probably going to start building my own bumper monday

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looking forward to this build, sounds interesting!

 

Sweet, can't wait to see what it looks like. I need to try this someday.

 

Only got about 2 hours worth of work done on the bumper today. but here it is. started today out by drilling the 4 holes in the winch mount plate, i know you are super jealous of my ultra high end equipment.


here it is with the front part tacked into place, starting to look like something.

 

i failed to mention that i am totally obsessed with square and plumb and identical on both sides.


next was the top piece and no i don't have a break so that bend was done with the bench top vice and a hammer after scoring the back, and an angle finder was used to insure that they are both identical

 

one more view of that top piece i think its really coming together


after this the inspector came by and informed me that it was date night, which means that she made a roast and it was 30 min away from being ready, she approves of the bumper but isn't sure that its going that great

 

i dont have the tools to drill large circle holes aka a hole saw and nice drill or drill press, so what do yall think about large octagons instead of circle holes? in the end i think this will make or break the bumper, i was going to do 2 octagons on either side of the roller fair lead, 2 for the lights, and 2 in the skid plate maybe, what do you think?

 

I'd invest in the hole-saw.

 

face pics? haha

 

i dont have a drill that can spin a hole saw, i might could barrow one but i don't even know where to buy a high end hole saw, and are the holes for the lights "sawed" at a 90 to the bumper or at the angle that they will be shining out at?

She was nervous about face pictures on the internet.

 

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well she wears the hood well lol

and that bumper is lookin real good too

i wish i could be of more help

cant wait to see the end result

 

At the angle that they will be shining out at.
And you want to drill them before you do the welding or else the heat from the welding will harden the metal and trying to use the holesaw will be worthless. Oh, and cutting oil is your friend.

 

so by cutting oil u mean old motor oil right . and this sounds like a total and complete bitch. I really hate drilling holes in steel. I am really leaning toward cutting the octagons. i am thinking that i will wait until everything is tacked together and then print off some octagons cut them out and tape them to the bumper take pictures and ill post them up. maybe i will add a pole. haha.

 

Got a good bit done today in about 2 hours of work or atleast i took a lot of pictures... here they are

started by bending up the little flaps on the winch mount plate so that it will match the top


next i decided that some braces were in order before any more fab could be done, these will help support the winch and also act as a mounting surface for the skid plate which will be one of the last things to get mounted due to making the bumper more difficult to remove.


welded in

 

keeping things square is one of the top priorities


Next i ran out of cut off wheels, the harbor freight ones really really suck, the one that you buy at lowes are about twice as expensive but last like 5 times as long...btw just because concrete cutting disks look the same doesn't mean that they are. and i know you are loving those fab shoes.

 

with the insertion of the next part its really starting to look like a bumper


a farther back shot