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rooneypower · Mar 4, 2008

This is what i've got so far.

arty: The brackets are made out of 3/8 sheet metal and the rest of the bumper is 1/8 sheet metal..

Take a look and let me have some feedback on what I'm doing..

I will put up a few pics of the bumper by itself in a few..

Achmed · Mar 4, 2008

1/8" will get mangled. Looks good though.

jp4wheelin16 · Mar 4, 2008

looks like a good design...what comp program did you use to draw that? the detail in the cherokee front end looks perfect

Frank Z · Mar 4, 2008

Chris @ GATR said:
1/8" will get mangled. Looks good though.

Yep, been there...done that.

boomer1 · Mar 4, 2008

Yah what program did you use??
Looks great!!

rooneypower · Mar 4, 2008

google sketchup!! Great program!!

So should I change to 1/4 for everything that is 1/8" then??

mikedashg · Mar 4, 2008

rooneypower said:
google sketchup!! Great program!!

So should I change to 1/4 for everything that is 1/8" then??

1/4 for the brackets for sure! What's in the box? Tools? Parts? Strap? Or is that just a winch place holder.

Is the Cherokee a default thing you can pick from in google sketchup?

Nomercy · Mar 4, 2008

brakets 1/4" and the rest at least 3/16" think about sandwiching the 'frame rails' and extending the driver side mounting braket to tie into the steering box mount. and make sure the clevis mount tabs are welded in there good on BOTH sides of the bumper.

Frank Z · Mar 4, 2008

Winch plate and brackets that tie into the frame rails should be 1/4". Everything else should be 3/16:.

rooneypower · Mar 4, 2008

the brackets are 3/8. That will hold.

I've been using the plans that show where to mount the brackets relitive to the steering bolts. they are long enough.

I Will change all of the metal to 3/16 then.

the red box is just a place holder for a winch, just to give you an idea of what im working with..

Hammered · Mar 4, 2008

sides should go back to the wheel well.

Starboard M · Mar 4, 2008

Frank Z said:
Winch plate and brackets that tie into the frame rails should be 1/4". Everything else should be 3/16:.

Pretty much dead on. Looks similar to mine. I like it.

rooneypower · Mar 4, 2008

here is just the bumper pics.. UPDATE. all of the metal is now 3/16" and the brackets are still 3/8"...

2000xjclassic · Mar 4, 2008

From the little time I have spent using google sketch up. I know that it would be difficult/time consuming to model the front end of a Cherokee that nicely. Nice work. :thumbup: :worship:

oh...and the bumper looks nice. Go build it.

Chris

rooneypower · Mar 4, 2008

thanks, but I am not THAT good at sketchup. i could probally do it, but I would get VERY bored!!!!

Here is the link that will take you to the sketchup file of that front end. I found it off the web. It was orginally a fully modled XJ, but I deleted all of it except the front, because that is all i needed.

Here ya go!! Enjoy.

http://www.mediafire.com/?mdnv2mktjm9http://www.mediafire.com/myfiles.php

Keil

CustomCrawler · Mar 4, 2008

Go to rhino3d.com . You only get 25 saves but its a proffesional program. Way faster and you can render.

If you ever plan on using autocad/3d programming in your life id stay away from sketchup.

Rc stuff:

*transmission is not mine.

Use to be into sketchup

rooneypower · Mar 4, 2008

ya i know how to use those more complex programs too. The main reason I use sketchup is because its free, and VERY easy to use. But like you said, it can only do so much...

Keil

rooneypower · Mar 4, 2008

UPDATE: Now it is all 3/16" except the brackets which are 3/8"

I increased the approach angle of both the front of the bumper and the sides of the bumper.
A few other small things got changed also....

Ba-Riedo · Mar 4, 2008

Looks good, but I would push the whole bumper back a few inches so its not so much of a tug boat and cut your grill and supress the winch into it.

-Alex

rooneypower · Mar 4, 2008

except for the shackle mounts, the bumper only sticks out 8"s. Thats not very much man. I dono Alex, you think that is too much??

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