High clearance 80 series rear bumper

[Box Rocket]

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Very nice work! I love the lines of that bumper, very clean and appropriate to the lines of the truck. One of the best looking ones out there IMO.

 

[mnewell]

Looks awesome.

Congrats.

 

[livelarg]

Looks good! We just got the word that our 4x4 Labs kits are on the pallet, will be here next week! Lots of bumper welding going on.

I have looked online, and I cannot find any ifo at 4x4 labs about a kit. how do I get one!

 

[619TOY]

I have looked online, and I cannot find any ifo at 4x4 labs about a kit. how do I get one!

E-mail Luke at 4X4Labs and he'll send you a price list.

 

[kirk]

More pics... I am taking the bumper, sliders and wheels to get powder coated this week.

 

[kirk]

 

[kirk]

 

[Slomo]

That rear bumper is truly a thing of beauty. Well done sir! Acutally the whole damn truck is a thing of beauty. Thanks for sharing, another for you.

 

[OGBeno]

Nice job Kirk. Looks really good man.

-o-

 

[Wrench]

Simply bad ass!!

 

[Skim]

Kirk - that is clearly a Slee lift, did you go with the 6" or the 4" ?

Also- what size tires are those ...38 TSLs ?

 

[kirk]

Kirk - that is clearly a Slee lift, did you go with the 6" or the 4" ?

Also- what size tires are those ...38 TSLs ?

Its a 6" and the tires are 39.5" tsl's

 

[kup99]

Looks AWESOME... i wish I had that kind of talent!!!

 

[kirk]

Looks AWESOME... i wish I had that kind of talent!!!

Thanks everyone for all the positive feedback. I sure appreciate it and hope my posts give fellow 80's addicts ideas to build on.

With the exception of the equipment (I now have about anything I need to get the job done) ANYONE that puts their mind to a project can make something like this. Fabbin is a passion to me that is what I chose it as a profession. I'm 32 now and when I was 16 I bought a miller 90 welder and taught myself. I look back to that era at what I made on my 1st 74 FJ40 and I chuckle a bit, but am proud of each and every piece. I did my best an improved each project.

So with that aside I really cant wait to get this rig back out on the trail and have some fun with it. Big tasks like I am doing can be discouraging b/c they are so difficult to see the end.

Regards

Kirk

 

[OGBeno]

Thanks everyone for all the positive feedback. I sure appreciate it and hope my posts give fellow 80's addicts ideas to build on.

With the exception of the equipment (I now have about anything I need to get the job done) ANYONE that puts their mind to a project can make something like this. Fabbin is a passion to me that is what I chose it as a profession. I'm 32 now and when I was 16 I bought a miller 90 welder and taught myself. I look back to that era at what I made on my 1st 74 FJ40 and I chuckle a bit, but am proud of each and every piece. I did my best an improved each project.

So with that aside I really cant wait to get this rig back out on the trail and have some fun with it. Big tasks like I am doing can be discouraging b/c they are so difficult to see the end.

Regards

Kirk

Well said Kirk.

I've indeed learned a lot about a lot from wrenchin' with you....

Kirk still makes fun of me when I make stupid mistakes though...

 

[kirk]

Well said Kirk.

I've indeed learned a lot about a lot from wrenchin' with you....

Kirk still makes fun of me when I make stupid mistakes though...

Onur, I think you are the exception,sometimes. I am always laughing with ya not at ya.

 

[Josh83]

Looks AWESOME. How are you planning to upgrade your axles? Chromo internals or 60's or nothing or what?

 

[kirk]

Looks AWESOME. How are you planning to upgrade your axles? Chromo internals or 60's or nothing or what?

Well I am still in investigative mode on this issue. Have a set of 5.29's for this summer. Hopefully I can swap those in and have some fun while sizing up the best path to take. I cant wait to see georges (tiredirongrb) portals at the april fools event. I have some ideas now about hummer/9 inch or 9inch/toyota or 9inch portaltek etc.

 

[GXO]

I would do the portals using the same technique George used. High dollar, but man are they nice. I have wheeled with him. He has a 2.5" lift, stock arms, and runs the same size tire (he runs Iroks).

 

[PabloVTA]

schwing!

that's sick!
I want one....


Luckeeeee.