Show me your rear bumper

[Palf70Step]

67-72 Fleetside sport bumper

[LostMy65]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

67-72 Fleetside sport bumper

Still the best looking for the fleetsides.

[jayoldschool]

Totally agree. The stock one looks like 1950s leftover.

Someday, I'll find a used one. Cheap. Local. With brackets. And perfect patina. I can dream, right?

[1963chev]

Here's mine. I flipped the rear bumper and hid the hitch behind it. I hope the purists don't diss me too hard!

[60chevyjim]

Originally Posted by 1963chev

Here's mine. I flipped the rear bumper and hid the hitch behind it. I hope the purists don't diss me too hard!

I like it ,
that would be great for my truck because
someone had a hitch bolted to the flat part in the center and it ruined the chrome plus now there is 2 bolt holes . the rest of the chrome looks ok.
now I have to look at the chrome on the bottom of the bumper .
that's great idea and it don't cost anything .

this is my bumper before I got it , its on my friends JB's truck that im doing a frame off rebuild on and he's getting all new chrome so I get all the old chrome for my 65 ..

[1963chev]

Originally Posted by 60chevyjim

I like it ,
that would be great for my truck because
someone had a hitch bolted to the flat part in the center and it ruined the chrome plus now there is 2 bolt holes . the rest of the chrome looks ok.
now I have to look at the chrome on the bottom of the bumper .
that's great idea and it don't cost anything .

this is my bumper before I got it , its on my friends JB's truck that im doing a frame off rebuild on and he's getting all new chrome so I get all the old chrome for my 65 ..

My new after market rear bumper has two square bolt holes through it exactly where that hitch is attached on yours. The holes are filled with chrome carriage bolts soaybe you could do the same thing. Good luck!

[1strong63]

Originally Posted by McC_65_91

my fugly bumper... serves its purpose though- itll crush anything that hits it

awesome truck!

[60chevyjim]

Originally Posted by 1963chev

My new after market rear bumper has two square bolt holes through it exactly where that hitch is attached on yours. The holes are filled with chrome carriage bolts soaybe you could do the same thing. Good luck!

thanks for the info about the 2 holes .
where the hitch on my chrome bumper was all the chrome is peeled off
but the rest of the bumper still looks pretty good.
if I don't flip the bumper il buff it with rubbing compound first
then dust just the center with some chrome paint .
just enough to cover the missing chrome .
the chrome is weathered but my truck is not going to have gloss paint .
JB's frame off truck is going to be gloss black with a red side stripe .
so he needs all new chrome to match the gloss paint .

[suburban99]

Here's mine..

[joedoh]

I used a 73-87 and cut it to fit. I looked high and low for a 60-66 or 67-72 and didnt find one used.

[scuderia]

My truck's a stripper so didn't come with one.. Tried to find one that would blend in.

[Jcrvault]

Here's mine just as a mock up, its not done yet. I've never seen anyone do this before. Narrowing it about 8 inches on either side and keeping it flush with the tailgate.

[Evoracer]

67-72 Std. Fleetside...

[62stepside longbox]

I shortened a front bumper to fit on the back of my stepside longbox
Before:

[62stepside longbox]

The cut:

[62stepside longbox]

Here it is welded, I also welded strips on the backside for strength and filled in the bolt holes. I will post a pic of it mounted when I get around to it.

[siggyfreud]

Nothing bed/tailgate for reference, but here is a repo 60-66 bumper. I had planned to flip it, but didn't want to mess with fabricating new brackets, so will keep it as-is.