New idea's on bumper

[86yotarover]

This thing has worked great, for plowing down dead tree's. Or keeping me from smacking into stuff. then I didn't go out wide enough. base is 6x6"x1/2" angle iron. and the top running across is 3x3" 1/8th or 3/4" (can't remember), got bored so i hacked off the sides today.

now it's hacked off, and I dunno where to go with it.

just stood them up for the hell of it.

flame on or jump in photoshop something. ms paint or idea's. i've had both tube and sheet bumpers in the past.

 

[houdini]

i would have left it alone. if you hit anything wth those uprights they are likely going to fold back through your grill. good luck!

 

[86yotarover]

their not welded on or anything, just liked the look. im actually thinking about building this not exact but close to how i made designed it.

 

[86yotarover]

Nice Nissan btw

 

[houdini]

thanks!

yea, i like that design better. do think about how the force will be distributed through the bumper when you hit or simple even just push on something. don't want to cause more damage than you prevent.

 

[86yotarover]

After some thought. If I can find some C channel or rec tube big enough. I'll just weld it to the 1/2 angle iron base. leave out the lights, and make a air flow chamber so air can still flow to the rad. Looks like i need to take a trip to Kings Mountain NC. The scrap yard there has all kinda of construction/dot left over materials.

 

[meatheadwes]

After some thought. If I can find some C channel or rec tube big enough. I'll just weld it to the 1/2 angle iron base. leave out the lights, and make a air flow chamber so air can still flow to the rad. Looks like i need to take a trip to Kings Mountain NC. The scrap yard there has all kinda of construction/dot left over materials.

go for km get you some i beam they got piled up there makes a great mounting point for d-rings

 

[86yotarover]

I thought about running a I beam across the base, then cutting it to round off a bit before the tires. just need to figure out what to do about the rad part. I could care less about the lights.

stuck sitting here till I order my new ECU next month, then those are going on as soon as i find 1 more 15x12 wheel.

 

[86yotarover]

like this, just depends on how heavy the I beam gets, may just end up with some 4x4 square tubing instead.

 

[meatheadwes]

i say go for it get some pipe and an i beam and do the above^

 

[86yotarover]

was actually gonna use square tube for the upper part. but can't go wrong with 1/2" thick pipe can ya ?

 

[86yotarover]

Fuel tank bumper, gotta finish it. right here it's just tacked in place ( i wont ever tack things together with a HF 90am pos flux core welder) ended up using my everlast power arc 160 and 7018 wish i'd had some 7014 but it worked. just so i could get an idea on how it's gonna look

 

[meatheadwes]

was actually gonna use square tube for the upper part. but can't go wrong with 1/2" thick pipe can ya ?

i wouldn' think so go for it