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10-20-09, 08:59 AM
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More pictures
Eric Shook fits up the bumper brackets with a little grinding action
Same
Drawer closed
Drawer Open. The thing spins perfectly and isn't even greased yet
Roof rack top rail tacked on
The second drawer pieces cut out and ready for welding
The front bumper with tubing bent around the main brackets and tacked in. As mentioned, this will be completely filled in with 3/16" plate so the winch is completely protected.
Roof rack substructure complete and test fit on truck.
Last edited by zuluzeugma; 10-20-09 at 09:19 AM.
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10-20-09, 02:14 PM
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IH8MUD wanabe
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front bumper pic
Just got this TXTed to me from the guys at the shop. (they are on fall break)
This is how they tied all the tubes together on the front bumper.
By the way, we are bending everything with a Pro Tools 105
Last edited by zuluzeugma; 10-20-09 at 02:32 PM.
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10-20-09, 03:40 PM
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#183 (permalink)
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The ProTools 105 is a pretty good bender. I think the JD2 is a little more user friendly though, especially for noobs like me. 
Great work, keep it up!
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10-21-09, 02:01 AM
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y'all are rockin. it's a good thing you're doing.
i miss you guys, keep up the good work.
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He's pretty much just a big sack of no fun.
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10-21-09, 01:11 PM
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#185 (permalink)
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IH8MUD wanabe
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Front bumper construction
Guys got the front bumper pretty well done and ready for powder coat yesterday. Here are some pictures:
Welding up substructure
Tacking in front bumper protection
Tacking in front bumper protection
More of the same
Welding up 3/16" plate
More of the same
Complete and ready for powder coat
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10-21-09, 01:47 PM
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WOW! I would not wan't to pull out in front of that! You guys are doing an amazing job and I love your cause!
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10-21-09, 02:10 PM
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Bumper looks awesome guys! keep up the good work!
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10-21-09, 02:11 PM
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SWEET bumper, I'm assuming the part over the winch is to protect it from theft?
-Carl
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10-21-09, 04:49 PM
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#189 (permalink)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by IrollwithTojo
SWEET bumper, I'm assuming the part over the winch is to protect it from theft?
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Correct. It will have a remote cable in the inside of the cab. They are also designing a "T-Handle" to actuate the IN/OUT lever that will stick through a hole in the bumper into the winch
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10-25-09, 08:15 AM
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#190 (permalink)
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Work on the rear bumper
Like I mentioned, we are building what I would consider a Red Neck bumper, but after we weighed all the options it made the most sense. Its built from 6-5/8" Oil-field pipe with pipe caps. It will have a total of 3.2 gal of air capacity. They began work on it yesterday; more pictures to come of the progress.
The guys begin bending the swing-out spare tire carrier
Michal (Shes a girl) grinds after cutting out the relief for the frame rails.
Again
Got all the lights mounted into the roof rack; it will have a lockable "door" that sides over them to protect them from theft. All six lights are PIAA's with the outside two being fog and the four inside 15 degree driving lights.
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10-25-09, 11:05 AM
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You gonna put a hitch and some rear flood lights for when they are pulling stuck people out of the mud in this sick rig? :-D
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10-25-09, 01:12 PM
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awesome build
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10-25-09, 10:11 PM
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#193 (permalink)
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IH8MUD wanabe
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jlsubthumper
You gonna put a hitch and some rear flood lights for when they are pulling stuck people out of the mud in this sick rig? :-D
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I've got a couple 20W lights sitting around we may throw on the back =)
More to come this week
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10-26-09, 07:03 AM
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Jeez that's a good $2100 on the rack lights alone.
That bumper looks like you stole it from the front of a train, how much does it weigh? (with and without winch)
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10-26-09, 07:17 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by shotgun12321
Jeez that's a good $2100 on the rack lights alone.
That bumper looks like you stole it from the front of a train, how much does it weigh? (with and without winch)
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Lights on the rack were only $480. - Autoanything.com has the cheapest retail prices on crap like this.
Bumper weighs under 100 pounds. 180ish with winch.
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10-27-09, 05:10 AM
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looking good! that bumper should inspire some people to yield.
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10-28-09, 01:45 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by zuluzeugma
Lights on the rack were only $480. - Autoanything.com has the cheapest retail prices on crap like this.
Bumper weighs under 100 pounds. 180ish with winch.
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Actually we just weighed the front bumper....160lbs 
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10-28-09, 02:39 PM
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Wow that is what the JWIV's Durango bumper weighs haha
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10-28-09, 07:24 PM
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What you guys are doing here is AWESOME!! GODSPEED 
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10-29-09, 03:34 AM
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Keep on building...nice progress!!!!!
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10-29-09, 10:26 AM
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that front bumper is nuts... looks like it could take some incoming fire..
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11-02-09, 09:24 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by beaufort-fj60
that front bumper is nuts... looks like it could take some incoming fire..
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Yeah, it really is. The guys who designed it aren't off-road guys at all which allowed creativity into their design. So many of us that have been doing this for 10 years have a very exact picture of what a front bumper should look like (I blame ARB, Kamar, etc). These guys started from nothing and asked questions like, "How much impact should it withstand?" and "How can we FULLY protect the winch from theft and impact?" After asking themselves 10 or so questions, this is what they came up with.
Last edited by zuluzeugma; 11-02-09 at 09:34 PM.
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11-02-09, 09:29 PM
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#203 (permalink)
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Some recent work...
We put the truck on the lift to do the rubberized undercoating
Same thing from different angle
Got the first tool box done; showing that whoever sits on the tool box will have to be a small child. (I'm 6-3)
Tool box complete - it came out almost exactly how I had it built in my head. The other side is about 50% done
With the drawer open
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11-02-09, 09:47 PM
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You walk around in your shop without shoes on ???
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1987 FJ60 - MoonShine - SROR Front Bumper, H55f, 2-low, SOA, 62+AAL fronts w/ Ironman rears, 36's, FF w/ 4.11's, Round Eyes, KMR's Tailgate Hatch, desmog + headers, Storage / Sleeping system, etc. -- DD w/242k
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11-02-09, 10:02 PM
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Just sick.........very sick.
I wish I had the extra hands and team to do some work on mine...... Guess I'll keep praying!
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11-03-09, 02:03 AM
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This build is awsome,on ya guys,you blokes deserve a medal for what your doing.
Now thats a roof rack!
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11-03-09, 07:07 AM
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Yeah, its kinda my thing  I had on flip-flops and they fell off when I jumped into the back of the truck =)
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11-03-09, 11:50 AM
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what an awesome build for a great cause!
you guys looking for any other items, or have everything you need?
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11-03-09, 01:13 PM
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Hey Bro, nice thumbs up's but them fingers flipped is kinda oximoron in a threat like this, heah? WWJD, WWJD??? 
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11-03-09, 02:32 PM
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Quote:
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Hey Bro, nice thumbs up's but them fingers flipped is kinda oximoron in a threat like this, heah? WWJD, WWJD??? |
HAHA - true story - I take it back - Like I said:
I'm not a baptist =)
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