Frodee Built Front Spoiler - 1973+ A-body
@Frodee laid this front air dam by hand with a heavy fiberglass mat and epoxy resin, which is 20% stronger. The coating is a durable bed liner/ undercoating type paint. I was fortunate enough to be a test fitter and I feel fortunate and happy to bring this to everyone else's attention.
If you have a 1973-1976 A-body listen up. You can get your copy of this extremely well fitting and sturdy front spoiler by just contacting @Frodee . Follow along for my install notes and the 1" bumper tuck I did on my 1973.
*Very Important: 1973 bumpers and brackets are slightly different than 1974 bumpers and brackets. 1974 actually had two versions due to bumper shock availability in the 1974 production year. So, your results WILL vary but throughout all these quirky differences this spoiler fits them all. Backets may need to be trimmed to length or bracket holes elongated.
First, I received the spoiler in the mail and it was packaged very well. Initially, I just test fit the spoiler and hung it in place. It looks good.
Notice that bumper sticking out?
Next, I put the brackets on and fit the air dam. I realized the brackets were all 1" too short. Fred built one for his 1974 and copied it for mine. I started to suspect his bumper had been tucked in, as it is a popular and easy customization for these years. This is where results will vary because many people remove the crash bar, many remove the bumper shocks, some have stock rides. The spoiler shape is the same but all these elements have to be factored in for bracket length.
Notice the wedge holding my radiator up so I could put the bracket's bolt through an existing hole in the lower core support. I simply took the radiator bolts out and shifted it up. No need to loosen anything else. When you get the bolt in you can lower the radiator and bolt it back up
Instead of making one inch longer brackets I decided to use this as the excuse to finally move my bumper back. 1" is the most you can move the bumper back before if hits paint so this would be perfect for me. 1973, crash bar removed, tucked 1".
@Frodee laid this front air dam by hand with a heavy fiberglass mat and epoxy resin, which is 20% stronger. The coating is a durable bed liner/ undercoating type paint. I was fortunate enough to be a test fitter and I feel fortunate and happy to bring this to everyone else's attention.
If you have a 1973-1976 A-body listen up. You can get your copy of this extremely well fitting and sturdy front spoiler by just contacting @Frodee . Follow along for my install notes and the 1" bumper tuck I did on my 1973.
*Very Important: 1973 bumpers and brackets are slightly different than 1974 bumpers and brackets. 1974 actually had two versions due to bumper shock availability in the 1974 production year. So, your results WILL vary but throughout all these quirky differences this spoiler fits them all. Backets may need to be trimmed to length or bracket holes elongated.
First, I received the spoiler in the mail and it was packaged very well. Initially, I just test fit the spoiler and hung it in place. It looks good.
Notice that bumper sticking out?
Next, I put the brackets on and fit the air dam. I realized the brackets were all 1" too short. Fred built one for his 1974 and copied it for mine. I started to suspect his bumper had been tucked in, as it is a popular and easy customization for these years. This is where results will vary because many people remove the crash bar, many remove the bumper shocks, some have stock rides. The spoiler shape is the same but all these elements have to be factored in for bracket length.
Notice the wedge holding my radiator up so I could put the bracket's bolt through an existing hole in the lower core support. I simply took the radiator bolts out and shifted it up. No need to loosen anything else. When you get the bolt in you can lower the radiator and bolt it back up
Instead of making one inch longer brackets I decided to use this as the excuse to finally move my bumper back. 1" is the most you can move the bumper back before if hits paint so this would be perfect for me. 1973, crash bar removed, tucked 1".
