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Front Bumper Repairs

From 1983 Ford Bronco “That dirty old truck” — documented by Steve83.

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1983 Ford Bronco - In preparation to get it back on the road for a trip to Hot Springs SuperLift Off-Road Park in June, I'm going to sandblast the bumper, do… 1983 Ford Bronco - Since it's just bolted on using only the factory frame holes, it's easy for me to remove & install by myself. 1983 Ford Bronco - This is JUST the bumper beam & the storage boxes. Not bad considering how strong it is. It's survived stalling the winch a few times, a rol… 1983 Ford Bronco - This is everything but the winch & fairlead. [url=https://www.supermotors.net/registry/media/97248] https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/972… 1983 Ford Bronco - This is the whole mess, disassembled & ready to be blasted. The front suspension is up exactly 3/4" now. *****UPDATE***** I now have a… 1983 Ford Bronco - Getting ready... This blaster is vaguely similar to https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008RL480W 1983 Ford Bronco - Because the price of sand is rising fast, and I have to drive pretty far to get it, I decided to try to reuse it by catching it in a tarp.… 1983 Ford Bronco - This fine white sand isn't doing much damage, so I'm switching to "Black Beauty" - a medium grit made in Memphis. It's actually dark green. 1983 Ford Bronco - National Paint (Elite Powder) did a great job on this for me. This should stand up better than the spray paint I had on it, but I'll be kno… 1983 Ford Bronco - I just set the grille guard in place to look at it - I still have to install the winch before I actually attach the guard. 1983 Ford Bronco - I got the winch back on just before supper, so it was dark when I took this. Those "diamond-cut" headlights aren't much brighter… 1983 Ford Bronco - They got the powder inside pretty thoroughly. They only missed a few small spots like this, but it's better than I expected. 1983 Ford Bronco - They got the powder inside pretty thoroughly. They only missed a few small spots like this, but it's better than I expected. 1983 Ford Bronco - They got the powder inside pretty thoroughly. They only missed a few small spots like this, but it's better than I expected. 1983 Ford Bronco - Everything is back together & working, except the push bumpers. One of them is seriously mangled, and I've never been happy with the rubber… 1983 Ford Bronco - The L push bumper is only slightly bent, but I don't want to drive around with just one, which is why it's not powdered, or staying on. A f… 1983 Ford Bronco - I specifically designed my bumper around the [url=https://www.carid.com/ramsey-winch/ramsey-winch-re-12000r-12000-lbs-winch-2202372687.html…