I recently designed and built a front bumper for my truck and would like to know what you guys think about it.

A little about me:
I've worked in metal fabrication for almost 6 years now. Mostly working with sheet metal. I build various sheet metal guards & hoods for industrial machines and also do mill/lathe work and CAD design. I picked up my 1985 toyota about 2 years ago and have been digging into projects on it ever since.

Info on bumper:
Bumper is super heavy duty, it weighs in right at 115lbs.
The center area is out of 1/4" thick sheet metal and the wings are 3/16" thick.
The stinger bar is 1.75" diameter DOM tube with 1.5" tube gussets.
Bumper was built for my 85, but I also adapted an extra upper mount hole (located from a friends 87) that matches the newer 86+ trucks bolt pattern.
I'm confident the bumper fits 84-88 toys, but i'm unsure about 89-95 as I haven't been able to test fit it.

I decided to try out the cheaper 9000lb Harbor Freight winch for $300 and built the bumper around it. The wiring cables come directly out the back of the wiring box on the HF winch so I allowed room for that in the design so that I would not have to cut my grill to fit the winch like I've seen some folks do. I think you could about fit any aftermarket winch with 10" x 4.5" bolt pattern on this bumper without clearance issues.

Overall I think it came out pretty good and would love to hear some feedback on it so tell me what you think!

If you're interested in something like this, shoot me a message and I'll let you know a little more about it.

 

 

Haha yeah it almost looks photoshopped. I'm getting it back together atm.
Plate bumpers are pretty expensive since they require a lot of metal and finish work. A lot of bumpers I've seen are actually 3/16" thick and 1/8" too.

 

Looks cleaner and better in design than anything I’ve seen currently on the market.

 

Nice! I'm looking for a bumper just like that so I'd be interested if you end up selling any.

 

Nice! Very nice! It looks amazing. Do you have planes for the rear one?

 

Agreed! What would you want for a stinger-less one?

 

Looks great, slightly reminiscent of my Front Range Off Road one that I bought maybe 8 or 9 years ago (they no longer sell them). Like jakey-poo, I think the stinger-less option would be popular, and I don't think you'd have any trouble selling them for 7 to 800, seems like a fair price.

 

Bottom line if you like it That is all that matters .

Although that thing on the front makes it look horny

 

Beautiful!

Second that! The leanest plate bumper I've ever seen. More streamlined than the ARB.

Well... it's so sexy the pics make me horny - LOL!

Yes, instead of the stinger I'd like the full coverage bull-bar a la ARB. No fancy curves like others the emulate the gay "angry eyes" on Heeps

Re: Structure
My idea is thick core for strength and to protect radiator and engine, thinner facade for impact absorption. That way it remains structurally sound and useable even after a crash.

 

Thanks for all the positive feedback guys. I'm surprised that everyone seems to like it so much.

Heres a pic of bumper test fitting without stinger bar and pics of inner/ rear structure.

I feel like the stinger bar helps keep the bumpers looks proportioned well. It may look like it sticks out a little far without it since I allowed extra space for my winch.

Also the start of the wings are boxed in the rear behind the stinger bar gussets with 1/4" You can kinda tell from the rear structure pics. Bumper is structurally strong and should handle a beating.

 

Love it! Need one for my 94. If you decide to build a few, put me down depending upon price

 

I like what you have going on with the sides, it's the center where you lose me. It doesn't stick out that far but I don't care for the fact that the sides don't seamlessly transition with the front. I also don't like the step down in the center as well. I prefer the sleeker look that you have on the sides but wish it carried all the way through to the front like a NWTI bumper does. Painted up and fully dressed it's not that bad though and the welds are top notch. It's a quality bumper for sure.

 

Kinda like Boobs some like tiny some like big

Bottom line it is all what you like

 

Bewbs!