Almost A Bumper
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Almost A Bumper
Well I have been real busy around work Christmas time in DC sucks the house and senate both working over time to pass bills and budgets before Christmas break.
Anyway with the day off today I did some more work on my front bumper and I am at 4 welds to finish I belive then off to LINE X and I should have me a new bumper.
Any ideas before I finish let me know so I can make the change before sending it out.
Heres a few pics for you all to pick over and apart this is my first attempt to build so let me have it.
Anyway with the day off today I did some more work on my front bumper and I am at 4 welds to finish I belive then off to LINE X and I should have me a new bumper.
Any ideas before I finish let me know so I can make the change before sending it out.
Heres a few pics for you all to pick over and apart this is my first attempt to build so let me have it.
Last edited by olharleyman; 12-24-2007 at 11:45 PM.
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Looks great! I wish I had the resources to build myself a bumper. There's two things I would change though. One would be, to use a piece of say 2" tube over the top or cut the hoops from the light bar and ditch the main tube. And the other would be remove the lower set of lights or use a smaller light recessed into the bumper.
It's all really just personal preference though. And once again it looks great!
It's all really just personal preference though. And once again it looks great!
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all i would think to add is a skid plate as burly as your bumper.
like tubes that keep the angle going all the way around the lower front axles.
never seen that, and always wanted it on all my cars. so i could (at any height) hit something w/marginal speed, and just roll over it w/out any damage.
looks very good and symmetrical.
like tubes that keep the angle going all the way around the lower front axles.
never seen that, and always wanted it on all my cars. so i could (at any height) hit something w/marginal speed, and just roll over it w/out any damage.
looks very good and symmetrical.
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Looks great! I wish I had the resources to build myself a bumper. There's two things I would change though. One would be, to use a piece of say 2" tube over the top or cut the hoops from the light bar and ditch the main tube. And the other would be remove the lower set of lights or use a smaller light recessed into the bumper.
It's all really just personal preference though. And once again it looks great!
It's all really just personal preference though. And once again it looks great!
1. I had it on my stock bumper and did not need to build one and
2. It is removable if I should say decide I don't like it or if I do decide to go with smaller lights it will be quick and easy to do.
Thanks for the in site and compliment on the looking great
all i would think to add is a skid plate as burly as your bumper.
like tubes that keep the angle going all the way around the lower front axles.
never seen that, and always wanted it on all my cars. so i could (at any height) hit something w/marginal speed, and just roll over it w/out any damage.
looks very good and symmetrical.
like tubes that keep the angle going all the way around the lower front axles.
never seen that, and always wanted it on all my cars. so i could (at any height) hit something w/marginal speed, and just roll over it w/out any damage.
looks very good and symmetrical.
Thanks for the idea and flowers
Not sure on the weight yet but it is all 1/4 steel so I will guess from picking it up that it weights some where around 75-100 lbs without the 8000 lb winch so I am going to guess it will but around 150 lbs total.
If you do build one I would say use something more like 3/16 or smaller for weight and be prepared to make a ass load of changes along the way but its fun no matter how you look at it.
This is the first time I have done anything like this and it was an eye opening experience , nothing like doing it on your own though I would recommend trying it too anyone thinking about doing one it really challenges you and your skills.
I never did any welding or designing on this scale before and it has been a blast to do. I did have one friend help me with the original welding of the bumper but he has a job so since I only have between 11 pm and 5 am to build it he just gave me a crash course on what to look for and then the cutting , refitting , and re welding began.
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As for M.P.G. I don't get any now (12-16 M.P.G.with 35 x 12.5's and 5.29's 5 speed) so I guess I would even notice it but with any luck the 3.4 super charged swap I will be doing next will help fix that
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I'd recess the fairlead into the bumper while still allowing for someway to access it should it need to be repaired. I think it would look better, but the main thing is that would offer more protection. Other than that, muy excellent build.
Well, recess it or just shield it more somehow.
Well, recess it or just shield it more somehow.
Last edited by thook; 12-25-2007 at 08:07 AM.
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I'd recess the fairlead into the bumper while still allowing for someway to access it should it need to be repaired. I think it would look better, but the main thing is that would offer more protection. Other than that, muy excellent build.
Well, recess it or just shield it more somehow.
Well, recess it or just shield it more somehow.
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Overall I like it, I think I remember it from your other build thread. IMO I would get rid of the lower two lights. No protection for the lights and having them down low kind of kills the look of all the work you put into it.
I think that you could cut of the lower main bar of the light bar and use the main hoop and the outrigger on both sides and have it look pretty good...
I think that you could cut of the lower main bar of the light bar and use the main hoop and the outrigger on both sides and have it look pretty good...
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Last edited by olharleyman; 12-27-2007 at 01:40 PM.
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Overall I like it, I think I remember it from your other build thread. IMO I would get rid of the lower two lights. No protection for the lights and having them down low kind of kills the look of all the work you put into it.
I think that you could cut of the lower main bar of the light bar and use the main hoop and the outrigger on both sides and have it look pretty good...
I think that you could cut of the lower main bar of the light bar and use the main hoop and the outrigger on both sides and have it look pretty good...
Last edited by olharleyman; 12-27-2007 at 01:45 PM.
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I think that we might have photoshop at work. I will see if I can tweak it tonight at lunch. Do you have a picture of the truck with the bumper on before you put the light bar on it? If you do that might be easier for me to work with. though I suck at photochop...
Hope I didn't sound like a dick, overall I like what you came up with. My welding skills suck.
Hope I didn't sound like a dick, overall I like what you came up with. My welding skills suck.
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I think that we might have photoshop at work. I will see if I can tweak it tonight at lunch. Do you have a picture of the truck with the bumper on before you put the light bar on it? If you do that might be easier for me to work with. though I suck at photochop...
Hope I didn't sound like a dick, overall I like what you came up with. My welding skills suck.
Hope I didn't sound like a dick, overall I like what you came up with. My welding skills suck.