Looks like a got a really good start man. That's a great template. Keep us posted on how it goes.

 

yes on the side tubes..

why 1/4"? the whole thing 1/4" plate? that things gonna be HEAVY!!

 

dude! i live in washington!!!

 

i am having the winch on a hitch compatible plate so it will only be on the front when i need it.

the front plate is 33 inches accross, 7 inches tall, and the middle after the step down is 5 inches tall. the step down is a 45 degree angle exactly.
anymore deminsions needed?

do you want me to make a pic of it with labels for the deminsions?? would that help anybody???

 

that would help A LOT!!

 

looks good. but comon put up the wood bumper wile u build it... :P everyone on the strt gna lol when they see u....

be 1 of a kind :P

 

I was thinking of that last night, rolling around with a plywood bumper. I think it would help.

 

LOL! i saw your screen name and didn't pay attn. to your locaton. sorry!!

 

Your drawing looks perfect! Don't change a thing.

 

any updates on this? The design has real potential so far!

 

did some more cutting today, since the steel is 1/4 by 12 inch tall channel. i am cutting all the front plates so that i can 1 channel edge facing down which will give the bumper alot of support! (instead of having to reinforce more)

using a 10 inch table saw with a metal cutting blade. SMOOTH AS BUTTER!!

ill get more pics if you guys want???

 

anybody know how to put the "light buckets" in/on two side plates. they have to aim straight.

ANYONE KNOW HOW TO DO THIS??

 

Take pis of everything

 

You could cut the holes then weld in a angle cut piece of pipe aiming straight. Seabass did this with his bumper, just with tubing instead of pipe.

 

pics of side plates


front plate. w/ middle not cut out (saw is to worn down and i cant reach with it. so i have to get a new blade before i cut it)


this is how clean the cut is!!!


i have left the channel on the bottom of each front plate for support!!


pic of front plate w/ channel


CB antenna mount i made yesterday


MORE COMMING!!!

 

looks like its coming along nicely

 

Looks great so far, you should defiantly come out wheeling saturday!

 

any up dates?

 

Yea, I cant wait to see this done.

 

wow looks really good, cant wait to see it finished

 

project kinda stalling... i had to get more steel. fortunatley i got a BIG piece and i mean BIG!!! according to mike (the guy who gets me it free from work says ITS SCRAP!) 14 inch wide, 7 foot long piece of 1/4 inch with 11/16 channeling!!!! its weighs like 200 lbs. i only need like 6x6 inches of it!! haha
also, he got me 2 2x2 6 ft square tubing for the back bumper and some other thinner scrap. so ill post some pics tommorw

i also hooked up a hitch to build into my rear bumper for 20 bucks off craigslist.

 

nice score

 

my bumper is SOOOO SICK!!! project stalled for about 3 weeks, but last couple of days, i have become a slave!!

I DO HAVE AN EXCUSE FOR WHY ITS TAKING ME SOO LONG!!!
i got a 3 in bl, and some 35x14.5 TSL Super Swampers, and an 8000 lb winch
and ive been wheelin a ton!!! so... yah!

im at school now, so i have no pics, but when i get home i will post em up!!

i cut welded and bolted up the entire rear bumper, (gotta weld on D-Ring Mounts)

my friend is borrowing his Wire Feed MIG Welder from his brother so we have been messin around alot with it.

the front bumper is so sick lookin!! 3 front plates welded and one top piece on, gotta cut some more steel.

weve been puttin down fat welds on each side, and then grinding it down smooth..

also, i hooked up a sandblaster from another friend, and im gona play with that later to get all the rust offf...

still need to find a place to get powder coating done...

 

all the materials have been FREE!!! the only thing im doing is hooking up car stereo equipment and do some matinence for his truck.. and i have to buy the argon gas for the welder....

 

2 pics i found on my phone
ill get more of the welds later

here a pic of pat welding


heres another, you can kinda see the outline of the bumper