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Americanrider · 01-31-2005, 02:47 AM

I pulled this today from a '71 C-20, it has a 6-spring pack and this slider contrapion for pulling the rear bumper out. I'm guessing that this was a Camper Special Bumper? I really don't know since the truck was half stripped when I got it. Darn thing weighs about 170lbs whole.

benscool1 · 01-31-2005, 02:56 AM

Could be just an old DMI bumper?

Americanrider · 01-31-2005, 03:02 AM

What is a DMI ?

OhioDan · 01-31-2005, 05:25 AM

That's what the bumper assy(?) looked like on my 70 GMC when I got it. Didn't have a camper, so I stripped it off long ago. Dumb huh?

Longhorn Man · 01-31-2005, 05:41 AM

that is a dealer installed item.

bouncytruck · 01-31-2005, 12:09 PM

We had a bumper like that on our '72 Ford Ranger Camper Special when I was a kid. Dad could slide the bumper out beyond the back of the camper and slide it back in when the camper was off.

stllookn · 01-31-2005, 12:35 PM

Dealer item as LHM says or lots of guys built their own. Big, heavy and always in the way. They were a killer in the dark after you unloaded the camper and forgot to slide them back into place late Sunday evening. You could hear the screams and cursing from around the neighborhood as the drunken guys hit their shins on them. I learned a whole bunch of words that way!

01-31-2005, 02:47 AM	#1
Americanrider Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NW, WA. Posts: 1,421	Was this an option item? I pulled this today from a '71 C-20, it has a 6-spring pack and this slider contrapion for pulling the rear bumper out. I'm guessing that this was a Camper Special Bumper? I really don't know since the truck was half stripped when I got it. Darn thing weighs about 170lbs whole. Attached Images

01-31-2005, 02:56 AM	#2
benscool1 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Williamsfield, IL Posts: 781	Could be just an old DMI bumper? __________________ Ben 84 C10 Silverado 14 Silverado Z71

01-31-2005, 05:25 AM	#4
OhioDan Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: New Carlisle, Ohio,USA Posts: 1,404	That's what the bumper assy(?) looked like on my 70 GMC when I got it. Didn't have a camper, so I stripped it off long ago. Dumb huh? __________________ LIFE AIN'T EASY WHEN YER FAT AND GREASY! GMC= Got More Class! 1970 GMC LWB, Fleetside, 350/4spd, Flowmaster "40's", 2002 GMC 16" Rallies, cowl hood,and added a bunch of options that weren't there when I started.

01-31-2005, 12:09 PM	#6
bouncytruck SKINNY TIRES RULE! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 11,049	We had a bumper like that on our '72 Ford Ranger Camper Special when I was a kid. Dad could slide the bumper out beyond the back of the camper and slide it back in when the camper was off. __________________ bouncytruck 1972 K5 The Hauler 1994 K1500 Suburban The Daily2010 Kia Soul Wife's Ride2014 Fiat 500L

01-31-2005, 12:35 PM	#7
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	Dealer item as LHM says or lots of guys built their own. Big, heavy and always in the way. They were a killer in the dark after you unloaded the camper and forgot to slide them back into place late Sunday evening. You could hear the screams and cursing from around the neighborhood as the drunken guys hit their shins on them. I learned a whole bunch of words that way! __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)

01-31-2005, 03:02 AM	#3
Americanrider Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NW, WA. Posts: 1,421	What is a DMI ?

01-31-2005, 05:41 AM	#5
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	that is a dealer installed item.



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