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Originally posted by Whoknows
I'm going to drill and use bolts as you did for installing the adapter plate.
What size whole did you drill in the bumper?
Did you use a washer on the inside of the bumper to ensure the bolt heads are secure?
Things I should be particularly careful about?
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I have a large collection of stainless bolts, so nearly every project I have uses these bolts & nylock nuts.
The hole size? Just a bit bigger than the bolts you use.
Washer? Use a locking washer to help keep it from spinning. I also squirted a bunch of 1 minute epoxy in the hole to hold everything in place. There is a Devcon brand with a long tube that mixes the two epoxy parts as you squeeze. Lowe's has it I think, if not Home Depot. Then I held the bolt tight as it cured.
When I thighteded the nuts, the bolt broke free from the epoxy. I used Vice Grips to hold the bolt as I completed tightening the nuts.
If I were to do it again? I would probably add angle iron to support the weight from the top of the bumper too.
All steel parts I painted with several coats of rust proof paint after drilling the holes.