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12-15-2004, 02:32 AM
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the green machine
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: marysville washington
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help me find a bumper!
lately i've been trying to find a new chrome rear bumper to match my front bumper. the front is much more "stylish" than the regular rear utility step bumper, but i cant hardly find any! the local hot rod shop says they could probably get me one for about 175-219$, and i've found this one
http://www.americanclassic.com/asp/d...ype=to&exyear= (look at rear bumpers part # br73) but i am not sure if i need to buy the brackets as well, and they will not answer my emails. thats not too good for their customer base, i'll tell you that right now! i have looked on ebay too, and cant find one on there for the life of me! couldnt find one at summit racing either... well, i found one i think, but much to expensive, and not the look i like. does anyone know where i can find one or have one i could purchase? p.s. heres the front bumper compared to the big clunky lookin rear and oh yeah, one of these days soon i'm pretty sure i'm gonna be takin off the front license plate... just make it that much cleaner lookin! thanks! mitch
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1975 Silverado - 450 horse crate 383 stroker, 20" Centerlines, Flowmaster exhaust, Hooker headers, full MSD ignition & more... 2003 Suzuki TL1000R 1985 Kawasaki JS550 hull - project ski - WILL have - 650, footholds, custom paint, 4* bars, bilge setup, and more... My pictures |
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12-15-2004, 02:52 AM
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Right turn Clyde
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What size are the tires on your truck?
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12-15-2004, 10:22 AM
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Location: Linden, North Carolina
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Having a brain cramp but when I switched mine I remeber the utility bumper bracekts were part of the bumper and I had to find new brackets. I would just hit the bone yard for brackets, probably alot cheaper.By the way LMC customer service stinks...buy it from one of the board members if you can. I would hit a local bumper shop first. I think I got a front bumper for 125 bucks...been a few years.
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12-15-2004, 10:25 AM
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Location: Central florida
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why not get the chrome bumpers off of the 88-98 chevy pickups, look somewhat stylish and available most anywhere
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12-15-2004, 11:09 AM
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www.73-87chevytrucks.com
 
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http://www.73-87chevytrucks.com/merc...387RearBumpers BTW, the bumper you have doesn't use the same inner brackets as the stock one does.
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Chris Lucas 1973 Chevy C-10 1978 GMC Jimmy (2WD) - SOLD 1987 R10 twin turbo LS 1991 R3500 SRW CrewCab 1985 K5 diesel swapped project 1989 K5 2WD conversion w/ Vette susp Project Captkaos Customs 73-87chevytrucks.com |
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12-15-2004, 11:44 AM
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Location: Jacksonville, FL
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Hey Captkaos.....I'm about to order my front and rear bumpers and brackets through your site and had a question. Is there a noticible difference in the regular rear bumper and the "premium" rear bumper? In other words...is it worth the extra $30-40 for the "premium"? I think I'm gonna get my Roddoor panels from you as well....how's the overall quality? I went by their booth at Turkey Rod run in Daytona and the other stuff looks pretty nice, but they didn't bring any of the 73-87 stuff. Thanks for any help you can offer.
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12-15-2004, 11:54 AM
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North Coast, baby!
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JC Whitney has all kinds off bumpers too. I have the same bumper as you except mine is crome. Nice looking ride though.
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12-15-2004, 01:11 PM
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www.73-87chevytrucks.com
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I ordered the door panels, but they are not here yet. Jeff (bigblock73) liked the quality of the parts he got from me of theirs though. I wished I could have made the Turkey Run, but I had plans before I knew they were going to be there.
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12-15-2004, 02:38 PM
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D'OH! Completely overlooked the "Stepside" portion of the part.
Yeah, I talked to them for a little bit and they all were VERY nice and pretty excited about the amount of interest the door panels have gotten. Also talked to Covan's Classics while there. He just completed the dash bezel for our trucks and had one setup in Carbon Fiber Finish with 5" and 2 5/8" Ultra-Lites....VERY nice!!
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12-15-2004, 02:44 PM
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Mudslides 'r my specialty
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I found a set a swap meet.
Try looking on the board. You will need new brackets. LMC Truck has them, but they might be expensive. fullfootnotch, will the 88-98 step bumpers bolt right on to a 73-87?
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12-15-2004, 02:45 PM
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What about looking into an older van bumper, I am pretty sure they are the same.
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12-15-2004, 05:16 PM
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Stepsides RULE
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lol yeah as much as i like the "utility" of the big step bumper, i have yet to tow anything, and if i ever plan on it, ill get a trailor hitch that actually goes up under the truck rather than towing straight off the bumper.
Here's an old pic of mine before i acid soaked, primed, and painted it "chrome" ratlecan, though it looks more stainless that chrome. Notice the detergent bottles holdin the plywood down 
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12-18-2004, 01:13 AM
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the green machine
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mylilbowtie - off the top of my head i dont know about the tires, (the guy i bought the truck from put em on) but the rims are 22"s 8t5silverado - you say i need new brackets, but i got an email from the customer service from american classic (the link i posted already) and they said the bumpers should fit my stock brackets 
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12-18-2004, 03:17 AM
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look at your two inner brackets, they are basically two brackets that stick out vertically to the ground. now look as to how a blazer bumper mounts. they are totally different. this is how my brackets looked for my step bumper
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12-18-2004, 03:23 AM
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opposed to this style.
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12-18-2004, 04:52 AM
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12-18-2004, 04:53 AM
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By the way, just making sure, is this the bumper your talking about??
Last edited by jesse977; 12-18-2004 at 04:57 AM. |
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12-18-2004, 04:54 PM
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You'll be way ahead if you can find all the stuff used except the bumper.It gets kind of pricey if you buy all new parts.
When I did my conversion from the original step bumper,I was able to get the inner and out brackets for each side plus the license plate holder and all the bolts from board member,Crossy,for some where around a hundred dollars.The bumper was about a hundred twenty from a local supplier and the bumpers bolts in stainless for about fifteen. You'll need to mask off and paint the inside of the bumper cause they rust pretty quickly if you don't.Sure looks a lot better than a step bumper. Oh I forgot,you'll also need the filler panels that go between the bumper and the bed.Took me a while but I finally found them on ebay,can't rember how much,probably around twenty dollars. Good Luck Tom
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12-20-2004, 05:02 AM
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the green machine
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: marysville washington
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yup, jesse, that looks like about what i want. so what i'm hearing is that i need to buy the bumper, and the outer AND inner brackets? if this is the case, jesse, i may buy those brackets from you, but i need to spool over it in my mind for a bit... thanks for the help guys, i'd be lost without all this! keep it comin!
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1975 Silverado - 450 horse crate 383 stroker, 20" Centerlines, Flowmaster exhaust, Hooker headers, full MSD ignition & more... 2003 Suzuki TL1000R 1985 Kawasaki JS550 hull - project ski - WILL have - 650, footholds, custom paint, 4* bars, bilge setup, and more... My pictures |
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12-20-2004, 02:09 PM
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Stepsides RULE
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Location: Pineville, LA
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Not to hijack this, but y'all know the rear bumpers in LMC that have the backup lights? Who makes those and do they got a stepside version?
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1981 Chevy C10 Custom Deluxe Stepside 350 V8, headers, side exhausts, 3-speed auto SOLD 1980 Chevy C10 Custum Deluxe Stepside 305 V8, Edelbrock Performer Intake, Edelbrock 1406 600CFM 4-barrel, TH350C. Bent rod. SOLD 1984 GMC Sierra Classic Longbed 6.2L Diesel SOLD 2009 Kawasaki KLX-250S too many mods for this signature 1999 Honda Accord EX 4-cylinder, 17" Motegi Wheels 215/45/17 Sumitomo tires, Tein S-Tech lowering springs, KYB GR2 shocks, Acura TL 20mm rear swaybar, debadged, blackhoused headlights, Short-Ram Intake Cardomain of the Accord |
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12-20-2004, 08:00 PM
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Yeah you have to get the inner and outer brackets 64.95 each AND the rear license panel 28.85, license panel hardware kit 7.95, left and right deflectors 9.95 each. These are LMC prices. I took me like a year and I finally found a truck at the junkyard with all the hardware. I still have to get a new rear bumper but at least I have all the brackets. The prices I gave you are from LMC. You should get the LMC catalog its free and it shows you exactly what you need. The brackets that I'm selling are original and are worth a lot more. I will put them on ebay in a few weeks, I'll let you know when I do. |
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12-20-2004, 08:51 PM
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the green machine
Join Date: Oct 2004
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thanks! what is LMC's website so i can order a catalog?
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1975 Silverado - 450 horse crate 383 stroker, 20" Centerlines, Flowmaster exhaust, Hooker headers, full MSD ignition & more... 2003 Suzuki TL1000R 1985 Kawasaki JS550 hull - project ski - WILL have - 650, footholds, custom paint, 4* bars, bilge setup, and more... My pictures |
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12-20-2004, 09:34 PM
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Stepsides RULE
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1981 Chevy C10 Custom Deluxe Stepside 350 V8, headers, side exhausts, 3-speed auto SOLD 1980 Chevy C10 Custum Deluxe Stepside 305 V8, Edelbrock Performer Intake, Edelbrock 1406 600CFM 4-barrel, TH350C. Bent rod. SOLD 1984 GMC Sierra Classic Longbed 6.2L Diesel SOLD 2009 Kawasaki KLX-250S too many mods for this signature 1999 Honda Accord EX 4-cylinder, 17" Motegi Wheels 215/45/17 Sumitomo tires, Tein S-Tech lowering springs, KYB GR2 shocks, Acura TL 20mm rear swaybar, debadged, blackhoused headlights, Short-Ram Intake Cardomain of the Accord |
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