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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 42 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 42 | Looking for recommendations for a vendor for a front bumper for my 1949 3100. Thanks
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| | | | | Joined: May 2015 Posts: 9,830 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: 9,830 | My recommendation would be to find a used one, even if you have to get it rechromed. My experience with repop bumpers isn't good. The originals are spring steel, while repop bumpers (at least the rear one I bought) are soft steel. Additionally, it had sharp edges, as opposed to the radiused edged that were on originals.
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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: Dec 2010 Posts: 42 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 42 | Thanks I have heard that from others. Any recommendations for a chrome shop?
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| | | | | Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 5,684 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 5,684 | EPA has caused many local chrome shops to close.
Bumper Boys sends their work to Mexico.
Send your work to S & H Chrome Plating in Tennessee. 615-865-0100
Excellent work. They'll do all the body work on the bumper before chroming it so you don't have to worry about it. They did the complex rear bumper of my Toronado some years back. It had been busheled in on the corner. I never thought it could be repaired but it was as perfect as new.
1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)
1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom) | 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck) | 1956 Cadillac Sixty Special Fleetwood (The Godfather) | 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado (The Purple Knif) | 1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red) | 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe | 1979 Ford F-100 | 1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red) | 1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 42 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 42 | Thanks. Any suggestions on how to ship it to them?
1949 3100
| | | | | Joined: May 2015 Posts: 9,830 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: 9,830 | Talk to UPS or whoever you plan on shipping with. Likely you can slap a shipping label on it without boxing. Unless they drop it out of the truck and someone runs over it, it should arrive in good shape. The chrome shop will likely box it up to ship back to you.
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: Dec 2010 Posts: 42 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 42 | Sounds like a plan. Thanks
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