winch bumper build

[retrofive]

You have inspired me to attempt to build a front bumper for my 80. I hope mine it will look half as good as yours. This will be a good excuse to get more tools.

x2! I love those excuses.

 

[yotawheeler]

hey, i have no problem offering that kind of insperation...so long as i dont start getting e-mails and phone calls from angry wives out for blood, then im alright with it lol

 

[IronYuppy]

The bumper is great. Everybody should order one from Yotawheeler as he has already said he has nothing to do for the next six months.

The "shippy" colour is starting to grow on me. It blends right in at CFB Esquimalt.


Here are a couple more "mid-build" shots:

 

[IronYuppy]

And one more...

 

[MARLIN375]

Are you going to relocate the AC drier?

I managed to move mine up about an inch by changing the bracket and re-shaping the lines, just enough to tuck it inside the box on the wing. You can see in your picture from the driver side that if you moved it up you would have a line from the frame horn to a reasonable spot on the wing. Of course that would mean more plate and more weight.

 

[IronYuppy]

Are you going to relocate the AC drier?

I managed to move mine up about an inch by changing the bracket and re-shaping the lines, just enough to tuck it inside the box on the wing. You can see in your picture from the driver side that if you moved it up you would have a line from the frame horn to a reasonable spot on the wing. Of course that would mean more plate and more weight.

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No, it's staying put. There is a gusset which runs under the drier from the frame rail to the front of the bumper, protecting it.

 

[MARLIN375]

Sorry... I was not paying attention, I see it in the earlier pics, looks good.

You should be able to mow down your share of the rainforest now.