Rear Bumper Build (Pic Heavy)
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Those welds look amazing... but I do have one thing to bring up... with the bumper so tight to the body you're not going to have a lot of protection for it in the event of a collision... also the OEM bumper mounts are designed to partially shear in a collision and act as a lever to help "lift" the rear end up on top of the hood of what ever is hitting you to help protect the body and allow you to drive away from most incidents... with the bumper welded to the frame you are increasing the risk of severe frame damage in an accident... just something to think about...
still looks good though... I wish I could weld as well as you.
still looks good though... I wish I could weld as well as you.
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Those welds look amazing... but I do have one thing to bring up... with the bumper so tight to the body you're not going to have a lot of protection for it in the event of a collision... also the OEM bumper mounts are designed to partially shear in a collision and act as a lever to help "lift" the rear end up on top of the hood of what ever is hitting you to help protect the body and allow you to drive away from most incidents... with the bumper welded to the frame you are increasing the risk of severe frame damage in an accident... just something to think about...
still looks good though... I wish I could weld as well as you.
still looks good though... I wish I could weld as well as you.
#24
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accidents?
geez, that bumper's at least what, 3 to 3 1/2 feet off the ground maybe? unless you're hit with an equally tall truck, most cars today are still just going to go right under that thing anyway, lol. I'd be more worried about the axle
sick fab work man! looks amazing!
wish I had some welding skillz... wish I had a welder, lmao
geez, that bumper's at least what, 3 to 3 1/2 feet off the ground maybe? unless you're hit with an equally tall truck, most cars today are still just going to go right under that thing anyway, lol. I'd be more worried about the axle
sick fab work man! looks amazing!
wish I had some welding skillz... wish I had a welder, lmao
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its done =)
This is by no means a 'legal' bumper. It's to high off the ground and not wide enough (tall) for WA state law. But it does mount in almost the same location as a stock bumper which the law requires
Any average car/truck that rear-ends this rig.. the majority of the impact will be diverted down to the spring hangars and under the bumper, simply because it is so high off the ground. It'll either hit hood or grill, but unlikely to see contact with a frame and or bumper on another vehicle unless its just as high. I'm not to worrired about it personally. I've never had a bumper on this truck, EVER and this thing is strong.
We tested it out last night, drug my truck across the pavement with all 4 brakes locked. Then I drug another toyota across the pavement. =) No flexing whatsoever.
I'm going to be ordering a set of LED bolts for the license plate lights. That light there is temporary of course.
My buddy realized that if you use a tube notcher and cut straight through a piece of tube you get these almost round, oblong cuts. Pound them flat and they work perfect for end caps!
Any average car/truck that rear-ends this rig.. the majority of the impact will be diverted down to the spring hangars and under the bumper, simply because it is so high off the ground. It'll either hit hood or grill, but unlikely to see contact with a frame and or bumper on another vehicle unless its just as high. I'm not to worrired about it personally. I've never had a bumper on this truck, EVER and this thing is strong.
We tested it out last night, drug my truck across the pavement with all 4 brakes locked. Then I drug another toyota across the pavement. =) No flexing whatsoever.
I'm going to be ordering a set of LED bolts for the license plate lights. That light there is temporary of course.
My buddy realized that if you use a tube notcher and cut straight through a piece of tube you get these almost round, oblong cuts. Pound them flat and they work perfect for end caps!
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I really like the bumper, it is simple, functional and look good. I am planning on doing something very similar. Are you going to make any corner/ tail light protection?
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no im not gonna make any protection for the tail lights. The bed is going to the crap yard down the road. I plan on building my own custom deal exactly how i want it which will be about 100x more functional than the bed is now. With the tool box and the spare i have no room for crap. It's frustrating. I need way more storage now so the custom bed will come sooner than later i think.
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Bumper looks great. I was waiting for some quarter panel protection. Fit, form and function all look good.
One problem, not that D*bag with his tinker-toy miata or VW will stop his car underneath your truck on a hill.
The bigger my truck gets, the closer they stop to my rear axle.
One problem, not that D*bag with his tinker-toy miata or VW will stop his car underneath your truck on a hill.
The bigger my truck gets, the closer they stop to my rear axle.
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yeah i really like the simplicity of it, but completely functional, i like tube bumpers but they dont hide anything at all, did friggin awesome on the fab work!! and yeah like everyone els.....wish i had the welding skilz, and a welder lmao
#39
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Bumper looks great. I was waiting for some quarter panel protection. Fit, form and function all look good.
One problem, not that D*bag with his tinker-toy miata or VW will stop his car underneath your truck on a hill.
The bigger my truck gets, the closer they stop to my rear axle.
One problem, not that D*bag with his tinker-toy miata or VW will stop his car underneath your truck on a hill.
The bigger my truck gets, the closer they stop to my rear axle.
Thanks =) and I agree im not a big fan of tube, my buddy did a tube wrap around on his bobbed rig. It's ok for him because his rig is a PILE! lol, its fully caged with tube everything front/side/rear etc. So it LOOKS like a wheeler, mine is a bit nicer and doesnt have the body carnage or that "wheeler only" look. Where function is all you care about.
I dont have a welder and am self taught "skilz" for the most part. I just have access to a private shop and a couple welders.
I had access to the bender at the time for a short period from a friend who was barrowing it from a friend heh
#40
my pops just got a welder. im gonna try and gather some scrap metal from my friends ironworks shop, and see about fabbing something of my own up. i just got the motivation!