Build AK HJ-75

[coldtaco]

Looking really good. I like your use of 2" trailer hitch to make the tire adjustable. Be sure to tap/thread a bolt on one side so that it is not moving.

Good idea, I was wondering about what to do with the looseness of that.

 

[coldtaco]

I think I have figured out how to recess the tail lights. Using an aluminum piece U shaped which is attached to the bumper and the light assembly is attached to this. Access holes for the nuts to attach the light assembly are a couple of holes on the back side of the bumper that I will cover up with tape to minimize water ingestion.

 

[cruiserdan]

That's similar to the way Kaymar does it.

 

[Rigster]

If I might suggest.... ?

Forgive my impudence should my comments not be welcome.

Pick a drainage type grommet and put a grommeted drain in the bottom, one closer to each end, and one in the middle.

Looking good!

 

[coldtaco]

If I might suggest.... ?

Forgive my impudence should my comments not be welcome.

Pick a drainage type grommet and put a grommeted drain in the bottom, one closer to each end, and one in the middle.

Looking good!

Oh I plan on some kind of drainage

 

[coldtaco]

Decided to go a different route on mounting the pass side lights. Decided to weld in a metal piece to which to mount the tail light assembly. This is all for now, work is calling.

 

[coldtaco]

Hitch next

 

[2fpower]

Well done. Always amazing how much time it takes to make a bumper/swing arms.

 

[Ragnaroek]

That bumper is coming along nicely, good work!


Did you consider putting a gusset there:

Ive seen some spares getting airborne in the past.

 

[coldtaco]

Yeah I plan on putting a gusset there and on the bottom side of the welded receiver hitch

 

[coldtaco]

I did the steel plate for mounting the tail light assembly on the other side too. Painted up. I bought the wrong end of the pintle hitch, I got the end to go into a 2” receiver hitch instead of the pintle mount that is the 2” receiver hitch. Amazon to the rescue. Only home for two days so not much accomplished.

 

[coldtaco]

A few weeks have gone by. Got the hitch incorporated into the bumper. Still have to add a way to fasten trailer chains, next week.

 

[coldtaco]

License plate lites. Cut up the factory light holder. Rivnuts to fasten these to the bumper.

 

[coldtaco]

End caps. Should be done with the fab part and should be able to start with painting

 

[coldtaco]

Well, I couldn’t figure out how to install the latch style swing out fastener, so I dug out of the shed the old bumper from my old BJ70. I decided to do a hybrid type of fastener using part of the old swing out carrier and the new swing arm.
This is the old swing out fastener type.

 

[coldtaco]

This is what I did with the new swing arm.

 

[coldtaco]

The finished product. Done till I get home next week. When I will prep for paint.

 

[coldtaco]

First time out since starting the bumper build. Looks kind of funny without the bumper, but also kind of neat since in a lot of countries they don’t have a rear bumper. Still in the painting process of the bumper

 

[coldtaco]

POR15 and POR15 topcoat

 

[coldtaco]

Was able to splice the factory tail light harness with the aftermarket tail light assembly harness. Thus able to use the factory connection. The factory harness also has two sets of plug ins for the license plate lights, two on the right side and two on the left side, so was able to just plug in the factory tail lights.