lcwizard said:
The way that Dave shipped mine was great. He wrapped it in bubble wrap then clear packing tape and stuck a UPS air bill on it. Came 3K miles without a scratch.
ARB 40 "Catchers Mask" Bull Bar
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The way that Dave shipped mine was great. He wrapped it in bubble wrap then clear packing tape and stuck a UPS air bill on it. Came 3K miles without a scratch.
FJ40 8274 Winch Bumper
Dave, it sounds as though trying to replicate the ARB wouldn't be cost effective for you or potential buyers. Let's forget about copying the ARB and think of a simpler approach.
IIRC your current FJ40 Bull Bar is around 45" wide. What if you make the channel wide enough that it's the same width as the fenders? I think one of your bumpers (photo below) has a 59" wide option, so hopefully it wouldn't involve a new product design or additional tooling. Using the wider channel, then make the center "hoop" taller, and add tubing on either side at fender height, coming off the center hoop and terminating near the outboard ends of the bumper channel. Specifically I'm trying to describe taking your 4+ Deluxe Capped Bumper, and modifyng by adding additional tubing on each side. This one...
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Shipping wouldn't be a big issue. As you know, I have a commerical shipping address in Austin. Or, I could always use the bumper as an excuse for a road trip to AZ.
Dave, it sounds as though trying to replicate the ARB wouldn't be cost effective for you or potential buyers. Let's forget about copying the ARB and think of a simpler approach.
IIRC your current FJ40 Bull Bar is around 45" wide. What if you make the channel wide enough that it's the same width as the fenders? I think one of your bumpers (photo below) has a 59" wide option, so hopefully it wouldn't involve a new product design or additional tooling. Using the wider channel, then make the center "hoop" taller, and add tubing on either side at fender height, coming off the center hoop and terminating near the outboard ends of the bumper channel. Specifically I'm trying to describe taking your 4+ Deluxe Capped Bumper, and modifyng by adding additional tubing on each side. This one...
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[/URL]Shipping wouldn't be a big issue. As you know, I have a commerical shipping address in Austin. Or, I could always use the bumper as an excuse for a road trip to AZ.
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What about something like this?
That's very similar to what I was attempting to describe, but with an 8274 mount. Who makes that bumper?
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I Agree with you
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I really dont remember where I found the pic on the web. Just saved the pic as something to reference if I decided to have one fabbed up. I fear the one in the pic may have been a J**p bumper. I know....
Edit..it is a J**p TJ bumper. Just found it again.
http://www.jeep4x4center.com/jeep-bumpers/index.htm
Edit..it is a J**p TJ bumper. Just found it again.
http://www.jeep4x4center.com/jeep-bumpers/index.htm
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Thread killer.
Seriously, that doesn't look much different from Dave Gore's 4+ Deluxe Capped Bumper. I don't know squat about fabricating bumpers, but that looks like it would be relatively easy to build by simply tweaking Dave's bumper design. I wouldn't want the light cutouts.
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LOL! Always glad to help! I agree, looks like it would be pretty simple to fab one up. Much more so than the ARB Roo Bar.
As long as I don't have to send it to China to be built like most of the inexpensive Jeep bumpers I'll take a look at this project. Lee is saying he'd like to see it built around a 59" channel which is close to stock width.
Any other opinions on overall width?
Any other opinions on overall width?
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lcwizard said:
I think Lee's idea is good, looking forward to seeing the idea come alive so I can purchase one.
LOL. Absolutely no Chinese crap. I'd want it to be built like an M1 Abrams tank, just like the rest of your gear.
On the width, I'm not anywhere near my 40 so measuring isn't possible. I used that 59" width because it was one of the optional widths for your deluxe capped bumper, and I assumed it would be wide enough to allow room for side tubing to protect the fenders. Any width that will accomplish that objective would be fine with me.
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I believe the width of the 40 from outside wheel to outside wheel assuming you are running stock rims and 10.5 tires is 68 inches. Which should be the width from outside fender to outside fender.
pretty close. I think the fender to fender is 66 but the factory bumper is just under 59 so I'd taper the tubes inward after the fender
Here's a full frontal view of Landpimp's 40 with a factory bumper. It looks really wide. Too wide. Maybe it's the camera angle?
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Pics of the new bull bar
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Here are a few more of the stock bumper width from different angles if you want to determine if stock is too wide?
that's a much better pic. Is that about a 5 1/2" channel? Mitre cuts with folds and welds on the ends?
about 2 1/2' deep?
about 2 1/2' deep?
I actually have a factory bumper. The last post was about the ARB measurements
Alright...how much did you get it for?
Good score, Sir, but I wish you hadn't posted those pics. Makes me sick that I didn't buy one years ago when they were readily available and not that expensive.
