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Old 03-26-2013, 05:03 PM   #1
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So I got the green light to post away woohoo. Lot of information I want to know. But for starters my first truck was a 66 C10 with a 283 with a 4 speed I later in highschool put a turbo 350 in it. Well I sold the truck after high school and here we are fast forward 20 years I just bought a 1965 fleetside and I will be asking lots of info about the truck. But my first question is Is this the factory bumper
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Old 03-26-2013, 05:24 PM   #2
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It is a factory back bumper! In my eye it is the worst back bumper, in that if you back into anything your rear fender is now bent! Just my thoughts though..
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Old 03-26-2013, 05:33 PM   #3
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It is a factory back bumper! In my eye it is the worst back bumper, in that if you back into anything your rear fender is now bent! Just my thoughts though..
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Never looked at it that way. Good point. I was gonna send it in for powder coating might change my mind now.
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Old 03-26-2013, 06:19 PM   #4
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Welcome & great looking truck. Its a dealer bumper, and there is a whole thread here on them. What are your plans on the new truck?
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Old 03-26-2013, 06:28 PM   #5
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It is a factory back bumper! In my eye it is the worst back bumper, in that if you back into anything your rear fender is now bent! Just my thoughts though..
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Well bumpers and grill are getting powder coated. Buffing it out and just gonna drive it for now. I bought the truck for when my son can drive. He has 16 years so we have a long time haha.
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Old 03-26-2013, 06:58 PM   #6
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very cool that you can share the same feelings w/your son and the new truck as you did with your original truck. keep us posted on the build, and more pics.
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Old 03-26-2013, 07:15 PM   #7
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Cool! It's not too often you see a shorty with a big step bumper. I like it!
Let me help you out (since you are new and all), and I'll fix that first pic if you promise to show more.
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Old 03-26-2013, 07:38 PM   #8
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Cool truck. What color are you going to powder coat? Good thread over here on dealer bumpers. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=barden+bumper Also "search this forum" for barden bumper. My bumper is pretty heavy duty and I haven't had any problems yet. Take some pictures of the truck and post them in the photoshop forum to see how it would look before you choose a color. Good folks in that forum!
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Old 03-26-2013, 07:52 PM   #9
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The day I bought it
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Old 03-26-2013, 07:25 PM   #10
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Well I don't mind posting pics but I'm sure these iPhone pics will all turn sideways. Can you tell me how to fix them. Thanks
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Well I don't mind posting pics but I'm sure these iPhone pics will all turn sideways. Can you tell me how to fix them. Thanks
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If you turn the camera sideways where the shutter button and home button are on the right hand side it will display the pictures the correct way and in full frame. That way you don't get long skinney upright pics and it wont be turned sideways.
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Old 04-14-2013, 05:23 PM   #12
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If you turn the camera sideways where the shutter button and home button are on the right hand side it will display the pictures the correct way and in full frame. That way you don't get long skinney upright pics and it wont be turned sideways.
Thank you. I will do that next time.
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Old 04-15-2013, 08:21 AM   #13
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What do you guys think about the color??
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I like the color personally.
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Old 03-26-2013, 07:25 PM   #15
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Welcome and nice truck!!

Im not a fan of these bumpers either.. To me, they are like bellflower tail pipes.. They just don't fit..
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Old 03-27-2013, 10:33 AM   #16
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Welcome and nice truck!!

Im not a fan of these bumpers either.. To me, they are like bellflower tail pipes.. They just don't fit..
Ouch that hurts,...........
A welcome from San Jose I agree with Steve (61_FL_Apache) well except for the part about the bellfowers!
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Old 03-27-2013, 11:29 AM   #17
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Very nice truck you scored, its nice to keep the dealer barden bumper because they are getting harder to find, but as they said, somebody tags it in a parking lot and the side panels will be in bad shape, that happened to my father in law.
Looking forward to more pics...
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Old 03-26-2013, 07:29 PM   #18
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So from what I know on the truck. I bought it from a kid who needed a commuter for work. He had bought it from the original owner who lived in Fresno Ca. The truck was built at the Fremont plant so CA truck. The original color was off white. It has a 283 with a powerglide. Is their away to tell what motor this truck came with. I think it's the original motor. I'm powder coating bumpers grill door panels a off white. I do need 4 original hubcaps.
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Old 03-26-2013, 07:36 PM   #19
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thats a nice shorty and welcome to the site
you can give that bumper a trim job on the ends
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How do I rotate the pics on here??
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Old 03-26-2013, 08:03 PM   #21
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Welcome; I like the bumper and I just flip the monitor sideways
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Old 03-26-2013, 08:25 PM   #22
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Welcome; I like the bumper and I just flip the monitor sideways
LOL sorry

Anyway to tell what motor came in my truck by the VIN
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Old 03-26-2013, 08:31 PM   #23
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Welcome; I like the bumper and I just flip the monitor sideways
That always works!!
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Old 03-26-2013, 08:51 PM   #24
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Oh please get rid of the bumper! It's only been on there for 48 years and it's only a matter of time. Seriously though, if you like it keep it.
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Old 03-27-2013, 12:59 AM   #25
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cool, old truck you found...it'll really be an antique by the time your son takes over. And I think it'll look good with the powdercoated parts. If the kid you bought the truck from got it from the original owner, it very well could have the original engine. My truck originally had the 283/Powerglide combo.
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