FJ40 Rear Bumper Build

[tornadoalleycruiser]

well, honestly it's not going to slow your build, and the "nice rack" can be added later.. they're pricy anyway to buy a "nice rack" I can just hold your "nice rack" in place and you can look at it in your "rear view" to see if it's in the way..

 

[kc_chevota]

well, honestly it's not going to slow your build, and the "nice rack" can be added later.. they're pricy anyway to buy a "nice rack" I can just hold your "nice rack" in place and you can look at it in your "rear view" to see if it's in the way..

 

[2fpower]

In my quest to find the perfect hitch, my thought was to make a very flexible setup. the tire side would not change, but on the other side, I would basically mount a trailer hitch in the upright position. Then I would build setups for different purposes. For regular driving in town, I would have nothing. (no rear sight hinderance). For trail time, I could mount up the cooler holder, or spare fuel container. Or Boom box holder for my 1984 HUGE bada$$ beat box. You get the idea... flexibility.

 

[CrowleyFJ40]

I would basically mount a trailer hitch in the upright position. Then I would build setups for different purposes.

Now that is some good food for thought.

 

[Acadia]

fj40 rear bumper

Your Thread inspired me to get my butt out to the gargae and finish my rear bumper

 

[CrowleyFJ40]

Looks awesome. What finish did you use?

I made some progress, got all the DOM sleeves for the mounting bolts tacked into place last night. Spending the entire day on it tomorrow so I should make some good progress.

 

[Acadia]

Thanks! I just sprayed it with some dupli-color bed liner.

 

[CrowleyFJ40]

That's the same way I'm planning on finishing mine. It looks great. Did it dry up good and solid like a spray on bed liner?

 

[Acadia]

yeah it has a nice hard finish to it. The temps lately helped it cure

I was alittle worried about how well it would adhere to bare metal but so far it seems like it is going to work out just fine.

 

[CrowleyFJ40]

Here's some progress pics...

DOM sleeves, they are 2.75", so they space the bumper .75" off the frame. 1" OD .120 wall DOM. Going to use 8 .5" grade 8 bolts to mount it to the rear cross member.


This shows the sleeves tacked in place and the spacing


First test fit, not cut down to width

 

[CrowleyFJ40]

Yesterday I got the bumper cut to width, light holes cut out, and the side peices tacked in place. I need to pull it off and cut the sides down to size and shape, but that will wait until tomorrow, taking the day to spend time with daddy's little wheelin' buddy.

 

[2fpower]

Looking great!!

 

[toyotology]

This is intense

 

[CrowleyFJ40]

Got the sides cut down to shape and all welded up. Next up is getting the receiver, shackle tabs, and spindles mounted in.

 

[weejub]

Looking awesome!

 

[Acadia]

like it!

 

[tornadoalleycruiser]

he's been welding and grinding for hours.. I guess I should take a picture.. biggest issue we've had all day is getting the baby keg to produce it's nectar.. OH.. and Colin forgot to turn on the gas on the welder at one point.. he's used to flux core and wanted to continue the trend..

 

[tornadoalleycruiser]

making progress on the bumper.. it stopped raining so he's back outside grinding.

 

[CrowleyFJ40]

Took Kelly's words of wisdom that "without goals nothing gets done" and made a little time to sneek off to the garage.

Started with a peice of 2x2 square tube just a little longer than the distance of the spindles outside to outside. Stuck it on the drill press and used a 2" hole saw to cut it in half.



Then ground down the inside radius of the notch so the DOM from the spindle fit snug, and cut down the peices to length so they would close, mocked it all up so the gap was even all the way across, and tacked together.



And there you have it, swing outs!

 

[2fpower]

AWESOME IDEA FOR CUTTING PIPE NOTCHES!!!! You da man!