Updated rear bumper pics (was Project LXXIV)

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Here we go!

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Kurt, FYI my LHS swing out had far more weight than just a single jerry can, but I ended up building a bracket to go inside the door to sandwich the door metal to provide extra support. The plate mounted to the exterior wasn't enough as the sheet metal is pretty thin and flexed.

This is a great design and inspired my rear bumper build, probably would've just bought this one had it been available back then.

Good luck and fun to see another cool product hit the 70-series market.
 
fireball said:
Kurt, FYI my LHS swing out had far more weight than just a single jerry can, but I ended up building a bracket to go inside the door to sandwich the door metal to provide extra support. The plate mounted to the exterior wasn't enough as the sheet metal is pretty thin and flexed.
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All our iterations including the LXXIV prototype have had just that. The laser pic in my previous update is actually those reinforcement plates.

fireball said:
This is a great design and inspired my rear bumper build, probably would've just bought this one had it been available back then.
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Thanks, especially considering a couple considered yours the OG of this design :D

fireball said:
Good luck and fun to see another cool product hit the 70-series market.
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Thanks!



Progress has been limited as we are slammed in the shop but we cleaned up and painted the frame on Shorty today.
 
Whew... it has been busy here in the shop as customers prep for EJS, Cruise Moab and spring trips. We finally completed hardware and instructions for the front, fit is a 100% and we are good to roll to production batch. We've started on hardware/instructions for the rear and so far so good. I'm off to Moab for a bit in my 74 so the rear will have to wait til next week. :cool:

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And a sneak peak of the rear mounting :D

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And on the thirteenth day of the binge, she said:

sbechtold said:
I'm ready to order a set.
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:smoking rock:

cruiseroutfit said:
And a sneak peak of the rear mounting :D
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Tell me that, at the very least, a rear without the spindles/expense of spindles and swing out arms/hardware, is going to be a possibility, please. Even if spindle holes are cut...

I'd love to have the rear bumper shell, with no spindles, holes for spindles, nor cutouts for the lights (said hoping that the thought of blasting, patching unecessary holes and re-PC'ing would never cross my mind....).
 
Dear baby Jesus, give me the restraint needed to not blow my childrens' nest egg in one foul swoop.

I'll be heading back to the states soon, and won't be too far from Missouri.
 
So I guess that means I may end up having to reconstitute their savings? I mean I got 17 and 18 years, respectively to do it....

:banana:
 
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