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| | | | Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 801 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 801 | I am interested in learning more about "Smash Hit" rear bumper. How was the bumper installed? What was the finish used on the bumper? Weight? Anyone with pictures and/or actual experience with an installation and using one on their A-D truck would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
LUKE | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 | | | | | | Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 801 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 801 | | | | | | Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 801 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 801 | Can anyone give me some idea what a fair price would be for a nice, used "Smash Hit" bumper? They just do not seem to be all that common. Thanks.
LUKE | | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,298 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,298 | A bumper bolted to the rear fenders?! I'm sure the fenders would be just fine in the event of a collision...
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
| | | | | Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,130 Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums | | Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,130 | A bumper bolted to the rear fenders?! I'm sure the fenders would be just fine in the event of a collision... My truck is a case in point. Had two bolt holes in each fender where a home built bumper was secured. One fender was pushed in as the bumper took a hit that pushed one side forward about 2 inches. There's also a crease in both fenders along the top the bumper. That POS is NOT going back on the truck.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truckFollow this saga in Project JournalPhotos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 801 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 801 | As suspected, it makes me (and others) wonder what was so great about this bumper. The attachment to the fenders just seems a bit odd. This may explain why it appears that so few survived and are still in use. After the first rear-ender, I would bet several were sent to the scrap pile! | | | | | Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 486 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 486 | When restoring my 64 I found a heavy duty bumper on a gmc 4x4 in a junkyard. It was originally bolted to the rear fenders on it's original truck but I trimmed it off and just let it wrap around the back of the fender a little. I didn't like the idea of it being attached to the fenders. This bumper was very heavy and I burned a lot of acetylene to get it straightened out. http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn214/jfnar/1964%20chevy%20truck/61e515e5.jpg
'64 swb stepside (gone)
'57 1 ton
'53 phone truck
'59 swb
'46 1 1/2 ton
'68 swb gmc
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 801 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 801 | Was the "Smash Hit" bumper painted or chromed? | | |
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