I've decided that I want to smooth my truck out and go without bumpers. Are there any recommended companies to buy:

1) Front pans without the frame cutouts.
2) Rear pans with taillights and a license plate box.

 

If you plan to remove the front bumper...you might want to check your state laws first. I have recently found out it is illegal in quite a few states to do so and drive them on the highways.

Yes...I know they sell the front roll pans without openings. That does not make them legal everywhere though.

As far as who is recommended to get them from...no clue. I have never purchased anything like that. I get most of my smaller parts from Mid-fifty.

There are several around here who have tucked their front bumper in against the stock pan. I think they leave an inch or two clearance. You would have to run a search to see what threads they are in as I do not recall.

 

I have the front roll pan on my 55 I went with the reproduction bumper in the rear, I was hit in the rear about 5 years ago I think it totaled the vehicke that hit me I drove off.

 

Mid fifty sells a new smooth front roll pan without the bumper openings, its steel and pricey. also sell fiberglass as well. They carry very unique rear roll pans as well steel and glass. 800-252-1956 will get u a free catalogue. the on line catalogue has very few pics.

 

I am using the Midfifty no opening metal roll pan. it fit perfect, and was an easy choice.

and I am also using the rear pan (without lights).. this rear pan required extra work, as the edges were not finished.

you can see them in my gallery in the paint section.



Sam

 

MAR-K has steel rear pans for this and many Ford trucks.
There is a thread on the site of someone who just posted pictures of our rear pan:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/7...e-weld-in.html
Also, you can go to our website and see pictures of some on our customers' trucks:
http://www.mar-k.com/ford_truck_gallery.html
You can order them at
http://www.mar-k.com/catalog
Hope this helps.

 

When you cut your frame horns off, make sure to save them so the guy that ends up with your truck can weld them back on.

Dave
http://www.roadsters.com/56/

 

I like very much the look of my front end without a bumper. I used a fiberglass gravel pan that I got from John's F-Fun Hundreds (in Anaheim), but I wouldn't recommend it. This one was laid up too thin and I needed to do a lot of work to heavy it up. If you can afford the metal one from Mid Fifty, that would be a better choice.


I also like the look of a rear roll pan, but I wanted something with rounded corners and couldn't find any like that, plus my bed is 4" wider than any stock one.
I just narrowed my bumper and used hugger brackets to tuck it in. I think it keeps the protective function and looks pretty good.


Good luck on yours.