Got my bumper finished today! paints dry and its all mounted up. i wish i would have gotten pics during the build. all the metal came from an old hammock support that one of my guys found on a jobsite. this only cost me a couple metal blades for my saw, a holesaw, welding wire and paint. guess i gotta change my sig now....


this was my first real fab job since getting my welder, a lincoln mig 125. i love it so far. i tried to put a little more reinforcement into the corners, if you look closely you can see the bondo cracking from the body repair that occasioned a new bumper to begin with.


any feedback appreciated!
thanks, Jeff

Edit: i plan to mount some kind of tire carrier/jerrycan holder on the bumper soon. anyone done this or have any good ideas on supporting it without mounting it to the body?

Can't access the pix. but here is how I added a tire carrier to my rear bumper:

http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/ForSale/RearBumper.shtml#TireCarrier

pics working now. stupid myspace. yay photobucket.

4crawler, the design looks great, thanks for the pics....one question, do the upright posts interfere with being able to see the tailights? this truck is a daily driver.

bumper looks good.

you can use myspace for image hosting. you just have to right click on the image, open it in a new tab/window, and then use that url.

nice job . that inspires me to do something with my front (junkyard style)bumper

thanks for the compliments folks. i plan on doing a front with a similar design, with a bull-bar kinda thing that has bottom mounts at the tow hooks and ill tie it into the bumper at the top for some good front end protection and be able to mount lights without obstructing rad airflow. plus the tire/jerrycan carrier for the rear, i hate having the spare in the bed. one thing ive learned from this: even if yer gonna just do 1 bumper, get a tubing notcher. i had to spend ALOT of time with the angle grinder to get the pieces to fit just so. like with most fabrication, 80% fitment and prep, 20% actually welding it together.

Nope, lights are visible:

Nice Job! Good looking welds & seams.
What would you sell one for?

depends...do you want hammock scrap like mine or actual bumper tubing? lol...plus the black paint and pictures at dusk hide alot.