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| | | | Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 55 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 55 | Can someone tell me what shop in nor cal can put a bead roll on my front bumper of a 1951 chevy. Looking to put 2 rolls across the bumper in between the bolts one on top of the bolt length wise going across the bumper and one going across the bottom. Chrome it then paint the rolled in part red. Need to know a place that able to do this thanks | | | | | Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,901 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,901 | Maybe a pic would help get the picture of what your looking to do?
Give me ambiguity
or give me something else
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,248 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,248 | That would be a tough bead to roll into a truck bumper which is about 3/16" thick. Probably more like splitting a round stock in half and welding it to the bumper and finishing it someway...
John | | | | | Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,201 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,201 | If you are starting with an painted bumper, you could weld rod stock to it. Maybe drill holes every 8"-10" and weld from the back so you don't have much grinding. Even with computer aid I am not much of an artist but this is what I think you are saying. Black represents beads | | | | | Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 55 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 55 | Friedgreen thats what I'm looking to do in your pic but where u have the 2 black lines I'm looking to ident the metal all the way across the bumper have it chromed then fill in the indention with red paint so the bumper has two red lines across it. what shop would be able to preform this | | | | | Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,201 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,201 | That might be harder than what I was thinking.
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 55 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 55 | Ok so I found the bumper I'm looking for. They came off a 1940 Chevy truck anyone know if I can use that bumper on my 51? | | | | | Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,596 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,596 | It probably will need some modification to look right.
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 55 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 55 | What kind of mods I know the mounts will have to be custom made but what else | | | | | Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,201 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,201 | Did you physically find them or just picture find them. Laying your hands on them might be as hard as modifying what you have. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 55 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 55 | The bumperI can get from Chevy of the 40s I just need some one that has a 40s bumper to measure it need to know if it will work on my 51 | | | | | Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,596 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,596 | As far as I know they're curved differently and they're a different width. Call Chev's of the 40's to get the measurements. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 55 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 55 | I called them and they were of no help | | | | | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 1,312 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2004 Posts: 1,312 | Might have a look at brizbumpers.com
They make bumpers similar to what you are describing.
As 45gmcpu mentioned, stock 40/46 bumpers are quite a bit different in width and shape | | |
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