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Heres a shot of the bumper, wlds ground down, and almost done. After my eye gets alittle better i'm going to paint/bedliner it. I'm going to add on the tire swing out later.


Really looks sweet man, very nice fab work. Got a pic of that metal bender in action? I can't really see how exactly it works from the picture...

Just as a side note, after seeing how much work went into this bumper, all the time and labor, anyone reading this thread should know that at around $600 for a finished product, Darlington Off-Road and Independent4x are literally giving these things away. Even with all the right tools and know how, an awful lot of raw labor goes into these things... My currently hourly labor rate is ultra low compared to what it used to be, but even still, it's a better deal to just pay for the finished product.

Now, that being said, the project is what it's all about, the fun and the fabrication, etc, so for that reason alone I'd recommend that anyone out there should try to do something like this themselves... But when it comes down to value for your dollar, paying around $600 for something like this shipped to your door, that's a steal. Anyone who thinks that's expensive hasn't done any work like this...

My 2 cents... Great work, once again...

-Chris

Chris Perosi
Isuzu Editor Emeritus
OutdoorWire, Inc.