1st Gen Bumper Design

Coming along good man. I'm about to finish up my engineering degree this spring semester

 

Yep if you need help with anything else just ask! I'll help the best I can. I really like how you made the side part to. The ones that go under the fender. Looks super clean.

 

So we have finally finished welding and grinding the bumper. As expected there was some warping with welding the sheet metal, so final fit might take some heat/bending. I also am nearly finished with the new grille. I had to bondo over the entire face due to the chrome flaking up, cause a little bit of frustration.... haha. The grill insert was a bit of work, but I think it will really set the front of the truck off!

 

Looks good

 

F'in badass

I so badly want to satoshi my grille

 

It's really not too bad. The only down side is that when I started to scuff the chrome it began to peal so I basically had to bondo the entire grille, that has added a lot of time. But I think it will be worth while, should really change the attitude of the truck.

 

Finally got to paint today. I am very pleased with the performance of the monstaliner. I decided to buy a shuts gun and thinned the monstaliner with Methyl Ethyl Ketone I purchased from Home Depot. I split my quart in half for the tow coats. By volume I used 7 parts liner, 1 part hardener and approx 1.5 parts MEK reducer. Using one quart allowed me to do two heavy coats on the exterior of the bumper and a bit on the inside. It was the perfect amount of product. The texture was great, monstaliner is something I plan to use again; very easy to use. Here are a few pictures of the bumper how it looks just after the final coat.

 

I'll buy the second bumper in a heart beat! As a welder up kit.

 

Here are some final pictures of the front bumper and grille. From stock to this point my father and I did in 12 days. If anyone is interested in having a 'weld it yourself' kit let me know. If enough interest arises i'm sure I can make some happen. Shipping is the biggest concern right now. I'm also considering making a DIY grille kit, like the one on my truck. Let me know what everyone thinks! Thanks!

 

Nice job.

 

Grill and bumper both look bad ass ! I'm sure shipping would kill me but I'm interested in the future. Nice work !

 

Subbing this thread. I'm interested in owning a plate bumper like this. Let us know when you have some sort of price list.

 

What degree are you guys doing? I'm finishing up my petroleum engineering degree this spring semester as well..... Bad time to enter the oil&gas industry

 

Industrial and systems

 

I will be getting a degree in mechanical engineering. I have 8 months of experience with an internship with Toyota in their crash safety department in Saline,MI. So I took a semester off doing that. I will graduate officially in Dec 2016. I'm returning to Toyota again this summer to intern in a different vehicle performance and development division. Which hopefully will turn into a full time job there!!