Front Bumper build, Rock lights, Winch Mount & Pics

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Some of you might remember when I started this thing. I had a long thread on it with all the build pics. Then I got this great idea to make albums on photobucket. Lost all the pics and learned a big lesson that day.

Anyway heres a very quick up date on the bumper build.

I wanted to get away from the prerunner tube bumper so I started with rectangular 1/4" thick tubing.

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the bottom was notched on the underside to house a couple rock lights.

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The front mounts were added with grade 8's bolt heads
welded in place.


I mounted a few oval running lights in the front of the bumper.


Threw it on for a test fit, trimming length for the end caps and fabbed up the side mounts.

I had it powder coated silver vane. Which is black under and silver splatters on it.

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added my rock lights underneath the bumper and some H2 headlights to the mix. Next is the body work to make the ends match the width of the rig. The control box for the winch will go behind the head lights. I attached the recepticle to bumper for the pig tail remote control so it will look just like this when its all hooked up.

[Sambo]

wow that is some dayum good work i like the addition of the rock lights

[Dirtball]

Man that IS nice... wow... most talented!

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Thanks guys for the props... It took a little longer to finish than I was planning on, but it did get done so its all good. Any ideas for the rear Bumper? Any one need a very straight 74 front stock bumper?

[Stuka]

Very nice job. I like the mounts too, ties everything together nicely.

[J10Mike]

Very nice. One of the best FSJ bumper builds I have seen to date...Bravo.

[Artisan]

Very Nice....

At the mid-span joint, indicated w/ the yellow arrow, to start did you sever the tube in half, making a cut in degrees that would be 50% of
the angle of the valance as I indicated w/ a black line on the pink field then weld it back together?

Great job...

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Very Nice....

At the mid-span joint, indicated w/ the yellow arrow, to start did you sever the tube in half, making a cut in degrees that would be 50% of
the angle of the valance as I indicated w/ a black line on the pink field then weld it back together?

Great job...

That is what I did almost... I cut it all the way in half then did the mitre cuts and re attached it. I think it was a 12 degree mitre cut, but I could of gone a few degrees more. I was trying to follow the lines of the front vallance.
Maybe this is a better shot of that.

[Randyzzz]

That is an awesome bumper! Great fab work!

[68_Gladiator]

haha the paint job is that of many of those bowlflex knock off home gym things, looks identical

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I first saw this Power coating on a couple of the Poison Spider Rigs. Ian Johnson has used it on a few of his builds where he has powder coated our clamps to match. In fact the same stuff is used in elevators, and the marques in the drive throughs at Jack in the box. Those Bowflex knock off guys know a quality look when they see one. I get so tired of the same ole stuff... BLACK

[trail mule]

That is one of the best looking wagoneer bumpers I have ever seen!!!