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Old 05-10-2009, 06:48 PM
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Tube front bumper build

Started on a new front bumper today. Using 2" OD .12" wall tube. Here's a couple pics, they're miserable quality because I forgot my camera and took them with my cell.

Had to clean up the tube first as it was a bit rusty from sitting around in the shop for far to long.

Once that was done I bent an 85" piece into this:


and here's a couple pics of what I accomplished in the 3 hours I worked on it today:




It's far from complete now, needs quite a bit of bracing and some new skid plates but it's a start.
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Looks cool!
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nice start
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Looks like a good starting point

Lucky guy, having those kinda tools on hand!
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awesome!

just going for a tube bumper with a skid and lights, or are you making it into a winch bumper too?
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What bender are you using?
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Originally Posted by iamsuperbleeder
awesome!

just going for a tube bumper with a skid and lights, or are you making it into a winch bumper too?
It's mostly for skids. I ordered a couple crappy 100w halogens that I'll probably mount on it as well but that's more of an afterthought.
I like to go fast and a winch would just weigh me down

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What bender are you using?
It's a JD squared.
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Originally Posted by mrmatson
It's mostly for skids. I ordered a couple crappy 100w halogens that I'll probably mount on it as well but that's more of an afterthought.
I like to go fast and a winch would just weigh me down
haha, right on

just curious, cause it didn't look like there was a whole lotta room for a winch there behind it

like others said, great start!

can't wait to see the final result

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Man that looks nice!
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i got a random pipe bender lying around in my garage, along with my welder... just gotta go get the 2" pipe and make a bumper

looks good xD. Give it a lil mini stinger and maybe some eyebrows like DIRTCO's bumper.
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