34 Years. Now with a '61 261, 848 head, Rochester Monojet carb, SM420 4-speed, 4.10 rear, dual reservoir MC, Bendix up front, 235/85R16 tires, 12-volt w/alternator, electric wipers and a modern radio in the glove box.
Lots of good information here. My dilemma is that the PO welded up a pipe style of bumper with a flat plate centered for towing. It looks pretty good (IMO) but It is not mounted low enough for clear view of a license plate mount. I did not see a bracket for side mount for the '54 and kinda prefer not to mount like that based on what I read and saw here. The mount on the tailgate looks ok, but what happens when you want to drive with the tailgate down. Officer Friendly could not see the plate. Right now I am thinking of some sort of pipe bracket to mount plate left of center.
54 Chevy 3100 Deluxe 3 speed on column. Keeping original as possible but changed to 12 volt system. JB Weld..."I put that stuff on everything"
1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom) | 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck) | 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe |1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red) | 1969 Pontiac GTO (The Dishpit) I 1979 Ford F-100 | 1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red) | 1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)
My '50 Chevy 3100 5 window, '62-235cu, 3:55 rear My truck ....... Respect The Rust If I'm not working on my truck, '65 m00stang or VW camper, I'm fishing with the wife or smoking Salmon.
I would like to keep the pipe bumper...one of the better-looking ones (IMO). I do not do fabrication work...no equipment or know-how, but maybe some sort of pipe clamping could be rigged.
54 Chevy 3100 Deluxe 3 speed on column. Keeping original as possible but changed to 12 volt system. JB Weld..."I put that stuff on everything"
A couple of hose clamps with a square hole to fit small carriage bolts stuck in from the inside would work. Put the plate on with nuts on the threaded end of the carriage bolts, then secure the hose clamps to the pipe bumper. You could locate the plate about anywhere along the bumper. Most states have regulations requiring a light shining on the plate, but I doubt that's enforced much.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truck Follow this saga in Project Journal Photos 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.
