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Mountain Man Limo-ILuvtheMountains DCLB Build

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Builds (2005-2015)' started by NativeTaco, May 31, 2012.

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  1. Apr 7, 2014 at 4:08 PM
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    A little something was on my doorstep today. This will help me to start the rear bumper ASAP
    ume3a5em_49fb44997d8fe1e85ec92a423f1c4d72fa384bf4.jpg
     
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  2. Apr 7, 2014 at 4:09 PM
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    A bumper here, some tires there..... you know, stuff.
    ooooo. i'm intrigued
     
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  3. Apr 7, 2014 at 5:44 PM
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    The end that you weld into the bumper is freaking massive! SO beefy.
     
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  4. Apr 7, 2014 at 6:56 PM
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    A bumper here, some tires there..... you know, stuff.
    did you get the 1.75" spindle?
     
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  5. Apr 7, 2014 at 6:57 PM
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  6. Apr 7, 2014 at 7:14 PM
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    A bumper here, some tires there..... you know, stuff.
    gocha. good choice. i was looking at that one when i bought mine
     
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  7. Apr 7, 2014 at 8:01 PM
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    What did you go with?
     
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  8. Apr 9, 2014 at 3:28 PM
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    A bumper here, some tires there..... you know, stuff.
    i went with the dual shear spindles from comp 4x4. 1.25" spindles but they have the sleve that is 1 5/8" i think. i was pretty set on dual shear...... because it just gave me a warm fuzzy feeling about it. probably overkill :rolleyes:
     
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  9. Apr 9, 2014 at 4:20 PM
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    Hopefully double shear is overly strong. That makes me kinda worried now but I can't return it so I will have to see if I can simulate a double shear by tweaking my design.
     
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  10. Apr 9, 2014 at 4:23 PM
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    Mine is single sheer..but its also the size of a pop can..haha
     
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  11. Apr 9, 2014 at 4:39 PM
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    I will actually try something I have never seen before and will be mounting it horizontally. The weight will be fully supported when closed or opened so I think it will work fine.
     
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    A bumper here, some tires there..... you know, stuff.
    interesting design idea. i wouldn't be worried. i'm retrofitting my bumper to work with mine..... you are building a bumper around it. you're smart, i'm sure your design will support it just fine
     
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  13. Apr 18, 2014 at 4:28 PM
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    I've got some work to do!
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    Have to turn this into a bumper
     
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  14. Apr 18, 2014 at 5:39 PM
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  15. Apr 18, 2014 at 6:51 PM
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    Anxious to see what you come up with Travis!
    Are you planning on including a hitch?
     
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  16. Apr 18, 2014 at 7:18 PM
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    Yep! Hitch, tire carrier and the bumper will double as an air tank! As long as I can find a way to have my on board compressor fill it and stop before damaging the compressor but I am pretty sure it has a pressure shut off that will do the trick. It is gonna be super heavy but I think it will look great. It will be different but I like different.
     
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  17. Apr 18, 2014 at 7:21 PM
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    Right on! Is that all 1/4"?
     
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  18. Apr 18, 2014 at 7:29 PM
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    Most of it is :anonymous: I was going to get thinner material for that large rectangle stuff but they didn't carry 11ga and if I wanted to get some I would have had to buy a 24' piece and it was like $12/ft for it! But I purposely got 1/4" wall for everything that will be coming into contact with the ground. The LB drags ass a lot, and while it will get better with this, it won't stop :)
     
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  19. Apr 18, 2014 at 7:44 PM
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    Haha, I hear you. I did 1/4" 2x4" for my main piece as well that will be dragged around, then 10ga for the sides. Excited to see what you come up with. What welder are you running?
     
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  20. Apr 28, 2014 at 7:14 PM
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    Okay, so I suck at keeping secrets. Here is the product of the first day of bumper building. That main piece is a 3"x5" 1/4" thick rectangle tube that will be an air tank that I can prefill before I go wheeling and will be able to route my air up kit from the ARB compressor to refill as needed.
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    Still need to finish weld and grind, then start building the rest of the back and sides, which will match the design of my sliders with angular, two-tiered 2x2 square tubing. I will also try to incorporate much of that into the air tank reservoir. The tire carrier spindle will go on the right side and will be mounted in the 2x2 structure.
     
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