Builds The Boujee beater (1 Viewer)

[landwagon]

Wife hits a deer, I get a Lex.

 

[caz]

I don't get it.

 

[landwagon]

Well it goes like this.
The wife has had the 470 for about 4 years and would never let me touch it, in till I get a call at work that she hit a deer and is taking my truck(new Tacoma)”even trade”
So two months latter I cut the broken passenger side damage off made the drives side match, trimmed the rear bumper, put on a TJM gold medium lift , 255/80/17 stt MAXX, full set of RCI skids and sliders and 460 brakes up front.

So I have a new back road/trail rig

 

[Moose545]

Nice, you made out I think. Like that trimming, side view needed.

 

[landwagon]

 

[landwagon]

 

[landwagon]

The truck 16 pelfreybilt skids and sliders

 

[landwagon]

The trimmed bumpers are just temporary.
Steel is in the future. I did a little stitch work to keep it together for now.

 

[landwagon]

Metal tech hitch done and washed and waxed her dirty butt.(03 model her butts always dirty)

 

[caz]

Wait, the Metaltech hitch fits without their bumper? I read on their site that is is only for use with their bumper.

 

[landwagon]

I took a chance,bolts right up.
They should tell people that they’d sale more of them.

 

[joabmc]

Nice find! A lot cheaper than the alternative.

 

[landwagon]

Looks to be a lot beefier as well.

 

[caz]

I wonder if it dowsn't work iwth the stock bumper cutout - might be higher. Hard to tell on yours!

 

[landwagon]

Looking at others pictures with the trim piece, it would be close, you could always trip the notch out a little bit.
Mine is trimmed at the body line.

 

[joabmc]

As per their website:

“Receiver bolts to the bumper frame as a stock receiver would Receiver bolts to the bumper frame as a stock receiver would using 4 rear mounting holes and 2 under the rear frame crossmember. Recommended use for normal towing using the full rated vehicle towing capacity. The receiver sits about 3" below the rear bumper shell allowing longer stingers to be used”

I interpret this as it was molded and designed to mount to the factory location. When I look closely at their bumper design, it is notched out around that location. So maybe their statement implies that it may not work with another aftermarket bumper?? But it looks identical to the stock setup so I can’t see it being an issue.

 

[landwagon]

Update
Ordered front and rear bumpers from sso.
The wait begins.
14 weeks

 

[DSRTRDR]

the stitch work is hilarious

 

[landwagon]

the stitch work is hilarious

I think so to, I get that from back in my atv days.

 

[BukkakeAisu]

I think so to, I get that from back in my atv days.

I like it too but would have used zipties....though when the rust sets in, it might look even more like a stitched up wound so score?

Also, best excuse ever for bumper upgrade.