Bumper to frame bolts for Catalina

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Had a good time with son in shop. He is home for Spring Break. He usually won't get dirty and is not a motorhead:( However! he was a big help getting bumpers off the 63 Catalina and I think he had fun. All the bolts were in evil locations and horribly rusted and I think he liked hearing me grunt. We got the all, but the last rear bolt broke and I need another. I am cheap enough to clean up all the old bolts, but need one rear bolt (the specialized one with the carriage bolt square end that fits into the adjuster cam. Somebody has one in a coffee can, but I'll start my hunt here! If I knew I was going to get a complete set, I would have burned all those bolts off! Only thing I have found are the bolts that connect bumper to the brackets.
 
Carriage bolts are availabe at the large box stores, Lowes, Home Depot, etc.
 
Well, I likened the bolt to a "carriage bolt". It is really a bit different. More like a stout cap bolt with a square under the head. Looks high grade, but I did twist it off! I don't feel desperate enough to put a Lowes carriage bolt in there yet...
 
I must not know how to describe the bolt. It is not a rounded cap bolt like your link offers. These bolts have hex heads and are the bolts that attach the bracket to the frame and not the Dorman chrome bolts that attach the bumper to the bracket. I don't plan on messing with them. The bolts I need allow you to make adjustments to the final position of the front/rear bumpers. It can be done with ordinary bolts, but the adjuster is slick.
 
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