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Old Aug 9, 2010 | 05:14 PM
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I dig it, fits the truck well
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Old Aug 9, 2010 | 09:11 PM
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sweet. do the "twins" double as turn signals? also, how do you get the edges smooth and rounded like that?
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Old Aug 9, 2010 | 09:33 PM
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Nice clean bumper. I think the TG winch mount weighs 29Lbs, do you have a weight for the total finished bumper?
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Old Aug 9, 2010 | 10:42 PM
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Smooth edges

Originally Posted by irab88
sweet. do the "twins" double as turn signals? also, how do you get the edges smooth and rounded like that?
Yes, the "twins" double as turn signals. For the smooth edges I a flap disc after rough grinding, then a sander to smooth it all out. That way the edges look round and smooth like glass. The difficult part was keeping the edges sraight and not like a wave.

Last edited by trailyota1; Aug 9, 2010 at 10:44 PM. Reason: grammer
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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 05:14 AM
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beautiful. you, sir, have set a new level of awesomeness in my book o' bumpers.


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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 05:26 AM
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Amazing work, I would love to learn how to fabricate/weld looks like so much fun. You are a true builder, and please let us know if you want to starting selling them

Chris
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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 12:31 PM
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X2^^^^^^ on the real you could make those and sell them i know bunch of people would buy!!!!
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Old Aug 11, 2010 | 08:06 PM
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Thanks for all the compliments and support guys.

Originally Posted by BigBluePile
Hey Mudd, saw this sick bumper on NWW! Nice stuff man, great job trailyota1!!!
Trailyota put alot of work into this I pretty much drank beer, annoyed him with words like jig, and gave him loads of moral support. Really I was skeptical at first as I always liked the classic tube bumper but the final product is bringing me around. Though I will go with the side marker turn signals.
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Yeah dude, I got pulled over for my bumpers and got told to loose 4" of height OR ELSE...
There's that FS guy that loves to ticket guys at the front of Evan's, haven't been busted by him and hope not to.

Originally Posted by R.DesJardin
I love plate bumpers. Here's what I did for the back, it matches my front pretty close.
Nice looking bumper, Might have to reconsider my MC rear bumper.

Originally Posted by irab88
beautiful. you, sir, have set a new level of awesomeness in my book o' bumpers.

Thanks, now it'll be impossible to talk to him:-):-)

Rob, I owe you one next bikini coffee's on me.
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Old Aug 11, 2010 | 08:09 PM
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hehehe bikini coffee...
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Old Aug 11, 2010 | 08:10 PM
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nice bumper need one for my 1990
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Old Aug 11, 2010 | 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by BigBluePile
Yeah dude, I got pulled over for my bumpers and got told to loose 4" of height OR ELSE...
I drive atleast 200 miles a wk in my rig, yr round. Hate my commute to work but i drive thru one of the biggest WaSP traps in the state, Nisqually I5. Even when i had no mud flaps for about a month no cops harassed me.

Knock on wood but seems like what i thought were the most stingent cops in the state arent as picky as i thought.

My rear bumper is as illegal as hell. If I got rear ended... I'd prob get sued by the deceased's family for decapitation. Well hey, dont follow so damn close!
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Old Aug 13, 2010 | 03:41 AM
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rebuilding my front bumper this weekend ... ummm was feeling pretty good about it until I saw this LoL
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Old Aug 13, 2010 | 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by drew303
I drive atleast 200 miles a wk in my rig, yr round. Hate my commute to work but i drive thru one of the biggest WaSP traps in the state, Nisqually I5. Even when i had no mud flaps for about a month no cops harassed me.

Knock on wood but seems like what i thought were the most stingent cops in the state arent as picky as i thought.

My rear bumper is as illegal as hell. If I got rear ended... I'd prob get sued by the deceased's family for decapitation. Well hey, dont follow so damn close!
Dude, it's probably mostly up here. The strech of hwy 20 between the island and I-5 cops just sit there and nail people.
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Old Aug 16, 2010 | 01:34 PM
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Man I need to learn how to weld. Why am I going to school for math? That looks great.
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Old Aug 16, 2010 | 01:43 PM
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That's really clean for being home made that's sweet
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Old Aug 17, 2010 | 10:52 AM
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Thanks for the comments. This was a lot of work. However, it's only the first one...I'm hoping any more will go faster.

Originally Posted by JBurt
Man I need to learn how to weld. Why am I going to school for math? That looks great.

Keep it up...You'll have more options later on. You can always take some classes at a tech college after you get the career locked down; that's what I'll be doing in the next year. OR...to speed it up... get a decent 220V mig welder and I got out of the construction trade 5 years ago for something different....and have never looked back.
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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 09:45 PM
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Kit

I'm thinking about making this into a kit. Thoughts?

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https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f149...feeler-232693/
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