I built the rear bumper for mine out of 3"x6" tubing, I think it looks
pretty good I attchached it to the frame with 3/8x 6" flat iron I
capped the ends and built a reciever hitch into it it is about 5X as
strong as it needs to be but I wouldnt have gotten by much cheaper by using
lighter materials (I think I spent about $50 on it) I intend on building
a matching bumper for the front that curves around like the original I'm
going to cut a reciever into it too and build caps for both bumpers to hide
the reciever when not in use I think I had 4 hours into the rear bumper
from raw materials to painted and mounted the front one will take twice
as long because I need to cut notches out of the back side and bend it
around I dont think my idea for the front bumper would work on a chevy but
the GMC has a flatter nose
Dustin
From: Jim Wilkerson <Jim.Wilkerson@sas.com>
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Subject: [oletrucks] Trailer Hitch
Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 20:54:23 -0400
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Hello!
I am building a custom 53 Chevy 1/2 ton with modern 350 EFI and 4l60E trans.
The rear end is a GM 10 bolt w/ 3.73 ratio. I would like to use this
truck occasionally for towing. The most I plan to tow is a flat trailer for
hauling cars to/from shows, etc. I'm planning to keep the bumpers stock
front and rear. It seems to me that a hitch that ties the rear frame rails
together at the very back of the truck would be a good place. Has anyone
done this? Can anyone suggest a model and manufacturer of the appropriate
hitch? Is this something that would have to be custom built? What other
mods should I plan to make to the truck (i.e external trans cooler?
(radiator already has built in cooler for trans), external oil cooler?, HD
shocks?).
Thanks in advance.
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Jim Wilkerson
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