FOUND 1978 Aspen front bumper

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Looking for front bumper assembly with brackets and absorbers. I do not need the actual bumper, so condition is not important. Just need brackets and absorbers.
 

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'76-77 Volare front bumper is different from '76-77 Aspen (Aspen marker lights are in bumper/Volare are in grill).
Also, the bumper reinforcement is different between '77 and '78's. That said, I "believe" '78-79 bumpers are the same.
Attached is copies of my part manuals (in PDF form) to show part numbers and such.
Also "H" is for Volare and "N" is for Aspen.

1977 Aspen
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Yellow arrows (above) and red arrows (below) is bumper bolt locations.

1978 Aspen
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To do a better comparison, I used bumpers without guards or nerf strips.

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'76-77 Volare front bumper is different from '76-77 Aspen (Aspen marker lights are in bumper/Volare are in grill).
Also, the bumper reinforcement is different between '77 and '78's. That said, I "believe" '78-79 bumpers are the same.
Attached is copies of my part manuals (in PDF form) to show part numbers and such.
Also "H" is for Volare and "N" is for Aspen.
You are correct. I am restoring my 1978 Aspen Super Coupe and am trying to find all the parts. I found items 11, 13 and 20. Missing all other parts. All I really need is the missing brackets and absorbers. Had to dig up my old Hollanders (1984-1974) this morning. 1978 and 1979 are interchangeable.

My 1978 is the only F body I have ever owned (bought new in Summer of '78), so I don't know all the specifics of other years. I have the 1978 parts book, service manual and the Hollanders.

BTW, I see Authentic Restoration on your parts book pages. Where do you get those? Thanks so much for your help. I know I will need more.
 

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After seeing the Super Coupe sell on BaT yesterday for $36,250, I am super motivated to finish the restoration.
 
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