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joe cool
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Still no desire to even look at them UNTIL I saw how much bumper carnage a good Shasta can do (Joe Cool's bumper in particular!) |
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cdennisg
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Location: Sandpoint, ID
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| Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 10:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Still no desire to even look at them UNTIL I saw how much bumper carnage a good Shasta can do. |
Have you seen the pic of the bus with a rear Bice mounted that was recently rear-ended? The bus did not fair too well. The bumper was relatively fine, as I recall.
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swervyjoe
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| Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 8:28 am Post subject: |
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| cdennisg wrote: |
| woodslat wrote: |
| Still no desire to even look at them UNTIL I saw how much bumper carnage a good Shasta can do. |
Have you seen the pic of the bus with a rear Bice mounted that was recently rear-ended? The bus did not fair too well. The bumper was relatively fine, as I recall. |
That was mine. Yeah, the bumper held up well. That energy has to go somewhere and the frame is a lot thinner than the bumper... |
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cdennisg
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| swervyjoe wrote: |
| cdennisg wrote: |
| woodslat wrote: |
| Still no desire to even look at them UNTIL I saw how much bumper carnage a good Shasta can do. |
Have you seen the pic of the bus with a rear Bice mounted that was recently rear-ended? The bus did not fair too well. The bumper was relatively fine, as I recall. |
That was mine. Yeah, the bumper held up well. That energy has to go somewhere and the frame is a lot thinner than the bumper... |
Looks like the bumper is just fine. I'm not convinced I would want that frame and body damage over a twisted up stock bumper after something like that. I'd be curious to see what sort of body/frame damage could happen to the front of a Shasta bus with a Bice front bumper.
This truck had a front Bice when it hit a Railroad tie fence corner at highway speed. The bumper was twisted, but I sold it and it got put back into service. The truck got cut up.
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SkooobaSteve
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joescoolcustoms
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While in the hunt for crash protection in a split bus, keep a eye out for the pot-O-gold at the end of the rainbow.
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norcalmike
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| yeah, ill take a bent bumper over a bent frame anyday |
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cdennisg
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| While in the hunt for crash protection in a split bus, keep a eye out for the pot-O-gold at the end of the rainbow. |
Not really the point I was trying to make. It is simply about what damage would you choose if you got into a wreck. If it were about crash protection, or safety, we would all drive big trucks with air bags.
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64 ragtop volks
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| Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 4:57 pm Post subject: Re: Bice bumpers |
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finally got a rear bice bumper last week to match the front one. i used some 3/8" 6061 angle, i cut down one leg to fit the frame so its more of a L shape |
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splitlp
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| Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2016 3:01 pm Post subject: Re: Bice bumpers |
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| Did anyone ever start reproducing the Bice bumpers? Or is there any new info out there on these beauties? I would like to put a set on my single cab. |
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cru62
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Actually looked into a short run. But just having the two bends made, including the 4" channel was a little over $400 per piece, not including the rest of the material and fab work. So, needless to say I did not do it. I posted dimensions a page or two back which should get you started. You might have access to a fab shop that doesn't think their schiesse don't stink.
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splitlp
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| Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2016 8:02 pm Post subject: Re: Bice bumpers |
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| I copied your dimensions a few years back, but unfortunately have no one in my area to bend the steel. I appreciate all the contributions to this topic, and if I find anything to contribute I surely will. I for now will stay on the hunt! |
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PDX db
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| Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2018 4:51 pm Post subject: Re: Bice bumpers |
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Recently picked up this Bice looking bumper. Came off a 21 window. Has bracing to the front beam bolt, along with normal mounting locations. Any ideas on who made it? |
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Eric&Barb
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| Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2018 5:03 pm Post subject: Re: Bice bumpers |
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Could be a BICE that was modified. Hard to tell without a lot more detailed images.
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PDX db
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| Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2018 5:33 pm Post subject: Re: Bice bumpers |
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| Could be a BICE that was modified. Hard to tell without a lot more detailed images. |
If there's a certain spot that's a give away I'd gladly take more pics.
The front mount is like a factory bumper. It doesn't go under the chin. |
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Eric&Barb
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| Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2018 6:21 pm Post subject: Re: Bice bumpers |
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| Eric&Barb wrote: |
| Could be a BICE that was modified. Hard to tell without a lot more detailed images. |
If there's a certain spot that's a give away I'd gladly take more pics.
The front mount is like a factory bumper. It doesn't go under the chin. |
Ends of the bumper and the mounts might help.
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PDX db
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Eric&Barb
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| Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2018 6:36 pm Post subject: Re: Bice bumpers |
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From the first page of this thread:
So if your bumper was a BICE one, it was heavily modified. You can see the mounts and the ends were bolted directly to the stock points.
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PDX db
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| Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2018 6:38 pm Post subject: Re: Bice bumpers |
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The bus it was last on |
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gitchesum
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Yes, it's a bay, but it does appear to have Bice bumpers. Never seen that before. It looks like at least the front one was made to fit a bay front shape. |
You think that style of front bumper is bay specific ? Will it fit a splittie, as far as the profile ?
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