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Re: Custom Bumpers
Is the small square hole in the center of the front bumber for a slide in winch?
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Re: Custom Bumpers
Looks like a 2" receiver tube. Could be any implements. I have a vice on 2" tube for for the front of my jeep, to do u-joints on the trail. Also holds my gas powered blender... for trail margaritas!
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Re: Custom Bumpers
What grendal said!
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Re: Custom Bumpers
Last weekend on Truck U they showed how to build a keg intercooler.
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ok that 66 looks dang good dude.. dang good
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Re: Custom Bumpers
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Re: Custom Bumpers
heres mine i built
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Re: Custom Bumpers
If only I could weld decent..............
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You dont need to, Just gotta burn it in there good enough, Wouldnt matter if the welds were beautiful anyways on mine, there all ground down to make it look seamless.
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Since this old thread was bumped...
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Re: Custom Bumpers
DIY4X has bumpers. http://diy4x.com/
Offroad Design has bumpers. http://www.offroaddesign.com/index.htm RLC Fabrication has bumpers. http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=915578 Blazen Offroad has bumpers. http://www.blazenoffroad.com/store/Chevy-c-314/ Buckstop has bumpers. http://www.buckstop.biz/ TrailReady has bumpers. http://www.trailready.com/bumpers/gm_88-99.html Just to name a few.
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Re: Custom Bumpers
i like this thread..keep them coming. i need ideas for mine
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Re: Custom Bumpers
nice, Steve! i like the way you worked the trimmed rear quarter panel into your design.
what are the notches in the bottom of the rear bumper for? |
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Re: Custom Bumpers
The notches are in the front bumper too. Hmm, I wonder...
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Re: Custom Bumpers
my guess is a jacking pad for Hi-Lift jacks...
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Re: Custom Bumpers
Thanks for the compliments guys. Ya the notches are for the high lift. I wouldn't do that again tho, they were more work than necesary. Next time I'll just weld on a chunk of angle iron as a lift brace.
The truck was rearend where it sits damaging the the lowers of the box and tailgate. Rather than replace the box sides I cut off the damage and incorporated the guards into the bumper and braced it to the frame. They turned out sturdier than I anticipated. The entire rear section is squared and subframed with the receiver then boxed around the frame with a custom crossmember support between. The two uprights for the front brush guard are single L shaped pieces of 3/8" that run down the inside of the frame rails 10"s. Overkill, but I'm proud of em for my first try.
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Re: Custom Bumpers
ok, thanks. since i am not really going off-road, i am trying to decide whether to maybe just keep the stock chrome bumper and just add a hitch receiver under it tied to the frame rails. this way i could put a hitch ball, or a hook to pull crap around as necessary.
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Re: Custom Bumpers
I've done hidden hitches front and rear with a simple square-receiver license plate mount.
You're right.... there are times when it's really useful to just pull the plate off and slide in a 2" chunk of steel with a burly D-ring shackle on there.
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Re: Custom Bumpers
Here's mines...
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Re: Custom Bumpers
put this one together myself
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