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Originally Posted by bL.A.zer90045
How about the front bumper mounting? I know there is a way to cut the 81-87 frame to accept 73-80 bumper...any chance you have knowledge or insight on this? I have a complete diesel engine harness is interested I'd barter for?
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I haven't really gotten that far yet, and I'm not 100% sure I will, since I am going to make a custom winch bumper
However I did mock up a 73-80 bumper (using the inner 73-80 bumper brackets and trimmed 81-87 outer brackets) and I didn't see it necessary to trim the frame. If you are installing a 81-87 bumper on a 73-80 frame then you would have to do some trimming.
If I was going to run a stock front bumper, I would just make some custom inner frame brackets that use the stock holes in the frame, but have tabs that pickup the holes in the 73-80 bumper. I guess another possibility is cutting off the frame horns from a 73-80 frame and welding them on your frame, but I would advise against that for a number of reasons.