My "new" '74 Duster- or why I need a project like a hole in the head

Dartnut said

Great job on the bumper.
I was thinking about doing just that on my '74 Dart Sport just the other day!
Amen to the weight of those things, they must weigh over 100 lbs on their own, i know i had a heck of a time lifting mine when i did some quarter panel repairs last year. I just thought i was weak!

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Thanks!

It's a pretty simple job, you can probably even get it done without having to weld anything if you just bent a piece of flat bar. 3/16" would probably be ideal. I'm happy with how the bumper looks, but I may re-do the brackets at some point. They work, but aren't exactly what I envisioned. The nice thing about the whole thing is that the outer mounting holes support the bumper just fine, so its easy enough to take the brackets off and make new ones. Maybe when I swap the tail panel.

As far as what the shock mount rear bumper weighs, I'd put it around 100lbs no problem. I might have to buy a scale, I'm curious now.