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Old 09-15-2018, 09:43 PM   #1
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Anyone with a 73-80 tucked up their front or rear bumpers

Wondering if anyone has tucked them a little closer to the body, how you did it, and if you have any pictures?
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Old 09-15-2018, 09:54 PM   #2
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Re: Anyone with a 73-80 tucked up their front or rear bumpers

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Wondering if anyone has tucked them a little closer to the body, how you did it, and if you have any pictures?
UKNOWME just did this to his bumpers. It's on the last page of his build thread.
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http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=543511&page=9
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Old 09-18-2018, 10:13 AM   #4
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Re: Anyone with a 73-80 tucked up their front or rear bumpers

I've been considering a tuck on my 75 Jimmy. I determined the job would require a lot of re-fab of the original mounts. It almost would be easiest to change the location where the mounts bolt to the bumper. OK, then if you do that why not eliminate the bolts altogether and weld studs inside the bumper and get a nice smooth look. Then I thought if you're doing all this and replating the bumpers, why not cut and narrow them as you could pull the ends much closer to the body for an ever smoother look.
That was 4 years ago. Still thinking about it.
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Old 09-18-2018, 11:20 AM   #5
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Re: Anyone with a 73-80 tucked up their front or rear bumpers

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Wondering if anyone has tucked them a little closer to the body, how you did it, and if you have any pictures?
I ended up replacing the bumper with one I found at a swap meet. I believe it was from a 60's Chevy van? Made several modifications to make it work. Here are some pics. You can check it out on my build thread "New year new body" on the project builds.
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Old 09-18-2018, 01:54 PM   #6
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Re: Anyone with a 73-80 tucked up their front or rear bumpers

I came to the conclusion that I would leave the factory bumpers exactly how they came--factory! If it was a simple matter of slotting holes, that's one thing.
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Old 09-18-2018, 08:21 PM   #7
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Re: Anyone with a 73-80 tucked up their front or rear bumpers

The back is easy.
The front is a bit more work.
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Old 09-21-2018, 01:31 PM   #8
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Re: Anyone with a 73-80 tucked up their front or rear bumpers

Chromaholic's "Off it goes" thread includes some front bumper work like you describe. Includes meticulous attention to detail and plenty of pics. I don't know where it is in the thread, though.
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