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New Front Bumper

Discussion in 'Builds and Fabricators Forum' started by Bob, Jul 12, 2008.

  1. Bob

    Bob Member

    Here's some pics of the new front bumper. My main reason for wanting to build another bumper was to sink the M8274 down in-between the framerails. For the past 10 years or so, we had the winch mounted on top of the bumper so most of the grill was blocked. Even though we never experienced any major overheating problems, I just always wanted to lower the winch for a cleaner look. Overall, the winch was lowered about 5 1/2." Also, I wanted to incorporate different mounting points that could be used as both clevis mounts as well as points to mount the tow bar.
     
    Bob, Jul 12, 2008
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  2. bkd

    bkd Moderator Supreme Staff Member 2022 Sponsor

    Nice work Bob...real clean :beer:
    Jim S.
     
    bkd, Jul 12, 2008
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  3. willys59cj5

    willys59cj5 Sponsor

    Very nice work. Wanna build one for meR)
     
    willys59cj5, Jul 13, 2008
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  4. DKillam

    DKillam Sponsor

    Real nice! Good job. :)
     
    DKillam, Jul 13, 2008
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  5. nickmil

    nickmil In mothballs.

    I agree, very nice!
     
    nickmil, Jul 13, 2008
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  6. Posimoto

    Posimoto Hopeless JEEP Addict

    Nice! Very clean.
     
    Posimoto, Jul 13, 2008
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  7. Bob

    Bob Member

    Thanks guys!
     
    Bob, Jul 13, 2008
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  8. zed

    zed Iowa- Gateway to Nebraska

    Really nice! How did you actually mount the winch when you lowered it?
     
    zed, Jul 15, 2008
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  9. Heimbig2

    Heimbig2 Member

    Bob could you post photos of the actual mount and bumper. It looks like you made the bumper and I would be interested to see how it is reinforced.

    Thanks

    Mike
     
    Heimbig2, Jul 15, 2008
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  10. Bob

    Bob Member

    It's bolted to a piece of 1/4" plate that is welded and notched 1" into the bumper.
     
    Bob, Jul 16, 2008
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  11. Bob

    Bob Member

    Hi Mike,

    Sure, I'll post some pictures. It may be a day or so (work has been crazy), but I'll get some.

    Thanks.
     
    Bob, Jul 16, 2008
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  12. Bob

    Bob Member

    Hey Mike,

    It's a piece of 4"x 2" rectangle tubing and we cut windows out of the backside just enough to slip the bumper over the frame horns. We thought about adding "L" brackets at the corners of the bumper/frame, but we're not sure if we're going to.
     
    Bob, Jul 18, 2008
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  13. Heimbig2

    Heimbig2 Member

    Great, what wall thickness did you use?

    Mike
     
    Heimbig2, Jul 29, 2008
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  14. jayhawkclint

    jayhawkclint ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ

    Looks great! Nice and clean. :beer:
     
    jayhawkclint, Jul 29, 2008
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  15. Heimbig2

    Heimbig2 Member

    One last question. The winch plate that you indented 1 inch, I can see you cut the top of the tube but did you cut all the way down or is the plate resting on the bottom inside of the tube, if this doesn't make sense let me know.

    Thanks

    Mike
     
    Heimbig2, Jul 29, 2008
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  16. TexColorado

    TexColorado Member

    You do some great work. I like the location of the jack too.
     
    TexColorado, Jul 30, 2008
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  17. cj6/442

    cj6/442 Sponsor

    I'm a newb, I just want to know how you got the 3 thumbnails to post ,I can't get 1 . oh and nice bumper too
     
    cj6/442, Aug 2, 2008
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  18. panzer

    panzer Super Mod Staff Member

    panzer, Aug 2, 2008
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  19. Bob

    Bob Member

    Hi Mike,

    Sorry for the delayed reply. It's 3/16" thick. As for the winch plate, both the top and bottom of the rectangle tube were cut out all the way down 1 inch.
     
    Bob, Aug 11, 2008
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