73 Vette front end to 68-72 conversion?

[captainofiron]

My brother has a pretty beat up 1973 Corvette (plastic front bumper, steel rear bumper).

He isnt a "car guy" but Loves Corvettes, so when he saw this one for so cheap he jumped on it. Well when I first saw it, it didnt look right, and finally a friend spotted a bunch of bad body work. I mean you name it, the rear end isnt square, the body doesnt match where the rear bumper comes out. The roof line is uneven, the front fenders dont sit flat.

Finally I picked up the car and noticed the frame was repaired. So one of the previous owners wrecked it and either did the work themselves (poorly) or got somebody to do it (poorly)

Long story short, the car needs a new body (he measured it and the frame seems to be straight).

But now that he wants to do this to the car, he wants to make the front look like a steel front bumper car.

I was looking around and doesnt seem like many have done this. I was looking at the frame and the bumper set ups and it seems like the frame is the same, but the bumper brackets are different.

So Can you pull off the bumper brackets/frame extension on a 73 Vette and bolt on the bumper hardware for a 68-72?

Here is how it looks on a 1973


I couldnt find a picture of an earlier one, but here are some diagrams

1973 Front bumper/frame extension assembly diagram


1968-73 Front bumper/frame extension assembly diagram
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...ps9a07a2c2.jpg

From those pictures seems like the brackets are interchangeable.

And yes I know that the front fibreglass is different, but that will be changed.

Anyone done this? Have any info?