hitch pins
At least that what they were labeled at Home Depot. See attached pic. The pin is laying on a 3 1/2 floppy disc to give you some idea of size. I used a piece of
1 1/4" X 1/8" thick angle iron for the bracket that stays on the SSR. I pulled out the three center push pins that hold the air dam on and used those holes to mount the bracket. I used a 5/8" X 4 1/2" hex head bolt, that had no threads for about 2" below the bolt head, and I used my grinder and a file to take all the threads off which leaves about a 1/2" diameter pin below the unthreaded shank of the bolt. I cut the head off the bolt and cut the 1/2" dia. part off so it was a little less than 1/8". I drilled two 1/2" holes in the angle iron bracket, 7" on center, inserted the 1/2" dia. part of the bolt in the hole and welded them in. The arms of the bracket are made out of 1/2" EMT ( electrical metallic tubing) that is a pretty good fit over the shank of the 5/8" bolt. You might have to do a little adjusting there. I bent the EMT to match the shape of the front end, cut the front of the EMT at an angle, welded two pieces of 1/8" X 3/4" flat stock on, drilled and tapped them for the license plate frame, a little paint and I was done. Sounds easy doesn't it. LOL . Took me about 3 days including paint but part of that time was building a jig to hold everything straight while I welded it up. Hope this helps.
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