Dealer step bumpers

[DexterDog]

Not the greatest photo, and not up to date, but my 64 has the step style with the twin plate clevis AND ball hitch. Can't find a dealer name on it, I might look a little harder today.

[TopFuel1966]

A little hard to see but this was my new '64 C-10 with dealer installed chrome plated dock bumper.

[gmcbigbl]

[WhippinSaw]

Fleet side to step side conversion, Build idea from murphy98's 60-66 Step side rear step bumper modification post. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=616543

[sodly]

I dig it! Burly bumper!

Originally Posted by WhippinSaw

Fleet side to step side conversion, Build idea from murphy98's 60-66 Step side rear step bumper modification post. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=616543

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by gmcbigbl

This is nice and slimline too.

[Ronw435]

Here is mine. Sorry for picture quality,crappy camera! I just can not seem to figure out how this thing mounts on the body.........................

[dantimdad]

Just start welding and cutting. Eventually it'll fit!

Steven

[Ronw435]

Thanks, Dantimdad.

Does anyone know how they attached the bumper to the fenders without destroying the paint? When I took it apart they were just bolted directly to the fenders. Are there pads that go between them?

Thanks
Ron

[WhippinSaw]

Originally Posted by Ronw435

Thanks, Dantimdad.

Does anyone know how they attached the bumper to the fenders without destroying the paint? When I took it apart they were just bolted directly to the fenders. Are there pads that go between them?

Thanks
Ron

I used 3/16" rubber fender welting around the fender and cut a rubber cork for a spacer.

[dantimdad]

Yes, there is rubber "welting" that goes in between the fender and the bumper. However, it isn't reproduced, so, you will have to experiment with rubber gasket material and cut your own.

Steven

[ImpalaJim]

right in the scrap heap mine went. I refuse to advertise on my coin for anyone. cool posts though

[dantimdad]

I think it's more the nostalgia thing, not advertisement. Besides, most of them I have seen, the dealer has long since closed.

Steven

[factorystock]

Sold new without a bumper, but after camper was purchased, a special slide out rear bumper was installed. It is adjustable from flush with bed to about 2 feet out. I keep it out at 6", but would feel better at 1 foot out for better rear end collision protection

[Andice]

Here's mine. I used a red paint pen for the letters and dropped tiny glass beads in the painted letters before the paint dried. Now the letters are red and reflective.

[dantimdad]

That's a sweet idea! Where did you get the beads?

[Andice]

Bought the beads on eBay. Super cheap and you get a ton. The same beads as used in highway striping for reflective qualities.

[jimbosprint]

"Safe-Tee" rear step bumper on my '72 C20.

[bloody hammer]

Here's my knee cracker...

[bloody hammer]

^^^ by the way.... I don't like it at all and plan to swap it out one day. I only painted it because it really needed to be painted.

[Superduke]

You don't see these just every day one of the features I like the best on my '66. Williamson Motors Vivian LA

[TxCajun]

This "RUFFNECK by Smash-Hit" bumper manufactured by "The Perry Company" is on my 1966 C10.

I found the truck near Itasca, Tx which is a little south of the Dallas/Ft-Worth area.

"The Perry Company" is in Waco, Tx and is still in business but now makes accessories for heavy equipment, tractors, and UTV's. In the 50's and 60's they were making aftermarket and dealer installed bumpers and grill guards.
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[Braunschweiger]

A nice piece of history

[EricS76]

Here’s mine. My Grandad had a GMC dealership from 1962-65 and I found this bumper from it in storage 20 years ago. It was made for a step side but I made it fit a fleetside. Built by D&D Bumper Works, Seguin, TX.