Ill make sure to take a pic of it next time I have the bumper off.
Another rear bumper build! Pics inside.
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Butt Ugly Chuck
Fish Biologist
That looks fantastic!
I wants one!
Butt
I wants one!
Butt
Good news. Monday I am going to try and get it all welded up!
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Post pics!
For sure, I guess ill just post em in this thread.
Finally i get to build something out of this pile o' steel.
Today was a pretty long 13 hour day of building the bottom section of the bumper. Still have at least 1 more day of work ahead though.
Some pics...most have my dad in it, because I had to take pictures otherwise he probably wouldn't. All of the welding is/was being done by me...most everything else is too....
Thing is gonna weigh a metric ton by the end of it, but hey...it'll be damn near bulletproof.
Today was a pretty long 13 hour day of building the bottom section of the bumper. Still have at least 1 more day of work ahead though.
Some pics...most have my dad in it, because I had to take pictures otherwise he probably wouldn't. All of the welding is/was being done by me...most everything else is too....
Thing is gonna weigh a metric ton by the end of it, but hey...it'll be damn near bulletproof.
Butt Ugly Chuck
Fish Biologist
Lookin' good man!
Butt
Butt
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Looking good! Did you get the swingout material from Fourrunner? I'm gonna be kicking myself hard if you did. I like how you are incorporating your hitch into the bumper and frame. Those 62 frames look so much beefier than the 60.
Great work!
TK
Great work!
TK
Fourrunner
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Looks great. That rear 62 cross member is very different than the 60 rear cross member. Looks like it is coming along. The instructions help at all? I didn't sell any carrier stuff yet. Something I am thinking about doing, but haven't pulled the trigger.
Everything lining up OK? Looks good from the pics.
Everything lining up OK? Looks good from the pics.
I figured I'd take a picture of just the xmember for ya to illustrate my point.
The instructions are helping quite a bit, but we started with the vertical plate (with the tow points) and then tacked the top plate, then the side wings.
We had to add some extra spacers in between the frame brackets just because of the variations with the extra x member. No big deal though, especially when you're building this thing a full on metal shop with a hydraulic metal bandsaw, drill presses galore, 220 and 115v hookups everywhere, etc, etc.
Fourrunner
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I figured I'd take a picture of just the xmember for ya to illustrate my point.
The instructions are helping quite a bit, but we started with the vertical plate (with the tow points) and then tacked the top plate, then the side wings.
We had to add some extra spacers in between the frame brackets just because of the variations with the extra x member. No big deal though, especially when you're building this thing a full on metal shop with a hydraulic metal bandsaw, drill presses galore, 220 and 115v hookups everywhere, etc, etc.
Can you take pics of the extra spacer? Maybe I can do something about that on the next design.
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I also started with the vertical plate. Really it's the only way to make sure the thing will fit on the frame correctly. That would be the one thing I'd change in the installation instructions Fourrunner.
The only other problem I had was that the brackets that tie to the frame space the bumper out a little far from te body. Even with the spindles for swingouts, I could still go in another 3/4". It sounds like shotgun has the exact opposite problem though, so I guess it can't be solved unless you had two different brackets.
The only other problem I had was that the brackets that tie to the frame space the bumper out a little far from te body. Even with the spindles for swingouts, I could still go in another 3/4". It sounds like shotgun has the exact opposite problem though, so I guess it can't be solved unless you had two different brackets.
I figured I'd take a picture of just the xmember for ya to illustrate my point.
The instructions are helping quite a bit, but we started with the vertical plate (with the tow points) and then tacked the top plate, then the side wings.
We had to add some extra spacers in between the frame brackets just because of the variations with the extra x member. No big deal though, especially when you're building this thing a full on metal shop with a hydraulic metal bandsaw, drill presses galore, 220 and 115v hookups everywhere, etc, etc.
Yeah Mark i'll snap some pics on Thursday when I get back to work with it.
And AK I know what you're talking about, I think it's just the way the plasma cutter slices it and can't get 2 pieces exactly the same.
Anyways, got a lot more progress into today. Got the entire bottom section (all of the kit) fabbed up and fully welded, spindles were cut....that's about it, however, since my mom took the camera....I have no eye candy for you all.
Should just been one more day and ill be done and getting it painted.
And AK I know what you're talking about, I think it's just the way the plasma cutter slices it and can't get 2 pieces exactly the same.
Anyways, got a lot more progress into today. Got the entire bottom section (all of the kit) fabbed up and fully welded, spindles were cut....that's about it, however, since my mom took the camera....I have no eye candy for you all.
Should just been one more day and ill be done and getting it painted.
Got the bottom section done today...Just gotta weld the uprights for the arms, grind, and paint and im finally done with this thing.
Also Mark, I took some pictures of the spacers we had to make....I honestly don't think it's anything to do with your design (well the ones that are vertical to the frame had to be spaced because the tow point holes would not line up) but the ones on the bottom were because of the extra x-member, which could also be the reason behind the 1st mentioned spacer.
I'll try to remember pics tomorrow.
I'll try to remember pics tomorrow.
Fourrunner
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Looks great. Post up some finished pics when you get it painted and the tire carrier on.
Any more info you can shed on these spacers you made to get this onto the 62? I am just starting on my kit and noticed that the first brackets to put on will require spacers so I thought someone else here might have already solved the problem.
I am not sure what you meant by the spacers because the tow points not lining up though, I haven't gotten that far.
Thanks,
Jim
I had to weld more 1/4" plate onto the inside of the frame brackets in order to get the tow point holes to line up. And then i had to put more plate on the bottom of those brackets in order to make it flush since the 62s have an extra crossmember.
