Custom Bumpers

[Joe Blaze]

Originally Posted by Burt4x4

Our monthly show us your bumpers post



This bumper was made by KMA in 1999 was like the second one they ever made for a first gen K5. I did have to modify it to fit better and added some gussets to the winch mount plate to prevent flexing
I have a 3" body lift so in the last pic you can see how the mounting brackets hold the bumper up higher than the frame. I re-enforced the frame too!

Kinda dark but you can see the crossmember with \ & / to the ends of the frame.
Anyway....

Hey Burt, could you post these photos again, they don't show up, and I would be interested in seeing the mounting brackets.
Thanks
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[Burt4x4]

Sure, alot of my "old" poasts have red X now...a few years back I lost all my online pics so I don't know exactly wich one I poasted in this thread I will post up what I have online now...



Frame crossmember I built, you can see the \ / going inbetween the mount bolts for the bumper.

Back Bumper and swing out gate I built.
Thats all I have really...

[Joe Blaze]

ok, thanks. since i am not really going off-road, i am trying to decide whether to maybe just keep the stock chrome bumper and just add a hitch receiver under it tied to the frame rails. this way i could put a hitch ball, or a hook to pull crap around as necessary.

[-Greg72]

I've done hidden hitches front and rear with a simple square-receiver license plate mount.

You're right.... there are times when it's really useful to just pull the plate off and slide in a 2" chunk of steel with a burly D-ring shackle on there.

[fun in dirt]

Here's mines...

[jeff's 72 4x4 K20]

put this one together myself

[jrdv]

I've got a couple built by a local welder.

[1malo68]

8274s ROCK but they're hard to hide

[swamp rat]

Resurrecting an old thread, looking for ideas for the rear (fronts to for future reference) so if ya got some post 'em Thanks!

[onebadbowtie]

2x6x.25 rec tubing, some old bumper brackets, and a premade reciever hitch. To me it looks like a off road roll pan

[swamp rat]

Thanks for posting, I'm leaning on something similar to that shape on the bottom but i also want a step in the center.

Anybody else got a homemade bumper?

[OldCreek]

This is for sale locally for $40. I don't like the look and I would think for a crawler it would get hung up…but you could probably use the center as a step?

[OldCreek]

I found this on craiglst for $100 and added width to make it work. And, I cut the fender horns/cups off.

Just posting for ideas...

[swamp rat]

Thanks for posting, i have a feeling i may be hitting some of the local yards and see what i can scout up that can be modified, I have a bumper that i can install but i just don't like the boxy look it has, plus the step is bent down a bit so not too sure i could straighten it. Here's a link to the one i'm referring too laying on the driveway.. I prefer a more heavy duty one anyway. The other is just too ugly for my taste.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...&postcount=196

[twistedchevy]

Bump anything new?

[stenbrin]

not a Chevy but these are some pics of my latest.