08-15-2009, 11:11 PM
Also finished the bumper and sprayed it with liner while we were shooting the tub.
The shackle mounts the same piece of steel as the mount that bolts to the frame horns. We cut the bumper on the front and rear and slipped the mount brackets through, added some steel to them for thickness, and drilled them for a 3/4" shackle. That way they'll be pulling directly on the frame.
The shackle mounts the same piece of steel as the mount that bolts to the frame horns. We cut the bumper on the front and rear and slipped the mount brackets through, added some steel to them for thickness, and drilled them for a 3/4" shackle. That way they'll be pulling directly on the frame.
'74 Grocery Getter, '73 Project Buggy, '77 Parts Rig