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Re: my '64 c-10 swb project with steel floor from a '70
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Originally Posted by chad64chevy
i took carriage bolts, grinded down the dome and then welded them on! i didnt want there to be to big of a gap between the rest of the bumper surface and the braces! that would cause the bumpers to sit out further away from the frame, causing a bigger gap between the bumpers and the panels on the truck, atleast thats what i was thinking when i started welding everything!
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You weld the plate right where the bolt goes so the 'gap' difference is only the thickness of the plate. The diff is, instead of all the stress being isolated to that one 1/2 hole, you can spread it out to something like a 3"x3" square. That greater area would have less chance of flexing vs. the single 1/2" welded stud.
The way you did it works, just be careful & keep the suggestion in mind (I learned from the school of hard knocks....).
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