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Old Apr 18, 2010
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new bumper in the works

hi what do you guys think about this bumper? i have been toying around with it for a while. still got alot of work to do on it.
 
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Old Apr 18, 2010
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I think it has a lot of potential
 
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Old Apr 18, 2010
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I like it though some of it needs to be tweaked to make it look awesome
 
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Old Apr 18, 2010
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Looks like a good start!
 
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Old Apr 18, 2010
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need to do something to address the existing curve of the grill below the headlights.
 
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Old Apr 18, 2010
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here are some new pictures . i might use some angle iron to cover the gap.
 
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Old Apr 18, 2010
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good start. why 3 hitch holes?
 
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Old Apr 18, 2010
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good start. why 3 hitch holes?
the middle hole my front hitch comes through. the bumper is just sitting on the front hitch in the pictures. the other two could be used for fog lights or just to get more air to my radiator.
 
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Put some pieces between the corners and the bumper. Looks good so far though. Can't wait to see what it's going to look like when it's done.
 
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Old Apr 18, 2010
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it has a lot of potential! after you weld the joints and grind them smooth, fix the gaps on the sides, get it painted up, and lights in it i think i could look pretty bad ***.
 
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Old May 11, 2010
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thing looks good any updates, some new pictures of how its going? keepem coming man
 
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Old May 11, 2010
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i have not had a lot of time to work on it lately but here is a couple new pics. thanks for the feedback
 
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Old May 11, 2010
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that looks awesome, are you gunna bring it out to match for the spots below the lights or are you leaving it like that? it looks really nice, alot more simple and clean to match the truck
 
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looks much better. I like the plate up and under the headlights too. nice touch
 
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Old May 11, 2010
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your going to love all the grinding lol. but it looks good
 
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Old May 11, 2010
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your going to love all the grinding lol. but it looks good
yeah i got one corner ground down and cleaned up. ill try to post up a picture tomorrow
 
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Old May 11, 2010
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Very nice. I really like the 3 hole look in the front.
 
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Old May 11, 2010
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looking good man, where my pieces were spot welded I used some filler for my gaps before I painted them and it cleaned them up pretty good.

just an idea
 
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ok that thing is nasssty. I really like how you put the inserts for it to flow with the headlights.. you might be makin 2 of these lol
 
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couple questions, what are you using to build it, def more than one size rec tube, also can you post pics on how you mounted it to the frame?
 
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Old May 12, 2010
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looks good! cut some squares and throw some 04-07 fogs in there
 
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Old May 12, 2010
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looks good. It really looks nice on the front of your truck. some pics of how you mounted it would be nice.
 
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Old May 13, 2010
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Originally Posted by dixie_boysles
looks good! cut some squares and throw some 04-07 fogs in there
should i put the smaller stock fogs in the bottom or cut in two 5" kc hilites up higher?
 
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Old May 13, 2010
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couple questions, what are you using to build it, def more than one size rec tube, also can you post pics on how you mounted it to the frame?
most of it is 2" x 6" 1/8" with some 3/16" 2 1/2" angle iron to beef it up. if you look closely at the pictures you can see how it mounts to the frame. two tie down straps lol! i havent made the mounting brackets yet.
 
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Old May 16, 2010
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here are a few more pics. just been doing alot welding and grinding.
 
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