Guest 1970 James Byers Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Is 70 -71-72 bumper braces same on montes. Front bumper braces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footballubet Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 70 is different from 71-72. But if you aren't trying to put a 71 bumper on 70 brackets you'll be ok. The 71 turn signal housings interferes with the 70 brackets. Clear as mud? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam (Bones) Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 1970 outer brackets are different from the 1971-2 outer brackets After talking to Leo, he wasn't positive, but believes the holes in the 71-2 bumpers are spaced different than the 70's he recommended using brackets for whatever year bumper you are using to ensure as little problems as possible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Richey Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Well I went out and looked. All bumper holes from a 70 bumper and a 72 bumper are in the exact same location, Bumper Bolt holes and holes at the bottom as well. I do not have a 71 bumper to compare it. As Sam Stated.. 71-72 outers are the same, 70 doesn't have the wide rounded out part stamped into it to clear the park light housing that was on the 71. I've known there was a difference for a long time just didn't let it click that the skinnier styled brackets I was removing while stripping bumpers were off of a 70, if you want to save a few pounds use the 70 brackets on a 72, they are not as heavy, or seem not to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigtankjones Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 When I bought my 70 Monte. It was made to look like a 72. The previous owner used a 72 for a parts car since the 70 was rear-ended and pushed into the rear of another auto. I reused the front bumper brackets to mount the aftermarket 70 bumper on my car when I changed it all back to look like the 70. The '70 turn signal housings had had no issues with fit, didn't hit the brackets. When looking for aftermarket brackets for the bumper. I only see one set in the catalog's. There for I thought it was a one size fits all thing. Even though they state for the '70. I hope someone will post photos of the differences in the brackets. I would like to see that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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