Front bumper pics

[Wagillac]

My jeep didnt have a front bumper when I got it and stock bumpers suck so here are a few pics of the bumper I am making its about 3/4 of the way done. The main tube is 2x4 with part of it double and a section left out in the middle for a removable recever winch mount to interlock for side to side support. The Recever tube goes through the front crossember and is tied into the main tube as well.

http://www.fullsizejeeps.com/jeeps/files/1963-1983-Wagoneers/F_Bumper_1.JPG
http://www.fullsizejeeps.com/jeeps/files/1963-1983-Wagoneers/F_Bumper_2.JPG
http://www.fullsizejeeps.com/jeeps/files/1963-1983-Wagoneers/F_Bumper_3.JPG

[ April 03, 2004, 07:35 PM: Message edited by: Wagillac ]

[Poley]

no pics

[Wagillac]

try now

[Slim]

Thats a awesum design ,,Im justed goin to get ready on Monday to mount me frt bumper middle section...did u bolt it to frame or weld it in the middle?

[Wagillac]

Thanks, I am trying to build it strong and functional but not big and bulky.
The recever is welded to both the frame and the bumper but Im not sure if I am going to weld or just bolt the side brackets to the frame right now the drivers side is bolted with the 4 steering box bolts and the pass side just has a couple bolts keeping from moving around while I build the rest.

BTW the part you see in the middle isnt the frame that is part of the bumper there is 2" between the bumper and the frame, thats where the recever pin is. So the front of the main tube sticks out about 6"s from the frame. Still its a lot closer than most winch bumpers, When I have a winch and its installed it will stick out farther but it will be as close as posible with out moving the grill

[ April 03, 2004, 11:18 PM: Message edited by: Wagillac ]

[Gambler68]

Is that on your J3000? I have the same one, would be interested to know what mods can be done to it.

[Wagillac]

Sorry it is on my 74 Wagillac. The J3000 is torn apart. I set the cab from it on a 77 cherokee frame and I might just scrap the old J3000 frame.

[GirlsLoveDirt]

the pumpkin is on the wrong side ?

[youngjeeper]

its a 74....they had passenger side "pumpkins" btw, that bumper is sweet.

[Poley]

nice I like it.

[Robber80]

hey whats up, no more pics? whats this noise? i wanna see it done ******

[Wagillac]

I ran out of welding rod on sat and the welding store was closed on sunday. I'll work on it more later today smile.gif .

[Wagillac]

Here are a few more pics. Its almost complete I will add a grill guard/rollover bar some time but that will wait till I get a bender, Other then that it needs the square tube to wrap around the fender on the drivers side and some more braces and a plate to strengthen where I knotched out for the leaf spring mount.
Here is one of it flexing out a little in the back yard. Its also proof that I have goten it running sence the engine swap ect.
http://www.fullsizejeeps.com/jeeps/files/1963-1983-Wagoneers/74WagFlexingoutback.JPG
http://www.fullsizejeeps.com/jeeps/files/1963-1983-Wagoneers/F_Bumper_4.JPG
http://www.fullsizejeeps.com/jeeps/files/1963-1983-Wagoneers/F_Bumper_5.JPG http://www.fullsizejeeps.com/jeeps/files/1963-1983-Wagoneers/F_Bumper_6.JPG

This one is of the Dual Battery tray I made on Sunday when I couldnt work on the bumper.

http://www.fullsizejeeps.com/jeeps/files/1963-1983-Wagoneers/Bat_Tray.JPG

[Slim]

I like yr bumper brackets,,,,,, how thick of flat bar are they?

[sloop]

did you plasma cut those brackets to clear the shackle hanger?

[Wagillac]

The brackets are 3/8" steel I think I will reinforce them a little as the knotch took a bunch of the strength. The other easyer option is to just weld them to the spring hanger smile.gif .

I cut them out with an acetylene torch.

[Slim]

im also going to use 3/8 x4 flat bar..for my brackets too.,

ty for the info

[sloop]

Looks good! it looks like you could lay some more 3/8" plate over the cut you made for the shackle hanger if you are worried about the strength there

[Wagillac]

Thanks, Thats basicaly what I was planing... except I dont have any more 3/8" so I will use some 1/4" scraps.

[Poley]

so how hard was it to push the rig all the way out their and then make it flex? HAHAHa

Really looks good