I wonder if attaching brackets to the "wrong" bumper and then bolting the brackets to the frame would make it easier to install. Once it's installed, you won't be able to tell that it's a front bumper.

Did they both come to you chromed or did you have them chromed? Are they reproduction bumpers or original bumpers?

1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)

1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom) | 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck) | 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe |1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red) | 1969 Pontiac GTO (The Dishpit) I 1979 Ford F-100 | 1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red) | 1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)