Well I started to build a front winch bumper for my brothers new amigo. He wanted a calmini, but it would have taken awhile for him to get one. So I'm going to build one similer to the calmini.
I started out by building a sub-frame that bolts to the frame. Thats pretty much the only way to get the mounts up high enough. All of the mounts are 1/4", and the sides of the bumper will be 3/16th.I'm going to trim the lower mounts alot, thats why the mounts look so big.I also have two recievers, one on each side. That cardboard is just to show how it mounts.
Anyway I'll post more pics as I build more... <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Hey I see my boulder bars in the background. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" />

Hmmm...well now Chris you may have to make me one of them bumpers as well. Already got the winch just need the bumper. I like the bolt on type. Looks like your brother is well on his way to being trail ready. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

Nice looking welds on that frame. I like the way you are fabricating that bumber using the cardboard cutouts.

I need to take a trip up there to Mansfield for some welding classes <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

I need to get my spring perches so he can do my SOA on my D50. Looks like Onebadtrooper is the local (for most of us) goto welder <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" /> I would like some rock rails later on if i can manage to keep a vehicle that long <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" />. I have almost had my XJ a year in 3 or 4 months <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />. its a start <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/shiner.gif" alt="" />.

Thanks guy's. I'm not even charging my brother <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/scared.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/zombie.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/zombie.gif" alt="" />, He just going to owe me some good lunches <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" />

What are brothers for right?

Yeah I guess..... <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/shiner.gif" alt="" /> He's going to be out there helping with the grinding though <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/scared.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" />

WOW! I just relaized thats the first i heard of you two guys doing something constructive together <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/zombie.gif" alt="" />. You guys are bonding <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" />

yeah its mostly destructive <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" />( in other words hit by peter built truck). <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" />

I haven't got too much more done on this. But here is a few more pics. I put in a peice of 2x2" angle to show where the shackle incerts are going to be. I'm going to use two of the warn reciever mounted shackle tabs in the recievers. I still have to finnish welding the sub-frame, after that then the sub-frames done... <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />