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larry harding · 12-25-2016, 04:07 PM

31 pickup..steel top cab i got two bumpers with this money pit project, one is a long slow curve and 64 3/4" + or -. the other one is 65 1/2" + or- and has a bit of an offset in the outer foot or so of its length. which is correct for my truck? i can't tell for sure from catalog pictures.

Bob C · 12-25-2016, 05:38 PM

If the offset one looks like this it's for earlier cars.

Bob

SteveB31 · 12-25-2016, 05:47 PM

The 64" curved one is early 1930. The 65" curved at the ends is 1928-29. Your late 1931 should be a 60" curved one.

Osage Orange · 12-26-2016, 02:46 PM

Thanks for the info. How thick and wide are these bumper bars? It appears they are about a quarter-inch thick and about two inches wide. Anyone want to give exact measurements? New stainless seems to cost well over $330 for front bumpers, no hardware included. I'd think buying stainless bar stock of similar dimensions would be a quarter of that.

larry harding · 12-26-2016, 06:47 PM

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i just measured my bars.... 5/16 thick X 1 3/4 wide. mc master has some 5/16 X 1 1/2 bar stock. i had the same idea, but by the time you get round stock for the ends and do the machine and welding you ain't going to save a whole lot.

12-25-2016, 04:07 PM	#1
larry harding Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: western n.c. Posts: 394	bumper i d 31 pickup..steel top cab i got two bumpers with this money pit project, one is a long slow curve and 64 3/4" + or -. the other one is 65 1/2" + or- and has a bit of an offset in the outer foot or so of its length. which is correct for my truck? i can't tell for sure from catalog pictures.

12-25-2016, 05:47 PM	#3
SteveB31 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Englewood, Colorado Posts: 1,372	Re: bumper i d The 64" curved one is early 1930. The 65" curved at the ends is 1928-29. Your late 1931 should be a 60" curved one.

12-26-2016, 02:46 PM	#4
Osage Orange Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Powell Siding (near Cleveland), MO Posts: 82	Re: bumper i d Thanks for the info. How thick and wide are these bumper bars? It appears they are about a quarter-inch thick and about two inches wide. Anyone want to give exact measurements? New stainless seems to cost well over $330 for front bumpers, no hardware included. I'd think buying stainless bar stock of similar dimensions would be a quarter of that.

12-26-2016, 06:47 PM	#5
larry harding Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: western n.c. Posts: 394	Re: bumper i d Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) i just measured my bars.... 5/16 thick X 1 3/4 wide. mc master has some 5/16 X 1 1/2 bar stock. i had the same idea, but by the time you get round stock for the ends and do the machine and welding you ain't going to save a whole lot.