Homemade 4runner bumper...
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This is very inspiring
Eager to see your progress.
Remember...LOTS of photos is the key for us who don't have the guts to do this yet.
Where do you guys find pieces of steel like this BTW? And how did you cut it - just with an angle grinder?
Eager to see your progress.
Remember...LOTS of photos is the key for us who don't have the guts to do this yet.
Where do you guys find pieces of steel like this BTW? And how did you cut it - just with an angle grinder?
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something else you could try would be to dip the d rings in a rubber tool coating like plastidip here. Only problem I can see is the coating wearing off when you actually use the d ring. Might be worth it though.
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I went shackles over D-rings because the shackle brackets allow more surface area to weld,,,,,,,stronger. As for theft, I started by keeping the rings removed but got tired of that. They have been hanging from the bumpers for years now and they havent been stolen yet........(looking for wood to knock on now)
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Thanks for all the comments and interest. I'm home sick from work today so no welding will get done today. I have some urd, I think that's what it's called, that I may look at putting on the bumper where the d-rings make contact. It's like a heavy duty rubber/plastic.
I got my metal from my work. They just had it as scrap kicking around. The d-rings and hitch mount I bought at a local shop.
I got my metal from my work. They just had it as scrap kicking around. The d-rings and hitch mount I bought at a local shop.
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Gotta love the Plasma Cutter. I don't have one, but work does and they let me use it.
With Receiver mocked up.
And more reasons as to why I NEEDED a new bumper...
Look at this awesome rust!!!
Like I said before... The hitch was attached to the frame rails and then the bumper was mounted to the hitch. And to think... I towed stuff with this...
With Receiver mocked up.
And more reasons as to why I NEEDED a new bumper...
Look at this awesome rust!!!
Like I said before... The hitch was attached to the frame rails and then the bumper was mounted to the hitch. And to think... I towed stuff with this...
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but other than that bumper looks really good. love the concept using simple design yet strong reliable and clean.
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Stayed after work last night in order to do some welding and work on the bumper and the power went out at work at 3:45pm and I finally got the factory back up and running about 7:45pm. So, I only got about 15 minutes worth of work done. Hopefully I can get some more done soon.
Thanks for all the input.
Thanks for all the input.