Reducing the Beak?

I’ve always loved Darts and bought my 74 as an impulse buy. It was already painted Plum Crazy Purple, interior was done, running driving etc. then a few months in I started noticing the differences! Now the beak and bumpers drive me nuts. But the car is painted so I don’t want to swap the front clip out.

I am going to be getting a hood scoop and getting the hood wrapped black. I was thinking of finding a spare front hood valance (beak piece between the hood and grill) and custom fabbing it and the trim piece and grill to remove the beak? Has anyone tried it?

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