This is gonna be an odd request, but here we go. I have been in the process of designing and building my front and rear bumpers. The rear is all done and installed and I'm now working on the front. I am a mechanical engineering teacher at a high school. I gave my students the task to do structural load testing on the bumpers, frame, and receiver mounts in CAD to see what type of load pull they could handle. In the process some got excited about the idea of designing something like it. In the past they get to choose from a list of challenges for their final, so I decided this year I would add the FJ80 bumper as one of those options. I start this project on Monday. Here's where you guys come in. I need links to any co. websites that sell aftermarket front bumpers. I know Slee, metal tech, arb, and a few others make them. If you have a custom one off front bumper that you would like to post pics of; that would be awesome to. I would like to have a thread where links and pics are all posted in one spot. That would save my students the hassle and time of having to research and track down all those websites. They just don't have that amount of time with only 4 weeks left in the school year. There task will be to come up with an original design (using what's already on the market and built as a one off for inspiration). It will need to have either a receiver or winch mount and d-rings or shackle mounts. Beyond that it's up to them. I also tasked them with a budget of $500 which will be quite the challenge. Thanks in advance for the help.
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