mdwreckdiver

Can anyone tell me what would be involved in order to retrofit a front plate winch mount bumper intended for a 1995 Tacoma to a 1981 Hilux? I am trying to decide if it is worth the time to get the bumper I want (http://www.addictedoffroad.com/index...roducts_id=669 ) and modify it to fit or try to make something similar. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

wyoming9

iTrader: (1)

Depending just how perfect things have to be !!

You just want that bumper !!

Make mounting brackets for your truck bolt it on might be a little trial and error but myself a piece of cake a few hours of work

I put a first generation pick up bumper on my 2000 Tacoma

mdwreckdiver

ok, well that's really good to know. Thanks!
I definitely want it to look tight and right. I spoke to the folks at AO and they stated that it would be to costly in "R&D" for them to fabricate one to fit. I thought that was a bit odd since they advertise fabrication but I understand its probably a PINTA.

wyoming9

iTrader: (1)

It depends on what you definition of costly is I could see a easy to 4 to 6 hours labor plus the bumper labor and materials

They might have to source a truck as well hard to R&D a new design without the vehicle .

So push the price of the bumper up another $300.00

At this point it might be more cost effective to build your own

Have it priced to build local ??

mdwreckdiver

Yeah, that's what I figured as well. I just reached out to a local shop to see what they would charge to build one made to fit.

dropzone

iTrader: (6)

i think you would be better off finding a bumper made to fit the 81.
I swapped the bumper from my 81(it was built off the T-G winch plate) to my 94 4Runner, it works but it doesn't work if that makes sense.
Spending $900-1000 on a bumper (w/shipping) and than trying to make it fit is gonna be an exercise in frustration both in time and additional $$

NW Trail Innovations makes a plate bumper kit for the 79-83 that looks pretty good, $380 or so plus shipping
http://nwtrailinnovations.com/Toyota...r_id=11&page=1

A friend of mine was going to charge me $50/hr and he estimated 2-3 hours to mount/weld the kit

mdwreckdiver

That is perfect! Thank you very much for the link!!

mdwreckdiver

Question: I was also interested in the "old Aussie style" brush guard/winch combos that mount over the existing bumper. Any thoughts on how to come by one of those? I've looked high and low and cant seem to find one.