The PO removed the rear bumper and installed a roll pan. It makes me cringe everytime I walk by and look at it. I'm looking to go back to an original chrome bumper.
While inspecting underneath I notice the brackets for the OEM bumper are gone because of the roll pan. Also the rear frame doesn't have horns and just a straight edge. Did the 71 frame have horns? Does it appear my frame may have been cut? It does appear a bracket was in place at one time because of the discoloration/indention by the empty hole. The straight ends seem to be fairly straight and I don't see torch marks.
LMC catalog says only outer brackets are needed for the blazer and four outer/inner brackets for the truck frame. My frame ends don't look like the frame ends on the LMC catalog which pertain to the Blazer below.
Anybody shed some light on this? I really want to scrap the roll pan ASAP and go with the original chrome bumper, but confused about the brackets needed. Also possibly butchery of my frame from a PO.
07-14-2014, 03:25 PM
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