needed a bumper again
01-23-2011 | 10:29 PM
#1
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From: Indianola IOWA
Year: 1992
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
needed a bumper again
decided to play in shop today. tring to make a bumper that i can easily reproduce.
brackets are from ajs off road 1/4in
everything else is 3/16
didnt really have a plan just kinda started with cardboard and when i couldnt weld it together i just started building on the fly. this is what i got so far.
opinions?
brackets are from ajs off road 1/4in
everything else is 3/16
didnt really have a plan just kinda started with cardboard and when i couldnt weld it together i just started building on the fly. this is what i got so far.
opinions?
01-24-2011 | 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by posjeepxj
decided to play in shop today. tring to make a bumper that i can easily reproduce.
brackets are from ajs off road 1/4in
everything else is 3/16
didnt really have a plan just kinda started with cardboard and when i couldnt weld it together i just started building on the fly. this is what i got so far.
opinions?
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brackets are from ajs off road 1/4in
everything else is 3/16
didnt really have a plan just kinda started with cardboard and when i couldnt weld it together i just started building on the fly. this is what i got so far.
opinions?
<img src="https://www.cherokeeforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=35221"/>
<img src="https://www.cherokeeforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=35222"/>
<img src="https://www.cherokeeforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=35223"/>
<img src="https://www.cherokeeforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=35224"/>
<img src="https://www.cherokeeforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=35225"/>
01-24-2011 | 12:42 PM
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From: Columbia, SC
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: I6
looks good so far, i think it looks like all the other ones ive seen, kinda the same, but like always good fab
also if ur planning on it having a winch the mounting plate needs to be 1/4 inch
also if ur planning on it having a winch the mounting plate needs to be 1/4 inch
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01-24-2011 | 02:36 PM
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From: Indianola IOWA
Year: 1992
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
this one is pretty rough as it is a prototype. the next one will be way more polished and faster as i will not be building on the fly. im tring to make something i can sell. would this be something someone would like to buy or should i try something different? opinions appreciated
Last edited by posjeepxj; 01-24-2011 at 02:40 PM.
01-24-2011 | 03:20 PM
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Like it so far! but I wouldn't buy it as-is! finish it to get a good idea of the amount of interest.. I like the skid design! A finished product and a price would let us know if we are interested!
01-24-2011 | 08:14 PM
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From: Indianola IOWA
Year: 1992
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actually i dont even think im guna finish this one. i am probably guna tear it back down and make a jig. my question was more about the design of it and wether or not i should even mess with making a jig or just scrap this idea and try something different.
so far i think its a go to jig it and make a few. just wanted to get any toughts or improvemnts before i went ahead with it
so far i think its a go to jig it and make a few. just wanted to get any toughts or improvemnts before i went ahead with it
01-25-2011 | 07:46 AM
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From: Northern Indiana
Year: 1990
Model: Cherokee
Engine: Renix 4.0
I really like your design, and you are doing an awesome job with that plasma cutter!
One thing: Can it be an inch higher to get rid of the gap? Also maybe help with ground clearance.
One thing: Can it be an inch higher to get rid of the gap? Also maybe help with ground clearance.
