3x6 front bumper
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From: Gilbert AZ/Las Cruces NM
Year: 1996
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Engine: 4.0 upgraded
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Year: 1996
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Engine: 2.5L 4 cyl
i like how you used the ball mount for the shackle. I'll do that on mine to save time and drill bits. I'm doing mine out of some 1/4in I beams. Thanks for the specs on the mounting too
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Nice bumper build! im hoping to maybe use some of my dads metal scrap pile to fab up a bumper similar to yours. i really like the way it looks. and the trailer hitch idea is great!
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haha I know EXACTLY what you mean. Sounds like a cool deal, can wait to see some raw steel about to be painted.
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well i grabbed both the grinders (rough disk and finishing disk) and i am going to grind it down and throw some paint on it tomorrow.
While i had it off today i weighed it!
88lbs... a bit more than i had hoped for, but i am not complaining, i figure for that it is its not to bad
While i had it off today i weighed it!
88lbs... a bit more than i had hoped for, but i am not complaining, i figure for that it is its not to bad
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so today I went ahead and ground down all of the welds to make it look pretty! and then i gave it a good coat of high build "rust stop". once i figure out what i want to paint it with, whether it be bed liner or standard flat black i will take a 3m sanding block to it and give about 6 good coats!
I am leaving the trailer hitch crome though....
I am leaving the trailer hitch crome though....