Ford F834 Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share Posted July 24, 2019 This is not what you are looking for, Jonathan, but I saw it and thought of you: https://www.ironbullbumpers.com/products/1980-1986-ford-f-150-front-base-bumper That actually is a nice looking bumper David. The angles look good with this body style... although it wouldn’t do much in an animal collision. Scott, your bumper and grille guard look effective, but it’s a little like driving around with a fence on the front of the truck (which I guess is the point). 😐 I like the clean factory look of the front end, especially 80/81, but I guess a guard looks better than my wrecked truck does now 😥 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramttocs Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 That actually is a nice looking bumper David. The angles look good with this body style... although it wouldn’t do much in an animal collision. Scott, your bumper and grille guard look effective, but it’s a little like driving around with a fence on the front of the truck (which I guess is the point). 😐 I like the clean factory look of the front end, especially 80/81, but I guess a guard looks better than my wrecked truck does now 😥 Haha yeah I think my abides by form follows function so doesn't give too much in the aesthetic department. I really like those bumpers and agree that they fit the body style well. Looks like there are a lot of options to be had (how deep is the pocketbook) but not sure if they are all available for every application. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve83 Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Haha yeah I think my abides by form follows function so doesn't give too much in the aesthetic department. I really like those bumpers and agree that they fit the body style well. Looks like there are a lot of options to be had (how deep is the pocketbook) but not sure if they are all available for every application. I'm not a fan - they look like every other chiselled bumper, and they don't seem to be any more-suited to a bullnose than to a Jeep or tube buggy. I've looked inside several of that style (not that brand), and they're just a random skin with whimpy mounts. One of them, I had to figure out how to re-attach it after I ripped it out of the truck's frame. So before paying that kind of money, consider designing & building your own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford F834 Posted July 25, 2019 Author Share Posted July 25, 2019 I'm not a fan - they look like every other chiselled bumper, and they don't seem to be any more-suited to a bullnose than to a Jeep or tube buggy. I've looked inside several of that style (not that brand), and they're just a random skin with whimpy mounts. One of them, I had to figure out how to re-attach it after I ripped it out of the truck's frame. So before paying that kind of money, consider designing & building your own. I like the chiseled look, but I don’t like the round holes (presumably for fog lights). It is very expensive. I would not pay that, I would rather fabricate my own. And I agree, you can build a tank up front but if it’s not attached well it may just add to the damage if you hit something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 I like the chiseled look, but I don’t like the round holes (presumably for fog lights). It is very expensive. I would not pay that, I would rather fabricate my own. And I agree, you can build a tank up front but if it’s not attached well it may just add to the damage if you hit something. The chiseled look is (A) a result of press brake and flat plate weldment fabrication. (B) geometry. A triangle is the only polygon that cannot distort. So they are able to use a lighter gauge steel and keep it stiff. Fit up is simplified. Only have to weld a straight line. There are a bunch of options over there: square holes, grille protection, light bars, etc. $1200 & up is way more than I'd ever spend, and I know shipping and 'made in the USA (by immigrants)' is expensive. I will say this, push bumpers are very solidly mounted. When you have to shove a rollover out of traffic they better be! There was a time not long ago when farmers and ranchers would just shoot the burros and mustangs, then poison their carcasses to kill coyotes, puma, buzzards, etc. Cyanide was easy to find around gold placer mining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford F834 Posted August 11, 2019 Author Share Posted August 11, 2019 I like the chiseled look, but I don’t like the round holes (presumably for fog lights). It is very expensive. I would not pay that, I would rather fabricate my own. And I agree, you can build a tank up front but if it’s not attached well it may just add to the damage if you hit something. This does not speak well for tube construction grille guards. Or maybe it was just mounted badly and he guard itself contributed to the damage? This was a deer collision according to the Facebook post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 This does not speak well for tube construction grille guards. Or maybe it was just mounted badly and he guard itself contributed to the damage? This was a deer collision according to the Facebook post. Somehow, the deer was passing and clipped a corner? Because, a deer isn't going to pull the bumper forward and down from a frontal impact. Where is all the flesh and fur? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramttocs Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Somehow, the deer was passing and clipped a corner? Because, a deer isn't going to pull the bumper forward and down from a frontal impact. Where is all the flesh and fur? Don't know about the lack of organic matter but they may have pulled the bumper out so they could drive it. All in all, it doesn't look too bad really. The headlight guard attachments like that can't take much force due to the leverage applied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Somehow, the deer was passing and clipped a corner? Because, a deer isn't going to pull the bumper forward and down from a frontal impact. Where is all the flesh and fur? Its a brush guard, not impact protection. If a deer folded the bumper clear into the tire, then I'd say the brush guard did a damn good job of fending off the hit. You know if that was an animal, it would look like a crime scene. If they went through and picked off every bit of fur and scrubbed every drop of blood, but didn't cut the bumper off or pull off the broken amber lens the OP is stupider than the dead animal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve83 Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Don't know about the lack of organic matter but they may have pulled the bumper out so they could drive it. All in all, it doesn't look too bad really. The headlight guard attachments like that can't take much force due to the leverage applied. The only thing structural in those pics is the tow-bar attachment base. Everything else is cosmetic, including the chrome "bumper". It looks to me more like the driver backed over something that caught between the bumper & GG, and then mangled both as he continued backing off it. But not a deer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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