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Here is how the rear started out. There is a class VI hitch under the bumper. You can see the ne bumper in the grass. tis was on a 1977 full size chevy. I have to do som modifications to get them to fit. i wanted to fill the gap left bu the boty lift too.. the next thing to fix was the departure angle.
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The fastest way to get these off was to cut off the heads of the bolts all 4 of them. i took this off and set at the end of the driveway and some took them. I got the class VI hit in the red box to show where it was.
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Here is another view of the back without the stock bumper. i could not reuse the gap tray so out it came.
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The next thing off is the hitch. 6 bolts and it was off. This was sold to a fellow FSB member.
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here is the bottom side of the reciever asembly
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Here is the reciever end with the saftey connections. i was going to add this to the front but decided the one on the front was enough.
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after bolting and getting this set is when i found out why the last person got rid of it. the outside ends are bent up alittle. no problem with me. it still works great. this was setting the height up.
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this was a pain to setup i used 1 shackle hanger bolt 3 other bolts on this side and almost the same on the other. i then tac weleed it to the rear frame rails just to be sure.
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Here it is with the spare holder open
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Here is the bumper all ready to be installed
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here it is spare and tailgate open. it is very close but it does clear no issues
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here is the reciver end. i like how it is in the bumper.
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Here is the hitch in the reciever. much higher than the undr the bumper model that was on there.
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It was a long hot day but we got it done here is Josh holding himself up...
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her it is in the yard getting ready for paint
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i had to put it on the street to cleanup the driveway. it is looking real good.
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here is one coat of paint. i going to hit it with a couple coats
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i kid you not as i was finishing up a cop stopped and aske where the rear plate was and was going to site me. i pointed to the red box in the window and said there it is. i was still completing the mount and it was in my hand as i was standing there.....some people.
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so here is my new plate setup the top bolts are LEDs and light blue.
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Here it is from 25 feet. I found out 3 days later the LEDS were illegal and i since replaced them i add those pics soon.
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