[Tikal48]

Finally getting a little time to work on the truck between work and the rain. I fabricated the rear bumper mounts. The S10 frame was narrower that the original frame, and I had to come out 2 1/4" per side. There is not much room behind the shackles and rear of the bed. So I had to cut a bit more clearance for the shackles to pivot.

I tucked the bumper up just under the bottom of the roll pan, and closer in than original. I happy with the look of the '53 bumper paired with the roll pan.

I remounted the S-10 spare tire hoist. I have a recess behind the tailgate where I am planning to mount a control shaft to the hoist. Just got to get this all figured out. More on this later.