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Materials List:
2"x4" tube for the main bumper - .1875 wall - about 8 feet worth, probably about $70 worth, I stole a piece from Erik's garage I have yet to replace....
2"x2" tube for the swing outs - 20' stick .250 wall, $96
2 Swing out spindles from IPOR - $100
2 Weld through shackle mounts from comp4x4.com - $20
1 2000# De Sta Co latch from Mcmaster-Carr - $50
1"x1" tube for cooler rack - .1875 wall, Free (friend had bunch of scrap laying around)
Expanded metal for cooler rack - 4'x4' piece, $20 with plenty left over
2x.250 Bar stock - 24" worth for gussets, stop, etc, $10
Receiver tubes - 2 of them, $28
Tail lights - $30
Miscellaneous nuts/bolts/washers - $30
Cutting board for center rest/pad - $7
Quart of Rustoleum Semi-Gloss shot through HVLP for paint - $6
Rough Cost = $733
Got the cruiser in and have started on building a new rear bumper. I'm ditching the stock swing out tire carrier in favor of a bumper mounted swing out to better support the weight of larger tires and the hi lift jack. I'm going to go with dual swing outs, spare and hi lift on passenger side, jerry can/cooler basket on drivers side. It will have recessed LED tail lights, weld through shackle mounts, and a 2" receiver hitch.
It's still in the early beginning stages and working out the kinks as I go, but wanted to post some pictures to get some opinions.
1st picture is the before. The 2nd and 3rd pictures show the bumper cut down to what I was going to use as the final width. Believe it or not, if you put a straight edge along the side of the body, the end of the bumper is even with the side of the body.
Questions:
2"x4" tube for the main bumper - .1875 wall - about 8 feet worth, probably about $70 worth, I stole a piece from Erik's garage I have yet to replace....
2"x2" tube for the swing outs - 20' stick .250 wall, $96
2 Swing out spindles from IPOR - $100
2 Weld through shackle mounts from comp4x4.com - $20
1 2000# De Sta Co latch from Mcmaster-Carr - $50
1"x1" tube for cooler rack - .1875 wall, Free (friend had bunch of scrap laying around)
Expanded metal for cooler rack - 4'x4' piece, $20 with plenty left over
2x.250 Bar stock - 24" worth for gussets, stop, etc, $10
Receiver tubes - 2 of them, $28
Tail lights - $30
Miscellaneous nuts/bolts/washers - $30
Cutting board for center rest/pad - $7
Quart of Rustoleum Semi-Gloss shot through HVLP for paint - $6
Rough Cost = $733
Got the cruiser in and have started on building a new rear bumper. I'm ditching the stock swing out tire carrier in favor of a bumper mounted swing out to better support the weight of larger tires and the hi lift jack. I'm going to go with dual swing outs, spare and hi lift on passenger side, jerry can/cooler basket on drivers side. It will have recessed LED tail lights, weld through shackle mounts, and a 2" receiver hitch.
It's still in the early beginning stages and working out the kinks as I go, but wanted to post some pictures to get some opinions.
1st picture is the before. The 2nd and 3rd pictures show the bumper cut down to what I was going to use as the final width. Believe it or not, if you put a straight edge along the side of the body, the end of the bumper is even with the side of the body.
Questions:
- Should I shorten the bumper up by about an inch of each end? It looks like it sticks out too far from the rear to me but I would loose some protection for the quarter panel.
- If I leave it this length, I can either cut the top and bottom at and angle and cap like the picture shows (marked in soapstone), or I thought about running a piece of 2x2 forward toward the wheel well and bracing to the frame for a rear rock slider. Provide more protection and the 2x2 would match the front sliders and carry that line back.
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