Hi all. I wanted to post up pics of the bumpers in the stages that they go through. I am trying to get new bumpers on the front and back of the FJ62.
For the record, I am doing VERY little of my own work on this, although taking the bumpers on/off and fooling with them with paint and grinding feels like I'm doing something LOL.
The first pic is the "before" with the stock bumpers on.
I picked up a home-made front bumper from Devortex in CA - he shipped it out.
I got the front bumper off, but was having a heck of a time with the rivets in the frame. So I started talking to Techtafab (Duane) about cutting them out and putting it on.
I also bought a kit from Fourrunner on the boards here for the back. I generally liked the style of it. It was well cut with a laser, etc.
https://forum.ih8mud.com/merchandise-storefront/343628-fj60-62-rear-bumper-kits.html
He shipped the kit directly to Techtafab.
Duane got the front bumper on for me, made it look better, and also built the rear.
He did an amazing job on it to include setting the spindels, embedding the 2" hitch (at the perfect point, I believe), etc. The instructions looked tough to me and it came in a bunch of pieces, so he had to put it all together!
I hope I get to utilize his skills with the swing-arms soon, too! I'm saving up for that as well as changes to the front or a new front bumper.
We took the finished rear bumper from Techtafab Welding out to Kelly's house during the wrenching weekend a week or so ago and ground on it. Thanks for the inspection on it guys - Kelly touched up my newb grinding mistakes a bit, too, I think
(pic 2)
It was bare metal so it picked up a little surface rust. Prior to taking it to Ameriguard in Lee Summit, I sanded on it a bit and wiped the whole thing down with brake cleaner.
Dan at Ameriguard in LS did a great job on the bumper. That stuff is tougher and sticks better than LineX and others. In fact, I had to cut some of it off, and it was a PITA.
When Duane built the bumper it was built on the frame. I forgot to tell Dan to tape off the mounting points, so I had to cut the Ameriguard off those spots. He shoots EVERYTHING not taped off, to include the inside. He shoots a cleaner, then a optimum primer, than the liner. The liner goes on hot and fast, just like the cruiser runs.
There is a pic of the newly cut off and then re-primed spots were it mounts to the truck.
For the record, I am doing VERY little of my own work on this, although taking the bumpers on/off and fooling with them with paint and grinding feels like I'm doing something LOL.
The first pic is the "before" with the stock bumpers on.
I picked up a home-made front bumper from Devortex in CA - he shipped it out.
I got the front bumper off, but was having a heck of a time with the rivets in the frame. So I started talking to Techtafab (Duane) about cutting them out and putting it on.
I also bought a kit from Fourrunner on the boards here for the back. I generally liked the style of it. It was well cut with a laser, etc.
https://forum.ih8mud.com/merchandise-storefront/343628-fj60-62-rear-bumper-kits.html
He shipped the kit directly to Techtafab.
Duane got the front bumper on for me, made it look better, and also built the rear.
He did an amazing job on it to include setting the spindels, embedding the 2" hitch (at the perfect point, I believe), etc. The instructions looked tough to me and it came in a bunch of pieces, so he had to put it all together!
I hope I get to utilize his skills with the swing-arms soon, too! I'm saving up for that as well as changes to the front or a new front bumper.
We took the finished rear bumper from Techtafab Welding out to Kelly's house during the wrenching weekend a week or so ago and ground on it. Thanks for the inspection on it guys - Kelly touched up my newb grinding mistakes a bit, too, I think
(pic 2)It was bare metal so it picked up a little surface rust. Prior to taking it to Ameriguard in Lee Summit, I sanded on it a bit and wiped the whole thing down with brake cleaner.
Dan at Ameriguard in LS did a great job on the bumper. That stuff is tougher and sticks better than LineX and others. In fact, I had to cut some of it off, and it was a PITA.
When Duane built the bumper it was built on the frame. I forgot to tell Dan to tape off the mounting points, so I had to cut the Ameriguard off those spots. He shoots EVERYTHING not taped off, to include the inside. He shoots a cleaner, then a optimum primer, than the liner. The liner goes on hot and fast, just like the cruiser runs.
There is a pic of the newly cut off and then re-primed spots were it mounts to the truck.
