Soooooo, we got ice. Then we got more ice and more ice then more ice. Then we got some snow. After a few days the roads were clear and we actually had work. So, the morning of the 5th, I got the truck out of the garage and drove it into work.
Just so happens that the city still doesn't know how to use the plows apparently. I was driving in the outermost of the 3 lane road, all of which had been cleared by the plows. I was coming up to where my favorite coffee shop sits so I slowed down to about 25 or 30 to see if they had plowed their drive/parking lot so I could get some deliciousness... Well, they didn't plow it out. Anyway, back to the story.
I didn't notice until too late that the plows had left a section that was about 10-15' long of unplowed snow. Attempted to shift lanes and caught some of the snow/slush with my back end, which kicked the truck sideways.
I went through the intersection (which was right after the unplowed section) and went up into the pile of snow on the side of the road that was left by the plows. Oh, the lane was now plowed again. Well, I slid sideways into a large pile of snow which lodged my door closed. Had to step roll the window down and step out onto the snow to assess how stuck I was.
I wasn't really stuck. There were a couple guys that stopped to help, pushed a little on the front and I backed right out of the "drift"
Unfortunately, I finished screwing up my front bumper. The center grille is toast, the bracket on the inside of the bumper is gone, you can see the make-shift grille is trashed and the most damage is the front bumper, which is now dented in one place and has several large cracks, all of which you can see...
After discussing things with the wife, I have decided to put the seats on hold and fix the bumper.
With my plans of making my own, and an offer that someone made to me, I have decided on a bumper.
This morning, I ordered this:
Yes, I have taken over where Eric (N.L.C) left off and I am going to do the SS bumper, but with a slight twist.
I will be piecing this together as I need the parts, but the plan is to cut up the broken bumper so that the SS bumper fits on it.
Also going to remove the dip in the center section for two reasons. 1. I have Forrest's old grille and still plan to modify that and run it and 2. I don't want to modify the metal bumper due to not being able to weld.
If the weather warms up nicely (as it shows) I should be able to start working on this next weekend, after the bumper arrives sometime next week.
