Hobrecht push bar
 

This was my latest craigslist score... came off of a 72 k10, fits like a glove but i cant seem to find much info on the company? anyone else running one of their push bars??

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Really like it, no other info

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My high school history teacher had one of those on his blazer. I removed it in metal shop to make a pattern and made one for my k20. That was *cough* a few years back :)

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Sweet. I've seen a couple of those now and was wondering if it was a dealer thing . Kinda reminds me of push bars on police car for their pit maneuver. Would love to have a pattern !

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Looks very stout, nice thick side plates

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Oh the thing is beefy, and has tabs on it to utilize the factory bumper mount locations. as well as the oval holes in the frame horns. Only other one i can seem to find online is on the gmcpauls website in the gallery on a jimmy. if someone wanted to come measure out a template and re-create it i wouldn't be opposed to it!

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If you were willing to draw the outline of the side mounting plates on paper ( full size) and send it to me, I could convert it to a DXF file so that it could be duplicated. I have a CNC plasma table here at home so I'd be making one for myself for sure.

Edit; Actually, if you could take a picture of the side plate perpendicular to the surface, and give me rough dimensions, that should be enough info to duplicate it.

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I will see what i can do, it was a real pain installing it, takes 2 people, maybe this weekend

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How is it bolted to the frame ? Did you have to drill an extra hole?

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Nope, it utilizes the 2 top center bolts from the factory bumper location and then hooks underneath and utilizes the factory slot in the frame in the middle of the horn

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OK, Thanks for that !! Nice that the frame doesn't need to be drilled.

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Hey Lieferson were you able to make a template for that brush guard. Maybe you could cut a few side plates and sell them. I certainly would like to get my hands on some if your interested in doing so. Let me know.

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I am hoping to get out there this weekend and get some templates made up, maybe even a prototype made.

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Yukon Jack was kind enough to send me a cad drawing for one of these push bars. I'm in the works to get a prototype cut in the next few days. Once I'm happy with the fit I'll have a DXF file that I can share, and I will most likely post a build thread on it.

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SWEET! ill save my saturday for doint a 1 ton brake booster swap then :)

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That would be great. I'll follow the thread.

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Here's a close up of the bar the drawing is from

http://yuk0njack.com/70blazer/brushguard/p3210345.jpg

And here is how it mounts to the frame

http://yuk0njack.com/70blazer/brushguard/p3210351.jpg

http://yuk0njack.com/70blazer/brushguard/p3210347.jpg

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Awesome, thanks for those pics. FYI, I started a build thread on the push bar.

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I like the one in the first picture posted by Lieferson. Will you be making a file for that one? If so I would like a copy.

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Maybe ! Once I get the bracket to fit nicely around the bumper, the rest is easy. I kinda like the look of the top one too because it's not as high.

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I have wondered about the manufacturer of the push bar on the Jimmy - it looks the same as yours. Thanks for the info!!

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Its definitely close! Yours seems to be positioned away from the bumper though, which is what most of the chrome bumper guys would want im assuming. The one i have is bolted tight against the bumper

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you might have an original hickey with some hooks bolted on?

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Any one come up with a template for that thing yet ???

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Working on it ! It's the beginning of racing season, so shop is busy right now.