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0 2016/09/09 12:07:35
gotta love those plastic end caps...the bottom tube on this is swiss cheese!
gotta love those plastic end caps...the bottom tube on this is swiss cheese!
0 2016/09/26 12:45:11
I'm guessing Smittybilt used around 14 gauge steel (.075") or thinner for their tubing
I'm guessing Smittybilt used around 14 gauge steel (.075") or thinner for their tubing
0 2016/09/26 12:45:17
The front bumper doesn't look bad in this picture, but trust me....it's shot.
The front bumper doesn't look bad in this picture, but trust me....it's shot.
0 2016/09/26 12:45:23
in contrast, the tubing I'll be using is rougly 1/4" o r around 5-6 gauge (.203-.220"). Much heavier duty oil pipe I got 8 sticks of 8' pipe (pre cut lengths) for about $50. Little rusty, but cleaned up just fine with a wire wheel.
in contrast, the tubing I'll be using is rougly 1/4" o r around 5-6 gauge (.203-.220"). Much heavier duty oil pipe I got 8 sticks of 8' pipe (pre cut lengths) for about $50. Little rusty, but cleaned up just fine with a wire wheel.
0 2016/09/26 12:45:29
That's just not going to work. Swiss Cheese! but the trailer hitch and frame are solid, so I'll try to reuse those. Also, they made the bumper for the 4Runners and trucks the same for the mass markets. Obviously I don't need the license plate cutout, so it'll be just two full bars going coast to coast. Haven't decided if I want to wrap them around the rear like it does in the front or not
That's just not going to work. Swiss Cheese! but the trailer hitch and frame are solid, so I'll try to reuse those. Also, they made the bumper for the 4Runners and trucks the same for the mass markets. Obviously I don't need the license plate cutout, so it'll be just two full bars going coast to coast. Haven't decided if I want to wrap them around the rear like it does in the front or not
0 2016/09/26 12:49:38
guessing Smittybilt used .075" or 14 ga steel tubing for their bumpers. Looks cool, but not much protection
guessing Smittybilt used .075" or 14 ga steel tubing for their bumpers. Looks cool, but not much protection
0 2016/09/26 12:49:43
the front bumper actually looks decent in this shot, but it's toast.
the front bumper actually looks decent in this shot, but it's toast.
0 2016/09/26 12:49:50
almost 1/4" or 5-6ga oil fill drilling stem pipe @ 2 7/8" OD. going to make one heck of a bumper set. Got 8 sticks of 8' pre-cut pipe for around $50 (that'll do both the front and rear bumpers as well as some nerf bars
almost 1/4" or 5-6ga oil fill drilling stem pipe @ 2 7/8" OD. going to make one heck of a bumper set. Got 8 sticks of 8' pre-cut pipe for around $50 (that'll do both the front and rear bumpers as well as some nerf bars
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looks ready for some zombies. I didn't have the right jacks to get the bumper at the exact height and level, so I put it on these blocks and lifted the front end of the rig up so it was in place. For the final weld up when tacking on the winch plate and other supports, I think I'm going to hang it from an overhead gantry with the now infamous red ratcheting straps so I can get the whole thing perfectly level and square to the vehicle (jacking up the front end threw off the angle).
looks ready for some zombies. I didn't have the right jacks to get the bumper at the exact height and level, so I put it on these blocks and lifted the front end of the rig up so it was in place. For the final weld up when tacking on the winch plate and other supports, I think I'm going to hang it from an overhead gantry with the now infamous red ratcheting straps so I can get the whole thing perfectly level and square to the vehicle (jacking up the front end threw off the angle).
0 2016/09/30 09:57:17
obviously I made the sides longer than they needed to be but will get cut off "continuing the line" from the wheel well
obviously I made the sides longer than they needed to be but will get cut off "continuing the line" from the wheel well
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