| The front bumper was designed primarily to protect the welded tabs on the underside of the front frame, which hold the A-arms. It also provides a small carry space in the front. Sam's plans called for five mounting points on each side - but because this was a non-structural piece, and we were in a hurry to finish, we took a shortcut and used only three. We used leftover scrap pieces for all of the parts, and the tubing bender to make the bends: |
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| We started by Welding the bottom support rods: Then clamped in place for welding: |
| After welding to bottom supports: |
| The front supports and cross bream clamped for welding: |
| The final bumper - note the protection provided to the lower tabs: |