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Bumper ideas

So i have some 2x3x3/16" rec tubing laying around.. and i was flipping through a few designs in my head..

these are probably the least complicated i could come up with.. should i build a front or rear bumper? If i have enough tubing I'm leaning towards the front one.

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Do them both. That rear looks sick.
 
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Yeah I'm diggin both designs as well...
 
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i only have enough 2x3 to do the top piece of the front design.. It looks like if i want to finish it today i have to use my expensive 2x4x.250 for 2 of the 4 supports.

once i get back from my trip to katemcy I'll build which ever one i didn't get around to now.
 
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front first
 
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front first :Pn no doubt about it.
 
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Those look great. Definitely front first!
 
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Front FTW. Its about time you started work on a bumper of some type, lol. Your truck needs one badly
 
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Get a stinger mofooker
 
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stingers definitely bring out the gay in matt. dont do the stinger.


but def do the front first.
 
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front. and a mini stinger
 
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You done yet?
 
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I'm gonna do a little hoop/stinger just to protect the radiator/engine if i ever roll it.

I didn't have enough metal to do all of what i wanted to do, but i got a sweet little push bar type thing built. and its SOLID
 
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so where's the pics?
 
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x2 pics man!
 
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so where's the pics?
Yeah.... pics... lol
 
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bah
in due time.. i'm drooling over a 4runner on 1tons and 42s right now.
 
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ghey....
 
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you should have this thing done by now.... so.... how about it? lol
 
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its as done as its gonna be unless you want to go to San Antonio for me and pick up the steel.. then come back and build my anti-wrap bar
 
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can i have the grenade hitch?
 
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whats it worth to ya?
 


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