Rear1.JPG
585 hits | 69.98 KB | Posted: 9/8/11
This corner has always been bent down & forward slightly, and I'm tired of looking at it. So the 11...

Rear2.JPG
590 hits | 73.98 KB | Posted: 9/8/11
The hook on the end bolted to the chain is a scrap of angle iron I bent in the vise. This is at the...

Rear3.JPG
754 hits | 62.02 KB | Posted: 9/8/11
This is how I'm pulling the prybar - the ratchet strap is hooked to the front spring bracket.

Rear7.JPG
653 hits | 72.54 KB | Posted: 9/8/11
This is the 2nd pull with 2 shims, and it's just past straight. The end hook was pulling a little t...

Rear8.JPG
707 hits | 89.2 KB | Posted: 9/8/11
The 2nd pull did it. I hammered & crowbar-ed the front lip straight while the prybar was still tigh...

Rear9.JPG
735 hits | 84.39 KB | Posted: 9/8/11
The cover has been warped for so long it makes the bumper look a little worse (from this angle).

Rear10.JPG
768 hits | 63.25 KB | Posted: 12/11/11
I ran across a decent set of bumper trim strips in the junkyard, so they're on now.

The marker ligh...

Front1.JPG
730 hits | 56.17 KB | Posted: 9/8/11
The front is bent the other way, and it's pinning the valance against the oil cooler. Some rust is ...

Front2.JPG
741 hits | 58.16 KB | Posted: 9/8/11
The little groove above the nostril must be the hit.

UPDATE: I finally beat the truth out of my fat...

Front3.JPG
714 hits | 92.44 KB | Posted: 9/8/11
I tried a few setups with the I-beam horizontal, but didn't make much progress, even with the 6-foot...

Front4.JPG
645 hits | 68.36 KB | Posted: 9/8/11
This did much better: a short beam across the towhooks, and the long beam vertical pulling the strap...

Front5.JPG
657 hits | 76.94 KB | Posted: 9/8/11
That's what I'm lookin' for!

Front6.JPG
664 hits | 76.02 KB | Posted: 9/8/11
The rust mark on the oil cooler bracket tells the story

Front7.JPG
628 hits | 52.9 KB | Posted: 9/8/11
A vast improvement - the grill fits better, and the lower valance isn't twisted.

Lights1.JPG
1056 hits | 55.23 KB | Posted: 12/10/11
WalMart sells these Platinum Burners for ~$18 with 55W flood reflector bulbs; Advance wanted ~$23 fo...

Lights2.JPG
654 hits | 89.57 KB | Posted: 12/10/11
Platinum Burners from WM. I've since swapped them for the smaller rectangular ones.

That's the b...

Lights3.JPG
600 hits | 67.32 KB | Posted: 12/10/11
I drilled the hole in the back top lip of the bumper, below the filler panel, so it's totally invisi...

Lights4.JPG
559 hits | 71.2 KB | Posted: 12/10/11
I drilled the hole in the back top lip of the bumper, below the filler panel, so it's totally invisi...

Lights5Fuse.JPG
702 hits | 97.7 KB | Posted: 12/11/11
Of course, the lights came with a crappy wiring set, but I'm not depending on it, and I hate adding ...