Tube Bumper for 82 pickup

[riverrat504]

Ive been trying to find a tube style front bumper for my 82 pickup.  I really like the Smitty Bilt tube bumpers but cant find one.  The question/project I have is if any of the newer model truck bumpers will fit on an 82 with a little fabrication.  I found one for a 86 but dont know if it will fit as far as the width of the truck.  Has anyone done this, got a tube bumper for a 86 or so and put it on a 79-82 model truck.  Thanks for the help.

[79coyotefrg]

anything will fit with a little work,   i have a 86 plate bumper on my 79

you might also know Marlin Crawler sells  very nice tube bumpers  http://www.marlincrawler.com/armor/front-bumper/front-bumper-stinger

[riverrat504]

Thanks for the reply, I like the marlin crawler ones but I want a smitty bilt so it will match the rear bumper 

[riverrat504]

i ended up finding a bumper for a nissan pathfinder in a junkyard, it fits great just had to bolt a 1.5 inch tube to it and then bolt the tube to the frame.