| THE MAKING OF MY FRONT BUMPER |
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| THIS IS WHAT I WAS RUNNING. THE DOUBLE TUBE BUMPER. |
| MY IDEA WAS TO NOT GO AND BUY AN OVER THE COUNTER BUMPER, BUT TO BUILD ONE THAT WAS A LITTLE MORE "PERSONAL" I STARTED WITH A 2"X4"X3/16" PIECE OF STOCK, AND STARTED CUTTING. |
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| I CUT IT TO 42" AND THEN CUT A 3" ANGLE. THEN I TOOK SOME FLAT STOCK AND CLOSED UP THE ENDS. |
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| THIS IS JUST A SHOT OF IT COOLING OFF FROM THE WELDING AND GRINDING. |
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| OK, ALL THAT'S LEFT IS TO GET THOSE WIRES TIED UP AND I'M READY TO TRY IT OUT ON SOME ROCKS!!! |
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| WELL I SKIPPED A FEW STEPS OF THE WRITE UP BECAUSE I HAD GOTTEN SIDETRACKED WITH A DIFFRENT PROJECT AND FORGOT TO TAKE MORE PICS. I TOOK THE BUMPER TO JOHN OVER AT HUNTEROFFROAD TO HAVE HIM WELD ON MY D-RING ATTACHEMENT POINTS AND THE TOP HOOP BECAUSE MY LITTLE WELDER CAN'T HANDLE ANYTHING THICKER THAN 1/4". DAMN HE DOES GOOD WORK !!! |
| IN THE PICTURE ABOVE YOU CAN SEE MY LIGHT MOUNTS: 3/16" PLATE STOCK!! THOSE LIGHTS ARE NOT FALLING OFF ANY TIME SOON!!! THE FRAME TIE-INS ARE ALSO 3/16" . IT'S A LITTLE HEAVYIER THAN THE TUBE BUMPER, BUT I THINK IT WILL LAST!!! |
| NOT A VERY GOOD PIC. I'LL POST A BETTER ONE LATER. |
| ALL TOTALLED I THINK I HAVE ABOUT $75 INTO THE BUMPER. A LOT OF PERSONAL TIME AND A LOT OF SWET, BUT I LIKE IT SO FAR. |
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| BETTER PIC !!! |