Well i finished building me a rear bumper. Started with a piece of scrap square tubing, turned it into something simple and clean. I also put a pic of my new t-case that's goin in on saturday.

 

i woulda gone narrower and built it so it fit between the bedsides ... regardless looks like good work ... have fun with the manual swap

 

Looks good.....Did you use the oem bumper brackets or make your own???

John

 

Good job man.

 

Thanks to all! and i used the 3" body lift brackets and shortened them and then welded them to the bumper.

 

im not a big fan not my style

 

Don't like it at all. Leaves a lot to be desired and needs more character and design.

 

Well i wasn't out to make it look all spiffy. It's exactly what i wanted. I back into a lot of brush at night time and i kept waitin to hit my stock bumper on a tree and mess it all up so i wanted something i wouldn't have to worry about.

 

Function over fashion. (When it comes to custom bumpers)

Mazda <3 hahah

 

I'm never gettin rid of the ole mazda. its been too good to me. lol and she still has a lot of growing to do.

 

Functional, but not pretty. I would have taken a little more time on it.

 

I kinda gave up on looks after i decided that it was gunna be an "off-road only" truck one day.

 

you should get some sheet metal and fill that bumper/tailgate gap. then it would look great!

 

Nah. I think that would look dumb. I never have been a big fan of gap guards. Cause your not filling it in. Your putting a piece of diamond plate, or sheet metal and i just have never like the look at all. If i was gunna fill the gap. I would cut off the brckets. Shorten the bumper to fit in the bedrails and move it up and maybe a little closer to the truck.

 

Well, I like it, clean and simple. Want something along the same lines, but have zero welding skills.

 

Thanks man!

 

i like it, kinda the same idea as me i back into the trees lots too and i got tired of ****ing up the corners of my truck so i took the bumper off my s10 (4"x4" square tubing) and welded it on. for my license plate i drilled 2 holes and added two 7/16ths bolts and a couple of lock nuts to hold it on.

one thing i have found though is when your wheeling and you go into a ditch or something it bends the **** out of the licence plate mines all bent lol.

 

hahaha yea man, my liscense plate is getting a little messed up too but idc.

 

ya i just about ripped mine off my bumper last night while pulling a couple trees off a trail. did a little wheeling too.

 

hey, where did you get that license plate light?!

 

Autozone..... 14.99 :)

 

YUPPPP! It looks pretty sweet at night too. Glows bright white with a hint of blue.

 

Good job, man. Imo, you shud paint it with spray-on liner.

 

nah, The theme of the truck is gloss black and green. lol