Big Blue gets a winch bumper

jakebrake · January 31, 2011

Its finally time for BIG BLUE to get a winch bumper. This isn't like most you will see on here but I like how it turned out. I didn't want to go to over the top with a plate steal bumper up front and add a bunch of weight. There is already a 5.0 crushing the springs and mostly I wanted it to look as close to stock or some what hidden as possible. Check it out!

Here is how it started

With the bumper removed you can see the space I have to work with.

jakebrake · January 31, 2011

I welded the winch mount directly to the frame horns as far back and as high up as I could fit the winch without having to cut into the grill

jakebrake · January 31, 2011

Here the winch on the plate I remote mounted the control box to gain more room. The winch is a Bulldog 9300 Alpha.

jakebrake · January 31, 2011

The fairlead was cut into the stock bumper and reinforced on the back side between stock mounting brackets to hold in place. It fit pretty good and I didn't have to force the bumper out too far to get it all to work. The slot in the top of the bumper was cut to operate the winch release, worked out well. Also had to ditch the bumper dam no big deal there.

43 · January 31, 2011

that looks awesome!

gmanpaint · January 31, 2011

Pretty sweet! All James bond like.

Did you make the winch mount? Looks like a 2"x? with a plate on top of it to me.

jakebrake · January 31, 2011

Good eye! I did, thats all it takes, lol.

tweakedlogic · January 31, 2011

I like it. I take it this is only possible because of the body lift right? I think I remember looking in to doing that but it wouldn't fit.

jakebrake · February 1, 2011

True without the 3" BL it would not have fit as it did

Slowlyvverot · February 1, 2011

love it. very clean finished product. i have been thinking of mounting mine this way with a universal plate but i don't have a bl. I don't mind chopping up the grille though.

Flip4ford · February 2, 2011

Looks great!!!

but it is going be hard to use with no cable coming out of your fairlead.

Xeek · February 2, 2011

that looks really good. a body lift is finally good for something besides gaps lol
wouldve been even better if the bumper didnt have to stick out as far

Glen4X4 · February 2, 2011

Looks good, looking almost stock.

Turdle · February 2, 2011

Good Job. I like how that turned out.

:thumbsup:

bam0 · February 2, 2011

That looks really clean, nice work.

section525 · February 2, 2011

Very awesome!

Foxracin · February 2, 2011

Nice and clean. Looks good.

yellowford · February 13, 2011

Have to say it looks even more ba in person.

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