bumper brackets for my 36 Ford

blyde · February 21, 2006, 12:22:57 AM

Hi
I am looking for custom rear bumper brackets for my 1936 Ford sedan.
I want to bring the bumper in close to the car.
I know someone makes them, but I can not find.
Help if you can.
Thanks
Bill
blyde@ghgcorp.com

40 · February 21, 2006, 08:35:32 AM

If you can locate a set of rear bumper brackets from a 35/36 Sedan Delivery...they will work perfectly.They are considerably closer to the car since there was no tire carrier on the rear.I have used them in the past but on my recently completed 36 coupe,I couldn't find any so I just shortened the stock ones.It was very easy to do and they look great....It didn't move the bumper in quite as far as Delivery arms but pretty close.I'll see if I have a photo showing them installed on my 36.One thing to consider,when you move the bumper in,the stock taillight housings stick out pretty far....I took about 3" or so out of these also.The 35 Taillights are shorter if you have access to a pair of those.

tom36 · February 21, 2006, 08:57:06 AM

Quote from: "blyde"Hi
I am looking for custom rear bumper brackets for my 1936 Ford sedan.
I want to bring the bumper in close to the car.
I know someone makes them, but I can not find.
Help if you can.
Thanks
Bill
blyde@ghgcorp.com

Rock Valley Auto Parts in Illinois list shorter brackets
http://www.rockvalleyantiqueautoparts.com/catalog.htm
Tom..

40 · February 21, 2006, 09:48:23 AM

A buddy of mine is in the preliminary stages of building me a website....All that is on there so far are a few photos of the 36.There are several shots that show the rear section of the car pretty well.The photos were taken on a dull,dreary day and aren't very good quality but they will give you an idea of the shortened brackets/taillights.The web address is http://www.bigredracing.org/hotrods/ if you care to have a look!I would have just posted a couple of photos on this thread but they are very large and I'm not computer literate enough to re-size them. The ones from Rock Valley seem like the way to go unless you have the originals just laying around.

blyde · February 21, 2006, 02:04:06 PM

Quote from: "40"If you can locate a set of rear bumper brackets from a 35/36 Sedan Delivery...they will work perfectly.They are considerably closer to the car since there was no tire carrier on the rear.I have used them in the past but on my recently completed 36 coupe,I couldn't find any so I just shortened the stock ones.It was very easy to do and they look great....It didn't move the bumper in quite as far as Delivery arms but pretty close.I'll see if I have a photo showing them installed on my 36.One thing to consider,when you move the bumper in,the stock taillight housings stick out pretty far....I took about 3" or so out of these also.The 35 Taillights are shorter if you have access to a pair of those.

Thanks for the help.
Can you give me a quick run down on how you modifyed the originals?
Thanks Bill

blyde · February 21, 2006, 02:08:40 PM

Quote from: "40"A buddy of mine is in the preliminary stages of building me a website....All that is on there so far are a few photos of the 36.There are several shots that show the rear section of the car pretty well.The photos were taken on a dull,dreary day and aren't very good quality but they will give you an idea of the shortened brackets/taillights.The web address is http://www.bigredracing.org/hotrods/ if you care to have a look!I would have just posted a couple of photos on this thread but they are very large and I'm not computer literate enough to re-size them. The ones from Rock Valley seem like the way to go unless you have the originals just laying around.

Thanks for the help.
I have the originals, but do not know how to modufy. Where did you get the shorter tail light brackets?
Thanks
Bill

40 · February 21, 2006, 06:28:00 PM

Bill,If you look at the rear brackets as if you're standing to the rear of the car.....the left arm of the bracket is fairly straight and the right arm makes almost a 90 degree bend.I shortened the left arm about 2 1/2" and the right arm proportionately which almost took the entire curve out of it.The finished product left the left arm shaped the same as before,just shorter but the right arm now is almost straight and parallel with the bumper....hope this makes sense!About 2 1/2 " is the max you can bring them in and still retain the shape.
The taillight brackets were easy to modify also....I simply cut a section out of the straight portion and welded them back together. Mine are now a bit under 8" long which is what stock 35 taillight stands measure.....however,the stock 35 taillight stands don't match the crown of the 36 fender as well as the 36's and are sometimes hard to locate.If you have further questions....just ask away.

blyde · February 21, 2006, 08:46:59 PM

when you say you shortened does this mean you cut and rewelded?
Or did you heat and bend, then cut off the extra length?
Bill

40 · February 21, 2006, 10:34:21 PM

I just cut out a section and welded it back together....or,to be exact,a buddy of mine welded it back together

....they would not look nearly as nice had I welded them! A section was also cut out of each taillight stand with a metal band saw and the 2 pieces welded back together.I started out by cutting the arms in two, overlapping the pieces,clamping them together,and then fitting them to the bumper/car.I then kept shortening, reclamping, and refitting them.When I was happy with the fit,I marked them and cut them off with a chop saw.Sounds more difficult than it really is......Good Luck!

Kctom · February 21, 2006, 10:49:12 PM

Quote from: "blyde"Hi
I am looking for custom rear bumper brackets for my 1936 Ford sedan.
I want to bring the bumper in close to the car.
I know someone makes them, but I can not find.
Help if you can.
Thanks
Bill
blyde@ghgcorp.com

I made my own for my 36. After you get them made. Try this ,weld some sheet metal to the top which makes them look like they we carved from a hunk of metal. Really looks cool

Kctom · February 21, 2006, 10:59:31 PM

Quote from: "blyde"Hi
I am looking for custom rear bumper brackets for my 1936 Ford sedan.
I want to bring the bumper in close to the car.
I know someone makes them, but I can not find.
Help if you can.
Thanks
Bill
blyde@ghgcorp.com

I made the ones for my 36. welded sheet metal to the top of brackets to look they were cast. Left the bottom open and ran the turn signal wires under to the lights in the bumber .

blyde · February 21, 2006, 11:21:47 PM

Quote from: "40"I just cut out a section and welded it back together....or,to be exact,a buddy of mine welded it back together ....they would not look nearly as nice had I welded them! A section was also cut out of each taillight stand with a metal band saw and the 2 pieces welded back together.I started out by cutting the arms in two, overlapping the pieces,clamping them together,and then fitting them to the bumper/car.I then kept shortening, reclamping, and refitting them.When I was happy with the fit,I marked them and cut them off with a chop saw.Sounds more difficult than it really is......Good Luck!

Thanks alot for your help.
I will give it a try. If it does not work another rodder sent me the website where I can buy shortened ones.
Bill

blyde · February 21, 2006, 11:29:05 PM

Quote from: "Kctom1"
Quote from: "blyde"Hi
I am looking for custom rear bumper brackets for my 1936 Ford sedan.
I want to bring the bumper in close to the car.
I know someone makes them, but I can not find.
Help if you can.
Thanks
Bill
blyde@ghgcorp.com

I made the ones for my 36. welded sheet metal to the top of brackets to look they were cast. Left the bottom open and ran the turn signal wires under to the lights in the bumber .

Hi
Thanks for the reply.
I think the front will be easy. The back may be harder. I have receied alot of help from members.
My 36 had a spare tire mounted on the back. This moved the rear bumper way out Because of the bracket being one piece for the rear it may be harder to shorten and make them look nice
Bill

40 · February 22, 2006, 01:02:46 AM

Give it a shot....all 35/6 rear bumper brackets were 1 piece....I think you will be surprised at how it will turn out with minimal effort....Good Luck and let us know how it works out!

exsedan · February 25, 2006, 07:43:16 PM

You also might want to look at putting a "commercial" bumper on the rear now that the spare tire is no longer in place. The bumper does not have the "dip"in the center. They look good on a coupe rear......jb EXSEDAN