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Little Christo, Luke, and Ken. Another new rear bumper
I decided to make a bastard rear bumper and swingout with a little of my favorite aspects of each of the above greats creations. No earth shattering design elements but it turned out so cool I thought I would share.
I did cut the rear cross member and the main part of the bumper is two 3/16" laser cut pieces and bent on a press brake. I didn't do the acute angle bend because I wanted to play with the two pieces to find the angle that looked best to my eye. The recovery points are 1" solid steel and go through the face of the bumper and tie in to mounts along the frame rail.
The wing portions are 1/4" and the tubing is 1 1/2" 0.120 wall mild tubing. They are done very similar to Luke's wrapping from the inside of the frame, under and up with two bends. I built the top boxed and tubed like Ken does on his but with the tubing a little lower. The tubing wound up directly in front of the side marker lights becuase I measured on the truck to the bottom of the tubing and when I bent and welded it all up on the bench I accidently built them to the same measurement but on the top of the tubing.  I had already welded it all together without a test fit. Oh well.
I decided on a single swing out with locking pins for the open and closed positions ala Slee but I did the latching mechanism and closed pin a little different. I wanted to keep the latch off the back of the bumper to protect it and to created a pull that would hold the swingout down and in, not just one or the other. I wound up angling it and mounting the catch hook lower than the latch itself. It works good so far but I have yet to wheel with it so the first wash board will show how well it will hold up.
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Some more
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97 FZJ, Tillie dog RIP my incredible friend and co-pilot, wheeling won't be the same without you , locked, 6" Slee'd, Hanna'd, Mo'd, synthetics, flareless, air, 2 meter, other crap, work in progress.
"Congressmen who willfully take actions during wartime that damage morale and undermine the military are saboteurs and should be arrested, exiled, or hanged . " Abraham Lincoln
"The problem with Socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money." Margaret Thatcher
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97 FZJ, Tillie dog RIP my incredible friend and co-pilot, wheeling won't be the same without you , locked, 6" Slee'd, Hanna'd, Mo'd, synthetics, flareless, air, 2 meter, other crap, work in progress.
"Congressmen who willfully take actions during wartime that damage morale and undermine the military are saboteurs and should be arrested, exiled, or hanged . " Abraham Lincoln
"The problem with Socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money." Margaret Thatcher
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09-03-08, 12:26 AM
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You have talent!!!! That looks awesome. Which I had the tools to try something like that.
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09-03-08, 12:29 AM
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Looks great & very well built! I like the thick recovery points and the nice departure angle.
But the side protection, looks like it covers up the side marker? Maybe it's just the angle of the photos.
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09-03-08, 12:30 AM
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DAMN good job!
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09-03-08, 12:31 AM
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the truck is looking awesome! nice details on the bumper
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09-03-08, 12:36 AM
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Thanks all.
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But the side protection, looks like it covers up the side marker? Maybe it's just the angle of the photos.
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Not the angle unfortunately. I mentioned it above but I accidently switched a measurement from the bottom of the tubing to the top of the tubing which put them in front of rather than above the side marker light. No biggie since I already smashed one prior. Now they are both hidden. 
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97 FZJ, Tillie dog RIP my incredible friend and co-pilot, wheeling won't be the same without you , locked, 6" Slee'd, Hanna'd, Mo'd, synthetics, flareless, air, 2 meter, other crap, work in progress.
"Congressmen who willfully take actions during wartime that damage morale and undermine the military are saboteurs and should be arrested, exiled, or hanged . " Abraham Lincoln
"The problem with Socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money." Margaret Thatcher
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09-03-08, 12:41 AM
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Ah yes, reading. Hard to do when there are so many nice pics! Nice job tho!
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09-03-08, 08:23 AM
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NICE WORK! My one eye is GREEN with envy!
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An observant HIPO may use this for an excuse to pull you over. Don't come to KS, we use Flaw Enforcement to finance Law Enforcement. Pity to see a 100 on the auction block with warning Can never be retitled due to inspection for drug cache compartments. Sold only to licensed salvage for parts.
Maybe some neatO LED-style sidemarker lights? Lots of alternatives out there in a number of sizes which might require minor drilling to surface mount. With your design & fab skills, no one would ever know you hadn't planned it that way. Perhaps a plate w/tab(s) to clear hoop for small bullet-style LEDs to replace the plates you mounted over OEM sidemarkers? Thus no drilling to mount, & access to OEM elec. plug. Might be an idea for a cottage industry . . . .
 
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09-03-08, 08:48 AM
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Is the finish power coating or something else?
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That is a great looking bumper. I love it !!! from the saftey back up pin for the latch to the profile an and protection. Very well thought out and executed. 
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2X. Very nice.
I like that the top of the Hi-Lift is below the roofline and the "T" handle mount for it.
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Simply just... wow
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Great design, welds, and powdercoat!
What kind of latch is that and where did you source it?
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09-03-08, 10:27 AM
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You got mad skills man....
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man, that's the shizznet!
Is the spare on a slide also?
will a production model be available?
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09-03-08, 10:32 AM
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I would be intersted if a second one ever becomes available....or if this one does...very nice work...
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Nice bumper
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NICE WORK! My one eye is GREEN with envy!
An observant HIPO may use this for an excuse to pull you over. Don't come to KS, we use Flaw Enforcement to finance Law Enforcement. Pity to see a 100 on the auction block with warning Can never be retitled due to inspection for drug cache compartments. Sold only to licensed salvage for parts.
Maybe some neatO LED-style sidemarker lights? Lots of alternatives out there in a number of sizes which might require minor drilling to surface mount. With your design & fab skills, no one would ever know you hadn't planned it that way. Perhaps a plate w/tab(s) to clear hoop for small bullet-style LEDs to replace the plates you mounted over OEM sidemarkers? Thus no drilling to mount, & access to OEM elec. plug. Might be an idea for a cottage industry . . . .
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Wow, good thing were not in Kansas anymore toto. We welcome almost any kind of mod here in SC. No inspections either. Its great. Window tint seems to be the only stickler issue. Note to self never move to KS or Cali....
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Mo,
You did an ok job.  I think for a first run prototype it is sufficient.  Now start working on the second one where you fix the little details that went wrong on this one. Once you get the second one done, ship that early prototype to the address I PMed you and let me see how it works here in the southeast. Good.
By the way it looks great and you are such a  .
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Very nice looking bumper. The only thing I can see you second guessing over time is the single full width swing out. Depending on where you wheel it can sometimes be a pain to have to get into the back of the truck in tight quarters and not have quite enough room to get the swingout open. Little bit easier with a shorter swingout. Also seems like the horizontal tube that the tire is mounted to is awefully close to the liftgate. If you get any flex in the tire carrier on a washboard road or something that could give you a little headache.
But I'm picking at nits. Excellent job! very nice looking bumper and looks very stout and functional. I like to support vendors when I can but I'm all in favor of individuals using some of their own creativity and effort to come up with new solutions and ideas for others. Nice.
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Very nice! It looks like it is tucked up closer to the body than most bumpers which will probably help with departure angles. Now build a few more and see if you can keep the cost under 1K
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That is amazing! Like calfj60, put me down for one if you decide to make more.....I am totally interested. Perhaps the price might be right if both of us commit to one. We are local so no shipping needed.....
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That is really beautiful!
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Well done.
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Great design, welds, and powdercoat!
What kind of latch is that and where did you source it?
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The clamps are made by Desta-Co. They have many different types. We used the same clamps on our X-ray equipment, the only difference is we had a "safety latch" to keep in from opening itself up.
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Did you see all the booger-welds?
Damn, that thing is really pretty.
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Really nice job...I see demand for the Slomo bumper increasing by the hour...you better talk to Christo or Luke about producing it...
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