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| | | | Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 815 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 815 | When I bought my 53 it came with lots of extra parts. From that, I have a bumper stamped GM-U. Would that be the rear or is there any difference between front/back? Also I got some bumper brackets and are they interchangeable with the front ones? My truck came with a home made bumper with a trailer hitch welded to it so I'm assuming the bumper and brackets in question were replaced by the home made one. I could be wrong of course. Thanks, I hope this was clear. Steve | | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,271 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,271 | The front bumper has a lot more curve to it than the rear bumper.
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | 1953 - what model?
47-55 Panel body trucks used the bumpers front and rear.
But, I think the front & rear brackets were very different?
| | | | | Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 815 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 815 | Tim, sorry it is a 3100 1/2 ton | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | 3104 pickup?
The 3100 panel bodies (and maybe the 3800 panel bodies) used the same bumpers on front & rear. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 815 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 815 | What does GM-U stand for? Steve | | |
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