Preston Cannon

I recently returned from Marine bootcamp (don't get too excited, I got a medical discharge so I'm not a marine) and bought a 2003 Toyota tacoma double cab, after selling my 2001 Jeep Wrangler. I built a steel front bumper for the Jeep for a school project and loved doing it so my first major project for my tacoma will be front bumper as well.

Im going to be building a plate bumper with some hoops to go in front of the grille, much like the one pictured (except on a first gen. obviously and not nearly as professional). I want to incorporate a winch into it as well, probably just a 9,000 lb. harbor freight winch because I had the 12,000 lb. winch on my Jeep, which i loved, except for the size and weight. I don't need a large winch for the tacoma anyways because I wont really be doing a whole lot of wheeling like I did with the Jeep.

The only question I have is the mounting... I haven't taken the time to even begin making plans for the bumper mounts but would like to see what y'all have done to get some ideas. It will probably be a couple of weeks until I can even start on the project because I need to save up to buy the steel.

Im open to any ideas and want to see y'all's builds too!

Preston Cannon

oops, I meant to just post the picture