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| | | | Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 209 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 209 | My front bumper on my 64 is not straight. SO i was thinkin about taking it off. Does it affect the truck in anyway or not? I mean supposely someone told me it wasnt good to have it off. I just dont remember why he said that. Help me understand for my brain is small :p
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| | | | | Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 | It is for protection so I doubt that it would hurt the truck to drive it without.. I would get a replacement or have it straighten out before I drove it much with-out ,, that said, I have driven my 52 for about 8yrs with-out a rear one. Fred
Redryder pixMy HotrodA veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard, or reserve - is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to The 'United States of America', for an amount of "up to and including my life."I am fighting cancer and I am winning the fight | Pain is part of life; misery is an option. | | | | | | Anonymous Unregistered | | Anonymous Unregistered | It will not hurt a thing to drive your truck without a bumper...until you hit something.
Most bumper dents can be fixed with a block of wood and a swinging press (sledge hammer).
Take yours off and try to straighten it. While it is off you might as well repaint it unless it is chrome. Be sure to use the wood block and do not hit the hammer directly on the metal.
Once you have the money available or when one falls in your lap, you can replace it with a new one. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 209 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 209 | Yea I knew it was for protection so if you hit something...my dad thought if you take it off it would mess up the frame or something. He probably was right in a way. THank you Fred and houston
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| | | | | Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,552 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,552 | I understand you are talking about your front bumper, however rear bumpers were a dealer option up until the mid-eighties on many Chevrolet trucks. With regards to the front bumper on your '64, the frame rails and adequately strengthened and aligned by way of the factory cross-members. Unless you have modified or removed some of the factory installed frame rail cross-members, it will not damage the truck in any way to drive with or without the front or rear bumper. Safe and defensive driving is the best way to avoid contact with other moving or fixed objects, thus avoiding the damage caused by such contact.
I suggest a different method for staightening a bent bumper. Secure the bumper to the frame rails with six carriage bolts in the factory holes and bumper brackets. If the ends of the bumper are bent down, simply put a hydraulic jack under the bumper with a block of 2 x 4 or 4 x 4 to protect the finish. Jack until it is a bit past the correct alignment. It will flex back a little, so don't overdue it. You can do the same if it is bent up by reversing the method using the jack and a length of 4 x 4 under the steel support beam in your garage or shop or your overhead door opening.
Good luck with your bumper straightening. | | |
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