The Great Bumper Debate

[C15_Sierra]

As my truck nears road-worthiness, it's time to start thinking of bumpers, front and rear.

In the front, I want to replace my 1980 painted bumper with a chrome one. There aren't any straight '73-'80 chrome bumpers at the local yards, and one bumper that's particularly caught my eye is on an '87 GMC Sierra Classic 3/4 ton, with front bumper overriders (push bars). Question is, if I grab all the necessary brackets, etc, will it fit my '80?

In the rear, there are a couple contenders. While I'd like to do a roll pan, I'm not ruling out the possibility of another cool bumper. I'm not gonna hold my breath for a 73-80 sport bumper, but will a sport bumper from, say, an '89 K5 Blazer fit if I pull all brackets, etc? There are also a couple bumpers on some later G-vans that look like they may be able to fit.

I'm asking about these just so I know whether or not I'm wasting my time. If few people have done such retrofits, I may take a leap and go with it once the truck is driving...my DD doesn't have such capacity to pick up truck bumpers