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Old Sep 29, 2007 | 09:04 PM
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My taco rear bumper

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Old Sep 29, 2007 | 09:05 PM
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That's clean, man. Did you build it yourself?
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Old Sep 29, 2007 | 09:08 PM
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Thank you. Yes I did, I do fab work on the side too.
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Old Sep 29, 2007 | 09:11 PM
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Sweet. Wow. Good job. Beauty!
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Old Sep 29, 2007 | 09:13 PM
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Very nice...I like the simple design. Keep up the good work
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Old Sep 29, 2007 | 09:14 PM
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looks great
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Old Sep 30, 2007 | 11:33 AM
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I like it, good clearance, looks stout, I am wondering how you are going to mount the tag on there?

Chris
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Old Sep 30, 2007 | 04:59 PM
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Thanks all. My plate mounts in the receiver with a bracket and a light that's wired to the trailer plug.
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Old Sep 30, 2007 | 05:11 PM
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Very nice. Is it bolted or welded on?
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Old Sep 30, 2007 | 05:20 PM
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It's bolted on with the factory mounting bolts. The rear tube is 3by3 square tubing and the round tube 1.75 by .120 wall roll bar tubing, I mounted the round tube through the square tube and welded on both sides for a little extra.
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Old Sep 30, 2007 | 05:28 PM
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That's killer man. I'd want somewhere permanent to mount the plate. I'm kinda forgetful at time.
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Old Sep 30, 2007 | 06:03 PM
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I'm forgetful too, but wanted more clearance for a better departure angle.
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Old Sep 30, 2007 | 06:25 PM
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What about some semi-permanent metal straps that allowed it to pivot on one of the bars? So if you dragged it on something it would just sorta flip up.
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Old Sep 30, 2007 | 06:42 PM
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Very clean i like it, any pics of the sides?
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Old Sep 30, 2007 | 08:07 PM
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My plate mounts in the receiver with a bracket and a light that's wired to the trailer plug.
Hey good idea. Just don't forget to use a locking pin, in my neck of the woods there have been some people of a lesser moral fiber stealing tags to put on there stolen cars huge PITA to deal with.

Chris
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Old Oct 1, 2007 | 12:42 PM
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I really like the design and it looks well-built. Have you thought about putting some grip tape-style stuff on the tops of the tubes for stepping on?
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Old Oct 1, 2007 | 07:26 PM
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I thought about doing something else for the plate but I like to keep thinks simple and effective. I'm going to put grip tape on the tubes when I finish building the side braces. Shortly I'll will be building a front bumper for it too. Thanks everyone for the great comments.
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