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Old 07-16-2018, 12:24 PM   #33
WilliamFd55
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Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Glen Rock, NJ
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Re: New year, new body 70c10 to 86c10

Progress on the bumper and keeping with my M.O., several other things.... Got side tracked again, when I came across a 73' grill on CL and decided to go a little further back in time with the front of the truck. I knew there would be some modification, but didn't want to get that crazy with the latch and hood pin. So here is what I did.... The side mount brackets were easy, there was already (2) indents on each side to indicate where to drill for mounting bolts. The center support however was a little different. To make the new support mate up with existing latch system, I had to cut it and splice the new with old. Also had to bevel the back of the grill a little to allow it to sit flush. For the bumper, I originally wrapped it black because down the line I was thinking of doing a black hood and maybe the wrap would hold up better from chips?. By doing this, I felt it hid the features I changed and now I'm in the process of painting it silver. We'll see how it turns out...
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