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**71CHEVYSHORTBED402** · 11-04-2017, 12:15 PM

BUMMER. I must be dumb & blind, because I never noticed this before, even while cleaning heavy grease off the area.....yikes!

As you can imagine, the bottom of the horn is bent forward. I seem to recall the bumper seemed a bit off. That's because it was, by 3/16 ish". Think I'll check my skills with a sledge hammer.

With a glance at my bumper it's easy to see what happened......someone hit a rock, but good.

EDIT: That was easy. I don't know much about welding, but I left a pinch open for it. I'll do a bit more manipulation, but it measures up and will work well as is. After a weld anyway.

11-04-2017, 12:15 PM	#34
71CHEVYSHORTBED402 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern Nevada Posts: 7,259	Re: Build that 71 402 already BUMMER. I must be dumb & blind, because I never noticed this before, even while cleaning heavy grease off the area.....yikes! As you can imagine, the bottom of the horn is bent forward. I seem to recall the bumper seemed a bit off. That's because it was, by 3/16 ish". Think I'll check my skills with a sledge hammer. With a glance at my bumper it's easy to see what happened......someone hit a rock, but good. EDIT: That was easy. I don't know much about welding, but I left a pinch open for it. I'll do a bit more manipulation, but it measures up and will work well as is. After a weld anyway. Attached Images __________________ Tony 71 Custom Deluxe, SWB, 2WD, 402, A/C. I developed an assembly kit for restoring the (a) truck from the ground up. My build thread, and more on the assembly kit https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=730025 Last edited by 71CHEVYSHORTBED402; 11-05-2017 at 01:03 AM.