect)
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 14, 2013 12:50 pm 
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the Valiant bumper looks to be squarer(?) than the Dart. Did the Barracuda have these as an accessory?

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They were an option on all the early As - front only, or rear only or front and rear. Looking at a front and side view they all had the same basic shape - other than the cut-out for the bumper and mounting bolts. Some used a single bolt like in your first picture, some used a pair of angled bolts. My 65 Dart GT was optioned with F & R guards and seem to only fit the 65. I have F & R guards for my 65 Barracuda which will interchange with the 65 Valiant and probably the 64's but not a 63 Valiant I have. I hope to use the 63 Valiant front bumper on a different project and it has just the single mounting hole as in your first picture. Unfortunately I don't have the guards for it (looking for them). I have 3 loose guards I have and none of the 3 fit the 63 F Valiant bumper, nor either F or R of the 65 Barracuda nor the F or R of the 65 Dart. So I don't know what they fit either.

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 14, 2013 6:45 pm 
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Here is a tracing of the side of the bumper guards. All (4) are exactly the same, and as I said before the fit the curve of the bumper fits perfectly, but the holes are just in the wrong place.
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