Narrowed, Shaved, and Tucked 75 Dart bumper mod.

So as mentioned before I needed to split the bumper at the peak and narrow it.




Also it was at this point I marked out plans to "shave" the plate mount area as I hated it! LOL








Removed roughly 1 1/8" from the center. Here it is tacked bacl together to check fitment on the car and make sure it is fitting the body lines as well as still clearing the fenders at each side.





Here you can see I intentionally left a strip[ along the bottom. This was to have a place to tack weld to keep all the proportions the same as well as have a good base to keep shape to when making my filler panel.



Had to see how well it was going to shape out! :)



Here you can see the plate mount cut out and sonn Ill be making replacement pieces.



Now I have a roughed in piece and you can see where I am headed. :)









Test fitting to see if the "look" is what i want or do I change it up a bit..... I liked it and proceeded! :)











Now that i knew I was headed in a direction I was happy with I needed to shape the rest of the pieces. :) This is the roll that goes under the bumper.







Coming together!











And now for the final look and modification of the mounts to hang the newly modified bumper where I would like it to sit. :)







A few spacers to get it just right while modifying the mounting brackets!






Much tighter fit than before but not super close.







Finished shaved bumper.... :)











Here is the section removed, all bumper bolts shaved, "bumperette" holes shaved, and all prepped for body and paint work.