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[6.9forddiesel]

okay well i am currently looking for a new front bumper and mounts for it since when i got stuck tonight they decided to hook it to the mounts for the bumper and ripped it and ****** everything up on the driverside so if anyone has me please let me know

 

[david85]

I didn't know you can say ****** on this forum.

First place I would check is a wrecker locally since there are still plenty of these trucks running around. Other option might be to make one since its pretty easy on the brick nose trucks to make something up that looks right.

 

[LCAM-01XA]

David, yes you can use the f-word here, not that you should, but it ain't censored.

On the bumper - you can check junkyards and grab one from there, or you can make your own one from say railroad track or a big piece of C-channel, the bricknose is pretty much straight across the front, so about anything will work OK.

 

[towcat]

just don't get carried away with the use.
proper situation and context is OK.
saying just to say will get a censor stamp or if persistent in the use, you will get a vacation.

 

[david85]

Don't worry, I was just trying to be funny.

I have no plans to try and drop the F bomb again anytime soon.

 

[Chevyboy_0]

MLSC, I just might need to borrow that rail road track idea

 

[jperecko]

Somebody else tried that and it ended up being absurdly heavy... but I suppose some may be after that. When you make stuff that beefy, you start to worry about the frame failing wherever you mount that chunk of metal... in a collision, not from normal use.

 

[160k87F250]

I've got one in the shed, you going to the rally?

 

[RLDSL]

I have a bumper on my tractor made out of a chunk of railroad track. REAL handy for knocking over, well, ANYTHING Very handy for bush hogging.
I imagine you could tweek your frame rails pretty easily with something that stout bolted on there.

 

[Cat_Rebel]

69fordiesel what state are you located in?

BTW heavy duty home made bumpers = ****

 

[Goofyexponent]

I don't know where you are located, but I live in Halifax, Nova Scotia. We have an aftermarket sheet metal place here called Pro Body Parts....a chrome front bumper for a 1992-1996 style truck runs about $130.....I bought 2 brand new front fenders for my 1996 f150 for $180 there....and they arent "cheap" flimsy fenders....they were actually pretty thick and fit really well!

 

[hheynow]

BTW heavy duty home made bumpers = ****

**** is one letter away from hhey

Best made factory bumpers are made by Reunel .

 

[gandalf]

When I was in Alaska I had a friend who made a bumper from the scraper blade on a road grader. He used the scraper portion, the bottom four inches which actually do the scraping. It wasn't too pretty, but it served the purpose.

I have the front bumper off my '92 which I'll sell for not too much. It's in good shape. I replaced it with a vented bumper from a later year.

 

[towcat]

I have the front bumper off my '92 which I'll sell for not too much. It's in good shape. I replaced it with a vented bumper from a later year.

you have all the brackets on that bumper still?

 

[gandalf]

you have all the brackets on that bumper still?

I'm not really sure what all should be there. I vaguely recall moving something from this bumper to the newer one, but I couldn't swear to it. I've taken a picture so you can see whats there.

Front Bumper

Then, there's the front side.

Front Bumper, outside