Apologies to Darlingtonpride

[shrektruck]

Darlingtonpride posted a pic with the title "Worlds Ugliest Bumper", It may be ugly but I just finised cutting mine off in prep for the new Class V hitch. Man! It's a good thing the Shrektruck's a 1 ton cause that bumper weighs about 500 pounds by itself.
The bumper was a "custom" install on a sliding pipe arrangement so you can slide it out when you have a slide in camper in the bed, there was also a reciever setup welded in and to the bumper with 3/4 inch rod. The bumper mounts were bolted AND welded to the frame. I guess they didn't want it to go anywhere. They did a good job because it took about three hours to cut, grind, unbolt the thing. Here's a couple pics, note the extra pipe inside the mounting pipe...stout, I bet my mileage goes up 2 MPG!

[gmcjimmy88]

That bumper looks pretty stout. I have to ask about the tailgate/door on the truck? I am trying to do something like that I think to my blazer tailgate. Do you have any pics/info about it? Thanks

[shrektruck]

Gmcjimmy,
It was on the truck when I bought it and in pretty bad shape. I got rid of it before it fell off. It was a fiberglass topper made by Glastite sometime in the mid 70s. I know you can't find them in good shape anymore but there are several companies making similar toppers. Here's the only other pic I know of.

[Darlingtonpride]

Shrek you are right. That is one ugly ass bumper...

[flyboy2610]

I would like to put a topper like that on my truck. Now that I have the trailer finished (and licensed) I really don't need the bed for hauling stuff, so I'd like to cover it.
Any ideas on where to get one like that for our trucks?

[hotrod ford]

that very first pic looks just like the bumper i have, except mine is welded to the frame. good thing the 250 is the parts truck.

[basketcase0302]

Shrektruk,

I've seen uglier! Saw a chebby car hauling a refrigerator on the trunk lid today!

flyboy, I had a Glastite like that one on my 79', (before i parted her out). Couldn't keep shocks on the rear door of it, (it went through 40# hydraulic shocks like candy). The thing fell on my wife one day and almost knocked her out! Slammed down on me a couple of times and I finally sold it for $40!

The rear doors on their fiberglass toppers are heavy!
That's an understatement.
Hope this helps.

Basketcase

[ezernut9mm]

now that's a 5mph bumper. ouch!