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10-29-09, 11:40 AM
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#1 | | Lifer
Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Copperhead Rd.
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| Ranch Hand Style front bumper plans?
I've got a '97 F250 and would like to build one. I can weld but my fab skills leave much to be desired. I have searched a couple of welding forums and thedieselstop but didn't really find anything. Any ideas?
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10-29-09, 12:02 PM
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#2 | | Lifer
Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Alabama
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| Buy one or build one. There ain't much to bumpers. 
There's no better way to learn to fab stuff than to just do it.
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10-29-09, 12:04 PM
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#3 | | Addict
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Antonio, Texas
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| I have a 97 f-250 getting ready to swap a dana 60 in it...try the archive section of the dieselstop there were a couple of really good looking bumpers guys built....try fabbing the prototype out of some sturdy card board first ...seemed like the way to go ... | |
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10-29-09, 12:05 PM
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#4 | | Lifer
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| just grab some cardboard, start cutting and taping to your liking and then use for a template.
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10-29-09, 03:06 PM
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#5 | | Lifer
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10-29-09, 03:14 PM
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#6 | | Lifer
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| "Ranch Hand" style? Is that a make or a pattern?
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10-30-09, 06:18 AM
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| When I saw the words ranch hand style, I had a picture of a spare tire in front of the grill with lots of rope and steer horns.
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