Hickey Sidewinder Winch Install

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I love the vintage 4x4 look that the first gen Blazers have, and I am always on the lookout for vintage accessories to go along with the theme. I have other trucks that I wheel with that have newer equipment that is purely functional, but my Blazer is the place that I hang all of my vintage stuff that just looks cool.

Well, I found a nice Hickey Sidewinder winch a while back, and I just got around to fabbing up the necessary frame mounts and winch plate. I had to do some trimming on the front bumber to move the winch forward enough such that the top if the winch fits snugly against the bottom of the core support without hitting the engine cross member and so that the engagement lever is accessible between the grill and radiator. I think it came out pretty clean, and works nicely. All I need now is to source out a spring loaded, hinged license plate mount to cover the fairlead. Any recommendations on this are appreciated. Anyways, I've attached some pictures.