Winch Bumper for my 72
I am looking for a new winch bumper for my 72. Wanting more for looks. If you know of any companies that offer some please let me know. Thanks!
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Google it...?
http://www.google.com/search?sourcei...q=winch+bumper Or you could mount it behind your factory bumper. ;) |
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Kurt,I`d like to go ahaed and place my order for one of those.Sure would be nice on the front of that short K/30.:cool:
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I did google it but did not see much at all for 72's. If anyone else has some pics of theirs please post. Thanks
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All I can say is I bought a new snow plow designed for an`84 GM truck and it fit.Because of the "V" shape of our fronts and the flat front of the 73-87s it needed moved forward enough to where I used the front hole on the frame for the rear hole on the mount.Then,drilled a hole in each side for the second mounting bolt.
I believe a`73-up winch bumper would work the same.You may not have to move forward and just cut the "V" in the plate on top.That would depend on the winch clearance and where the ends hit in relation to the fenders.Road Armor had a bumper I wanted that wasn`t too bulky and jazzed-up that I considered using.I don`t know if they still make it,though.The ones I see for the late-models look too chopped up and bulky for me. |
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Found by doing a search under "72 winch bumper"
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...earchid=755325 Why would you install one only for looks? Just curious... So you know, a bumper like in the pics really screws the pooch for approach angle but if it's "for looks" why not. |
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that old bumper looked like a battleship on the front of that truck . I like the way you have the winch hidden under the stock front bumper
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how hard was that to make ??? I would like to have something like that on my blazer since its a going to be a service truck / off road recovery truck for my towing company .
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Heh, I spent allot of time on that "Battleship Bumper"... when I made it and now going onto my tow rig where it will sport a 16K Superwinch :p
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Should work good on a tow rig. Didn't work so well on a trail ride, killed the approach angle. |
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:) Burning bed liner is not a pleasant smell. Now I get to figure out how to attach it to the new frame. |
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i looked and looked before i could figure out what was wrong vt, but your differential is on the wrong side!! :lol:
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This may be a little more bumper than what you want. The winch is on a reciever hitch and I can put it on the back bumper also. The grill guard is a must in ranch country.
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Kurt,I don`t have a mandrel bender.:D
Is that how you bent that?It sure looks like it.It`s a shame to cover that work. |
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I wondered about that.I can access a tubing bender.It loooks like a mandrel bend from here.
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stupid question... what make a mandrel bend a mandrel bend?
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Here's a pic of mine. I bought the truck from a fire dept with the winch and bumper already on the truck. I had an old ford brush guard laying around the shop and it fit perfect so I added it on. If you need more pics let me know. Randy
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Mandrel bender.It`s an expensive machine that grabs the stock and stretches/shrinks as it bends to keep a costant dimension. |
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I appriciate your pictures!!! It's helping me a lot.
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I am adding some tube to the "Battleship Bumper".
Mostly to fend off Moose. Remember that Kurt? K20 on the trailer, 40MPH in the Dodge and a Moose flying at the passenger side in Maine? I think you kissed him :). Yes, I want to protect the C/K 30 from that :metal: I have a JD2 model 3 bender. They're inexpensive but work well. You can buy one for the price of a winch bumper and make one out out of tube. |
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Always give props to the driving reflexes too. (shoulda seen it guys, I coulda slapped the ole boy on the arse from my seat) |
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I think I misunderstood the mandrel bend question now that I read it again.What makes a mandrel bend a mandrel bend is that it doesn`t kink,wrinkle,or crush down like all other forms of bends.It maintains a constant dimension through the bend.
But seriously,a mandrel "is" a big baboon-like ape that prolly could bent a pipe.:D |
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