New year, new body 70c10 to 86c10

[WilliamFd55]

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...

[WilliamFd55]

Some updated pictures of the bumper finished. Ended up painting it silver and doing a satin clear coat. Mounted with stainless hardware and brass wing nuts. Main reason was I didn't trust my welds to do it concealed and I like being different.

[WilliamFd55]

Couple more pictures....
I know its Fords idea, but I love the Raptor style lights and have put them on all my trucks. Figured I follow suit. Note to self, try the lights before you install!!! there was one rouge red one in the mix. Will have to remove trim/ grill again. Lesson learned.