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SpruceMoose
08-23-2003, 12:45 PM
Well, I finally got around to building my new rear bumper. Its almost finished. Whatcha tink?

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http://www.fullsizejeeps.com/jeeps/files/1984-1992-GrandWagoneers/sprucemoose_rear_bumper.JPG
Bullet 38
08-23-2003, 01:03 PM
I like it!!!
The Wagprocrastinator
08-24-2003, 01:15 AM
I like it also. Is it going around the factory hitch or did you make one into it.
Tad
08-24-2003, 01:34 AM
Looks fine and tucked in nice and close. I like the reciever in the center too.
I see you have 4" of lift and 31's.
How far off the ground does the lower tube sit?
AJ Johnson
08-24-2003, 01:38 AM
seal that baby up and use it for an air tank!
SpruceMoose
08-24-2003, 02:36 AM
the hitch is the center section of a universal class 3 hitch i got about 5 years ago. 90 bux with an adjustable ball carrier and both size balls. (dont touch that line.)

theres 18-1/2" under the lower tube. but... with 4 bolts removed the lower tube comes off, giving 22-1/4" to the bottom of the receiver.

how about seal that baby up and use it for a gas tank?!?!? much more important. can you say "PINTO"?

i still have to make some end caps for the tubes, make a "curtain" to attach to the rear lip of the body that hangs down forward of the bumper, mount my HF antenna, and move the oem foglights so they shine out from between the tubes as back-up lights.

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[ August 24, 2003, 08:57 AM: Message edited by: SpruceMoose ]
AJ Johnson
08-24-2003, 04:43 AM
lol... 120 PSI is NOT gonna make a pinto fireworks show out of it... the steel is too strong.... seriously, it is safe!
Cory
08-24-2003, 04:47 AM
Hey spruce, were you in Chesapeake recently? or the surrounding area? I think I remember seeing you around. Or maybe it was someone else with a similar plate that i'm thinking of.
SpruceMoose
08-24-2003, 10:12 AM
ajj: i was thinking more along the lines of having several gallons of gas being the first thing to get hit. but it would take a lot of effort to bust those pipes!

cory: nope, it wasnt me. never get out that way. sorry!

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Wood's Wagon
08-24-2003, 01:03 PM
get some crossbracing in between the lower tube and upper tube. 4 bolts will just shear right off if you drag it over a rock. and 4 bolts wont help much if you get rearended. The more time you put into it, the stronger it will be. 4 inches of added clearance doesnt do much for an fsj since they overhang so much, looks pretty good though.
SpruceMoose
08-24-2003, 01:59 PM
got to thinking about the thread with the FSJ bumper stickers. howz dis:

http://www.fullsizejeeps.com/jeeps/files/1984-1992-GrandWagoneers/sprucemoose_rear_bumper_with_lettering.jpg

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6foot4 again
08-24-2003, 07:56 PM
I like it ALOT!!
BK
08-25-2003, 02:49 AM
If somebody makes a bumper sticker like that I'll buy one and put it on my waggy :D
Midnightwagon
08-25-2003, 03:40 AM
Originally posted by AJ Johnson:
seal that baby up and use it for an air tank!uhm ya he said air tank, not fuel tank..
Jeremy
but thats a good idea hummmm u think an exocage sealed real well, make a good air tank??
SpruceMoose
08-25-2003, 04:44 AM
sure! and if you hit a rock hard enough the escaping air will force the jeep the other way. reactive armor! smile.gif

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J10Mike
08-25-2003, 04:47 AM
looks great.
Allen78J20
08-25-2003, 04:35 PM
"You Are My Crumple Zone"

I like it!!!!!
jode
08-26-2003, 03:27 AM
Originally posted by Midnightwagon:
hummmm u think an exocage sealed real well, make a good air tank??No. There is no way to avoid shooting water into your tank. (in tiny droplets, etc. from the humidity in the air) In a bumper, you can install a drain or something...in a cage, I tend to think it would attack your welds ASAP and that you would find your cage failing at the most inopportune of times....souunds like a bad idea to me....air tanks have protective linings on the interior to prevent rust
SpruceMoose
08-26-2003, 01:49 PM
woods wagon: i see what you mean about the lower tube being a little fragile. i just cut two pieces of 2.5" angle aluminum to go under the lower tube brackets. the angles will be bolted to the brackets and to the tube as well. that will give the tube some resistance to being pushed into the back of the waggy, and also a little more uumph will be needed to tear it off with a snag. also, the current plan for end caps is a piece on each end that will span both tubes. sort of an end plate in an oval shape. that will tie the two tubes together, and give me a good place to mount the HF antenna!

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Stuka
08-26-2003, 02:00 PM
woh..i want a bumper sticker that says that!!

[ August 26, 2003, 08:01 PM: Message edited by: Stuka ]