2nd gen Front bumper build

[MidnightRebel07]

Nice work man, glad to see the finished product. Just a suggestion for the bottom edge of the bumper though, take some 1" or 1.25" 1/8" wall tube, cut it in half and weld it to the back side of the bottom edge for when the bumper digs into the dirt, rocks, etc... to give it more support or it might want to catch and peel/ bend back. Either that or make a slit in the tube and fit it over the bottom edge of the bumper as kind of a slider. Otherwise awesome work.

 

[96EXXLTinCO]

As a fabricator myself, you deserve losts of kudos on a job well done. Truly a job very well done. Can't wait to see what you got in store next.

 

[joshuaj0214]

Nice work man, glad to see the finished product. Just a suggestion for the bottom edge of the bumper though, take some 1" or 1.25" 1/8" wall tube, cut it in half and weld it to the back side of the bottom edge for when the bumper digs into the dirt, rocks, etc... to give it more support or it might want to catch and peel/ bend back. Either that or make a slit in the tube and fit it over the bottom edge of the bumper as kind of a slider. Otherwise awesome work.

thanks for the input and I was planning on adding something to the bottom for that very reason. I'm still going to add a receiver to it so when I take it back off for that I'll see what I can come up with! Next project is going to be a swing out tire carrier for the back!

 

[joshuaj0214]

Thanks everyone! I really appreciate it! It's awesome to see others like my ideas and work and it makes me want to tackle more projects!

 

[MidnightRebel07]

Cool, EMS offroad is where I bought the spindle/ latch kit for my swingout tire carrier build.

 

[joshuaj0214]

Thanks I'll check them out. I was looking at the heavy duty kit from A to Z fab.

 

[vroomzoomboom]

Thanks everyone! I really appreciate it! It's awesome to see others like my ideas and work and it makes me want to tackle more projects!

cappy thing is, you have to see how good this looks in person. josh, you should also post up some pics of the rear bumper. not sure how many people have seen that either

 

[joshuaj0214]

cappy thing is, you have to see how good this looks in person. josh, you should also post up some pics of the rear bumper. not sure how many people have seen that either

Thanks Tim! Ask and you shall recieve!

 

[joshuaj0214]

Here's the finished for now product

 

[delexploder]

Very nice! One of my favorite Delaware V8 sports

 

[96EXXLTinCO]

Very well done. The blending on joints are wonderful, not a skill that is easy to master. Is that 1/4" plate? does your hitch tube connect to anything besides where it passes through? If not, have you put any good tugs on it yet, and how did it hold up? Nothing but pure kudos from me on a very impressive job. I doubt there is anyone on this site that wouldn't love to have those bumpers for their own rig. Cannot wait to see you're tire rack design and how it turns out.

 

[joshuaj0214]

Very nice! One of my favorite Delaware V8 sports

Awesome! I 1 of 2 in the state! Lol

 

[joshuaj0214]

Very well done. The blending on joints are wonderful, not a skill that is easy to master. Is that 1/4" plate? does your hitch tube connect to anything besides where it passes through? If not, have you put any good tugs on it yet, and how did it hold up? Nothing but pure kudos from me on a very impressive job. I doubt there is anyone on this site that wouldn't love to have those bumpers for their own rig. Cannot wait to see you're tire rack design and how it turns out.

thank you it was tricky to keep it all even and smooth. The front bumper is all 3/16 with 1/4 mounts. The rear is 3/16 on the bottom angled part, 1/4 top plate and 3/8 mounts. The receiver is actually a class 3 hitch that's welded between the frame mounts and welded solid all the way across the top plate and where it comes thru the bumper. I have towed a lot with it and yanked pretty hard on it retrieving stuck rigs. IT IS SOLID! Lol I'll try to get a shot of it from underneath showing the hitch when I get home.

 

[delexploder]

You got me wanting to lift mine

 

[joshuaj0214]

You got me wanting to lift mine

DO IT!!!!!!!!!:biggthump:exporange

 

[joshuaj0214]

The pics are a little blury because it's so bright outside. I washed her up today but I still have to shine up the herculiner.

 

[DB_1]

Nice work...i like those flush mount lights in the rear bumper. Did you get flood or spot pattern? I was looking to get a pair of the flood pattern to replace what I have now for reverse lights. RuffStuff seems to be the cheapest i've found.

I don't know if Hootusliner has improved their formula over the years but it didn't hold up well for me. I used it on the bed (when I had a bed) on my ranger it turned hard like stucco and seemed the thin out.

On my daily driver I used a Summit racing brand undercoater on my wheel wells and it's held up great. For 6 bucks a can (used 2 cans) i'm not complaining.

 

[joshuaj0214]

Nice work...i like those flush mount lights in the rear bumper. Did you get flood or spot pattern? I was looking to get a pair of the flood pattern to replace what I have now for reverse lights. RuffStuff seems to be the cheapest i've found.

I don't know if Hootusliner has improved their formula over the years but it didn't hold up well for me. I used it on the bed (when I had a bed) on my ranger it turned hard like stucco and seemed the thin out.

On my daily driver I used a Summit racing brand undercoater on my wheel wells and it's held up great. For 6 bucks a can (used 2 cans) i'm not complaining.

The lights are flood pattern and are wired to my reverse lights which are LED as well. I can't remember the brand but I got them from amazon and they were on sale for like 68$. They work great and are really bright! I have had to redo the herculiner a few times for the same reason you said. I was thinking about using some of the rattle can stuff over it but I'm not sure how it will hold up.

 

[DB_1]

Is that $68 a pair? If so that's a great price...half of RuffStuff's price.

You could always try the undercoater in a small section and see how it does. I'm sure it will hold up fine.

 

[joshuaj0214]

Yeah 68 a pair! I figured what the hell they're cheap enough! Can't really go wrong. They've been in for about 6 months so far