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has anyone had experience with a reproduction 61-63 front bumper Im in need of one and
Ive heard horror stories about the 64-66 bumpers not fitting correctly Im willing to fix an original but those are getting harder to find.
64 -66 are bolted on differently that's why folks are having issues with trying to mount them on a 61-63 slick. lol
No seriously The Truck & Car shop in Orange CA sells reproduction bumpers for 156 bucks'. I've purchase from NPD & LMC; both are repop from overseas; with a 5 year warranty. Havn't bought one from them yet; but others parts from them are good.
has anyone had experience with a reproduction 61-63 front bumper Im in need of one and
Ive heard horror stories about the 64-66 bumpers not fitting correctly Im willing to fix an original but those are getting harder to find.
thanks kyle
Does the bumper your looking for mount like this one? Three bolts each side. This one is near perfect. Needs rechromed but that about it.
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yea i know the 64 mounts differently i have a 64 4x4 and it uses the older style.
1961/63 F100/350's have a 3 bolt hole tri-angular shaped pattern per side to mount the bumper. 1964/66 F100/350's do not, as they have a 2 bolt hole pattern per side to mount the bumper.
2WD 4WD makes no difference. Look at the pic in post #4 gangstakr posted...that's a 1961/63 front bumper only.
You either have a 1961/63, or a previous owner used 1961/63 only bumper brackets to mount the 1961/63 bumper to a 1964/66.
1964/66 bumper brackets are different than 1961/63's, because the number of bolt holes/pattern is different.