tonkadoctor
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For some reason this comes to mind
Here's a few shots of my grill guard, would be easy to incorporate into a bumper
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OOPS, wrong end.
Plans, Pictures and/or Ideas for a homebrew front bumper?
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For some reason this comes to mind
Here's a few shots of my grill guard, would be easy to incorporate into a bumper
OOPS, wrong end.
camo85
smoke em out
wow $25... mine was more like $300, but then again that was new. I wish I could've found one cheep when I needed to buy it.
Come on guys, I wanna see some more bumper ideas... I need to make one for my PSD truck, and for the soon to be '78 IDI Bronco [thanks Jred]!
93turbo_animal
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heres a few pics of a few I've built. The one on the red truck is 1/4 plate no frame work no need for one depending on how you build it. The pipe is 2" sch 40. The one on the black truck is 3/16 plate still no need for frame work its plenty heavy enough. The one on the white truck is 1/8 diamond plate which needs a frame work or bracing and the pipe is 4" sch 40. I used a lincoln110 wire welder to tack the stuff together then used a lincoln stick welder to weld it all up till I got a new miller 210 wire welder now thats all I use
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FordGuy100
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heres a few pics of a few I've built. The one on the red truck is 1/4 plate no frame work no need for one depending on how you build it. The pipe is 2" sch 40. The one on the black truck is 3/16 plate still no need for frame work its plenty heavy enough. The one on the white truck is 1/8 diamond plate which needs a frame work or bracing and the pipe is 4" sch 40. I used a lincoln110 wire welder to tack the stuff together then used a lincoln stick welder to weld it all up till I got a new miller 210 wire welder now thats all I use
You are my hero . I'm so going to build up one of those for my truck, without a doubt LCAM-01XA
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He got the truck like that tho, he didn't make it himself, and he later cut off the grille guard.
Freight_Train
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geonc
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tractorman86
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geo has my style pegged that is almost exactly what i want to build just got to get some 1/4" plate and get to work. its gonna take a lot of measuring and measuring and checking. I have a lincoln 250 mig, cranked up to 20-21 volts welds awsome even on like 1/2" plate
93turbo_animal
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no drawings but your bumper makes an excellent template and then just measure up what size pieces look good and away you go
Geo looks good infact looks easier less angles to worry about less curves not as many bezels to add no pipe to bend sweet
Geo looks good infact looks easier less angles to worry about less curves not as many bezels to add no pipe to bend sweet
sle2115
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Was just going to say do a search for 93turbo_animal, but see he's been here! 
Cat_Rebel
Does not compute
Might as well put my cow catcher up here...
My buddy made this out of two 1/4" hunks of C channel & welded em together with a 220 MIG. He mounted it on a 86 Chevy fullsize mud truck & used it good. Then they pulled it off of there & stuck it on a 83 Toyota pickup. He wanted to sell it so we pulled it off the yota & welded it 365* around my frame rails with a 220 stick welder & 7018 rod. You can jack up the truck on that bumper it ain't going no where. I still have to weld on the top & side plates one of these days.
Recent pics of it painted....
The things on the bottom were for a tow bar setup on the yota.
How far it sticks out....
I like to lay a hunk of plywood across the rad & on top of the brush guard & it makes working on anything like pump, injectors, glow plugs a breeze. Can't beat the platform to stand on either!
My buddy made this out of two 1/4" hunks of C channel & welded em together with a 220 MIG. He mounted it on a 86 Chevy fullsize mud truck & used it good. Then they pulled it off of there & stuck it on a 83 Toyota pickup. He wanted to sell it so we pulled it off the yota & welded it 365* around my frame rails with a 220 stick welder & 7018 rod. You can jack up the truck on that bumper it ain't going no where. I still have to weld on the top & side plates one of these days.
Recent pics of it painted....
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The things on the bottom were for a tow bar setup on the yota.
How far it sticks out....
You must be registered for see images attach
I like to lay a hunk of plywood across the rad & on top of the brush guard & it makes working on anything like pump, injectors, glow plugs a breeze. Can't beat the platform to stand on either!
mankypro
Learning Slowly...
That looks simple enough to make - I'd put a front hitch on it and rig up a tire carrier....
Hrm. Too bad steel is so damn 'spensive these days
Hrm. Too bad steel is so damn 'spensive these days
Cat_Rebel
Does not compute
I have a weld on Reece hitch that's gathering dust, was supposted to be installed since about Febuary.
Just need to get together with a good welder & mount it up. I left the tow bar slots on there to help protect the rad.
What I'd do is talk to as many people as you know & see if any of em have something 1/4" it be C channel, 4"+ steel pipe or you can even make an I beam work if you have a way to cut it (torch, prinder, plasma) & put some thought at it.
Oh yeah by the way get another person, that stuff is just a tad to heavy for one person to throw around. Don't ask me how I know.....
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Something I have been meaning to do for several years is to build a stout tow-bar and add tow-bar connections to all of my vehicles, such that any one of my trucks could tow any of the others, with no need for someone riding the towed truck steering and braking and trembling with fear.
There are many times when this would be super useful.
Another project that keeps getting put off is a push/pull bar that can be used to push or pull vehicles, either on the road or around the place.
A push/pull bar is a lot less nerve-wracking than being towed with a log-chain; you can't get any closer than the length of the bar.
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