73-80 bumber swap to a 81-Up, any possible problems? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

TyKby2 · 06-07-2010, 02:33 PM

Hello guys, I have a 74 C-10 swb and put a 81-Up front bumper on it and had to do a little work to my frame and massage my wrecked fenders, I plan on putting new or good used fenders on in the coming months. I want to know if anybody has done this all ready and ran into some problems or if straight (non-wrecked) fenders will not interfere with the newer style bumpers. Please show pics if anyone was successfully done this swap. So far I've only seen my older truck w/ a newer bumper on it, but then again i don't get out much. So please any info is good info to me.

TyKby2 · 03-18-2011, 04:36 PM

hi

1LowToy · 03-21-2011, 05:00 PM

Don't bother. The bumper will not quite fit around the early style fenders.. Don't cut your frame to find this out. You can change the whole front end to the 81-87 style but again I wouldn't bother.

TyKby2 · 03-21-2011, 10:59 PM

I'm going to mod the new fenders to make it work because I really like the newer style bumpers, do you know if the rear bumper will fit fine

06-07-2010, 02:33 PM	#1
TyKby2 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Cumming, GA Posts: 108	bumber swap from a 73-80 to a 81-Up, any possible problems? Hello guys, I have a 74 C-10 swb and put a 81-Up front bumper on it and had to do a little work to my frame and massage my wrecked fenders, I plan on putting new or good used fenders on in the coming months. I want to know if anybody has done this all ready and ran into some problems or if straight (non-wrecked) fenders will not interfere with the newer style bumpers. Please show pics if anyone was successfully done this swap. So far I've only seen my older truck w/ a newer bumper on it, but then again i don't get out much. So please any info is good info to me. __________________ Kevin 1974 Chevy C-10 (The Mistress) 1971 VW Bus 1973 VW Super Beetle 1996 Jeep Cherokee Last edited by TyKby2; 06-07-2010 at 03:59 PM.

03-18-2011, 04:36 PM	#2
TyKby2 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Cumming, GA Posts: 108	Re: 73-80 bumber swap to a 81-Up, any possible problems? hi __________________ Kevin 1974 Chevy C-10 (The Mistress) 1971 VW Bus 1973 VW Super Beetle 1996 Jeep Cherokee Last edited by TyKby2; 03-18-2011 at 04:37 PM.

03-21-2011, 05:00 PM	#3
1LowToy Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Sonora California Posts: 860	Re: 73-80 bumber swap to a 81-Up, any possible problems? Don't bother. The bumper will not quite fit around the early style fenders.. Don't cut your frame to find this out. You can change the whole front end to the 81-87 style but again I wouldn't bother.

03-21-2011, 10:59 PM	#4
TyKby2 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Cumming, GA Posts: 108	Re: 73-80 bumber swap to a 81-Up, any possible problems? I'm going to mod the new fenders to make it work because I really like the newer style bumpers, do you know if the rear bumper will fit fine __________________ Kevin 1974 Chevy C-10 (The Mistress) 1971 VW Bus 1973 VW Super Beetle 1996 Jeep Cherokee



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