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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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I think it has a lot of potential
 
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I like it though some of it needs to be tweaked to make it look awesome
 
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Looks like a good start!
 
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need to do something to address the existing curve of the grill below the headlights.
 
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here are some new pictures . i might use some angle iron to cover the gap.
 
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good start. why 3 hitch holes?
 
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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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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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thing looks good any updates, some new pictures of how its going? keepem coming man
 
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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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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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your going to love all the grinding lol. but it looks good
 
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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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Very nice. I really like the 3 hole look in the front.
 
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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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looks good! cut some squares and throw some 04-07 fogs in there
 
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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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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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Originally Posted by mlw20lu
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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here are a few more pics. just been doing alot welding and grinding.
 
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