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Old 03-17-2012, 12:00 PM
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That bumper did come out great. Maybe put like a 1/4" to 1/2" radius on the lower corners in front of the tires? That point looks like it could kill someone lol
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It probably could lol
I have some nice cuts on my hands from makin that thing

Thanks for the positive feedback

If anyone wants I can provide more pics and give a breakdown on how I made it
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Great idea for the bumper keep chopping lol
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Next up will be skinning the front clip once I figure out how to relocate the fuse panel without splicing.

Then it's back to the scrap yard for another weigh in and find out exactly how much I'm actually shaving

P.s. The scrap yard I go to is cat certified for what it's worth
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is there anything to support the bottom? I would be worried of it getting tweaked pretty easily
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ford in the driveway ford in the garage 20 year old kid buys a chevy



ps my father drove fords
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Haha that's my buddies place
He had a zx2 til I kept bein mean to him then he gave into peer pressure and got a f150

my family all has gm
This is my 34th chevy/gmc truck
First one I've kept over a month though. It's tagged, titled, and in it for the long haul.

Only problem is this is only my second 99+ truck so all my parts won't fit!

Oh and the middle of the bumper is held on with a bracket I attached to the cut back frame horn
There's 8 bolts holding the bumper to the frame and fenders together
Plus the aluminum is folded with relief cuts under the middle 32" of the bumper cap to keep it stiff.
I've gone 95 with it on multiple times and have yet to have any issues but I am keeping an eye on it. Once I get to 150 or so mph I'll be reinforcing it.
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34th... damn.

you go through vehicles huh?
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I buy and sell
I would buy a truck for a great deal
Fix what needs to be done
Throw on big tires and lift
Then flip for profit
Rinse wash repeat

This is only my 4th 2wd
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the bragging point to be made is that you have a full fendered air conditioned truck that does sub 11 seconds no need to strip inner fenders !

plenty of 4200 lb chevys in the 10's look at this Hog listen to 1-2 shift it's music
p.s. them LT1's are highly underestimated

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