Last year at the JY, I was walking by a 67 F250 and noticed the nice patina on the bumper... then I noticed that it had never been hit. $45 later it was coming home with me for this mod - complete with patina'd bumper bolts. Plus the bumper looks the part of an old farm truck.
It turns out a can of Del Monte peach halves is the same diameter as the lights I'm using. 'Taped the lids on for mock-up.
The lights are off a 90s Pontiac... $10 for the pair. Ford's newer driving lights are either too big or had some weird azz shape. The tape is there to reduce scratching the lenses more than they already are.
Rear layout to see where the lights would bit the contour. It's good... just a lil overhang on top. It'll have a small "eyebrow". Also notice the lack of rust...the OE chromed bumper is flaky rust on the back side.
Front layout. The slag will collect on the back side. I'm gonna need a bigger plasma cutter.
Plasma'ed the holes and left them fat to sneak up with a die grinder. Clearanced the holes holding the grinder at 90° instead perpendicular to the bumper surface for that 'aero' look.
Test fitting to figure out how long the tabs should be. About 1.75 inches long with a 5/16ths hole 1.375 inches up from the bumper.
Marked, drilled, and cut tabs out of 1/8 steel. Assembled the tabs on the light brackets and tack welded. Removed the lights and then fully welded. Applied etching primer from the back to preserve the bumper's patina.
Installed. Need to do a lil bit more clearancing on the passenger side cuz the light is kinda tight and needs to tilt a bit more. Total: $55
Thanks for the write up.
