Gossamer- '87 FJ60 aka "The Red Monster" (1 Viewer)

[TRAIL TAILOR]

Wait is this going to be your bumper

No, this one is not his. Patrick will eventually get one I hope, we are on the same page on a different shell profile I have.

J

 

[robustbambi]

yep not my bumper.. yet!

 

[TRAIL TAILOR]

yep not my bumper.. yet!

Yours will be "WOODIFIED"

J

 

[maat]

unreal bumper mate, love the adjustable wheel carrier

 

[The Phoenician]

J ,
Sorry if this is a repeat question, what do you estimate that rear bumper to weigh?

 

[TRAIL TAILOR]

unreal bumper mate, love the adjustable wheel carrier

Thanks Maat, it was fun to build.. actually got the bends right the first time out... HA!

J ,
Sorry if this is a repeat question, what do you estimate that rear bumper to weigh?

Approx. 135-140# for all three pieces. I'll have a hard number this afternnon when I weigh each piece. Goss' main bumper weighed 101# with bare dual arms the other day. I'll let you know.

J

 

[GLTHFJ60]

Is it possible to get the tire any closer to the body? Maybe tilt it towards the hatch?

 

[TRAIL TAILOR]

Is it possible to get the tire any closer to the body? Maybe tilt it towards the hatch?

Johnny, yes it is possible. It is less than 2" away from the license plate light cover now. however, my customer wants to eventually add their own hi-lift behind. So technically for this bumper the answer is no.

Tilting it would bring it tighter to the glass, but eliminate the hi-lift. This is a custom mod bumper. The customers frame has been modified and I had to adapt the frame mounts as well.

 

[spressomon]

All around nice! And super looking welds R...but I expected no less from you

 

[TRAIL TAILOR]

All around nice! And super looking welds R...but I expected no less from you

Thanks D, I'm getting better everyday....

J

 

[TRAIL TAILOR]

View attachment 924369 And this rear is finished.. This weekend I will be building two crates and back to a little bodywork on Goss.

J

 

[Major Nelson]

J. This is beautiful. Love the lines, well done!

 

[Major Nelson]

These should be standard on 60's now.

 

[TRAIL TAILOR]

J. This is beautiful. Love the lines, well done!

Thanks K, Hope to get a few more out over the next couple weeks and finish the bumoers for Goss.

J

 

[TRAIL TAILOR]

J ,
Sorry if this is a repeat question, what do you estimate that rear bumper to weigh?

Well I was wrong. Total weight is 141.8# I boxed in the wings this afternoon and it put it over the 140 mark... OH WELL!

J

 

[The Phoenician]

That looks real good. Any chance you can snap a picture from inside the cab facing back. Curious about visibility

 

[TRAIL TAILOR]

That looks real good. Any chance you can snap a picture from inside the cab facing back. Curious about visibility

I have taken this apart. I'll see what I can do before I crate this up.

J

 

[The Phoenician]

J it's no big deal, I didn't realize you took it apart.

 

[TRAIL TAILOR]

J it's no big deal, I didn't realize to took it apart.

Mike, I can do it tomorrow before I start crating everything. I do a once over before shipping everything out. It'll only take 5 minutes to throw it back together.

I'm in for the night.

J

 

[Oaks]

So sending it out unpainted? For the new owner.. Try and find a local fab shop that will galvanize for you. And then you can paint over the top of that. eliminateing future rust issues.