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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Tinker, OK
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Re: Custom bumpers?
can you not lower bumper any so the tailgate can clear? I like the idea of the elongated holes. did you trim off any of the edges? I really wanna do this mod, but if I am unable to use my tailgate it would be pointless to do it at this time. Do you have any pics of the brackets after you modified them?
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Sun City West, Az
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Re: Custom bumpers?
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Miami, FL
Posts: 713
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Re: Custom bumpers?
does anyone know where to get these bumpers without the bolts? i would love to get some smoothie bumpers for my truck, i have to replace them anyways.
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It'd be alot cooler if you did
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Three Rivers, MI
Posts: 2,345
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Re: Custom bumpers?
I'm making mine. I already have the back one done just haven't gotten to the front.
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Location: Birmingham, AL
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Re: Custom bumpers?
Already smoothed, nowhere that I know of...
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Mid MI
Posts: 67
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Re: Custom bumpers?
I made some push bars at work, sent them out for plating. 10" long x 1" dia. They look good and the tubular control arms set it off. I like it and i guess thats the important part. Can't load pic's because they are in my documents. (No URL) Maybe I can email pic's to somebody that can post. Don't know if they are legal, but I've been running them for 3yrs now with no issues.
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Mid MI
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Re: Custom bumpers?
Here's a couple of pic's.
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: wilder, ky
Posts: 80
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Re: Custom bumpers?
This my Ford econoline rear bumper. I narrowed it a little & had to pull the ends out to match the fenders. I would like to make an aluminum airdam for it
w/some cool rivets holding it together. Sorry for the terrible pic, took it w/my phone. |
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Location: Cypress, TX
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Re: Custom bumpers?
From the pic the bumper looks pretty cool. We need to have a better look at it though.
Is your truck chopped or is it the pic that makes it look that way?
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: wilder, ky
Posts: 80
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Re: Custom bumpers?
No the the truck is not chopped. Here is a better pic, I think it needs something below it though. The shop I work for built some Aluminum ground effects for Airide tech a couple of years ago. So might do something like that.
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Simi Valley, California
Posts: 1
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Re: Custom bumpers?
Does anyone know of a place that sells the "smoothie" type bumper for the 73-80 models? I remember years ago seeing somewhere online. There was an option with or w/o lights in them.
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: PEORIA,IL
Posts: 73
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Re: Custom bumpers?
Still nobody make a smoothie bumper for an 82?
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