Back Dated Beauty, 1975 to 1973 Options

[Coondog]

Lessons learned.....

LESSON 1... I bought the Repo bumpers from Rich in Redwood City. Stupid money but still cheaper then AA. Interesting fact was he said they come from Vietnam. Problem was while they look great, the brackets where the dog bones bolt to had to be cut down then rewelded due to the fit not even being close. If I had to do it again I would have bought orginal bumpers then had them re-chromed. I Also would have had the front license plate mounting holes filled in.
This route would not have saved any money but would have made install easier for PMS.

LESSON 2... I didn't consider all the parts needed to do a proper bumper back date. Meaning the cost of back up lights, fog lights and grills, bumper pads. I knew the cost of the bumpers but OMG things added up fast.

LESSON 3... Don't leave new still in the box Pass mirror on top of truck when leaving Sierra Madre Collection in Pasadena. Was already on the 210 when I had a MF moment.
SMC looked everywhere but I am sure it landed in the gutter on Colorado blvd. they cut me a break on the second mirror but trust me at 300.00 bucks invested I will cuss the Fnnnn mirror every time I look at it.

Lesson 4... I forgot to order a new rear valance. What was I thinking that the old one would work !!

Other then that i am happy with the outcome. Along with this work I had PMS in Phoenix install 911 suspension and brakes. While I would have loved to tackle a lot of this myself the fact is I just don't have time in my life anymore to work on these projects. Sucks because I was that guy 20 years ago.