Home made Winch Bumper

racer32 · Jul 30, 2007

So I have always liked the look of the ARB winch bumpers for the XJ. Problem is, I could never justify spending $900 on a bumper :shocked:

I started in Autocad and Google Sketchup and after about 932 revsions and tweaks I finally think I got a design I like:

On to cutting:

And throw in a few tack welds:

I'm pretty happy so far. My SmittyBilt winch is going to fit nicely and be totally hidden behind the bumper. Frame tie in plates and the winch tray will be made from 3/16. The bumper itself is 10 ga (.1345 thick). Probably throw a couple rectangular lights on it, paint it and call it good.

I'm just dreading all the finish grinding I have to do

almondjoy137 · Jul 30, 2007

that thing looks fantastic man great work!

jeepcomj · Jul 30, 2007

wow, keep it up!

Lowrange2 · Jul 30, 2007

Sweet Drawing.

BigRed86 · Jul 30, 2007

Did you draw that front end in auto cad or did you get it from a web site?

racer32 · Jul 30, 2007

I found the complete CAD model in Google Sketchup, then converted it over to an autocad drawing, modeled the bumper, then imported it back into Sketchup. I have a .dwg format file of the pre-97 cherokees if any other cad monkeys want it...

POLAR_JEEP_04 · Jul 30, 2007

thats SWEET!!!

Jonathan · Jul 30, 2007

Yes, we'd appreciate that file very much. I can host it online if you don't have any other options, but you might try a service like http://www.yourfilelink.com. I've found that it works quite well.

racer32 · Jul 30, 2007

Here is the file in .dwg format:

http://www.tveinc.com/temp/92XJ.zip

If you have Google Sketchup, just search for jeep cherokee and it will come up with a few...

Pharaoh XJ · Oct 7, 2007

Do you have the model in Google Sketchup format .skp

I did a modified XJ ( lift, carrier, tires, winch, etc....)
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=95ea282dbee00d45ffe141441005acc5

racer32 · Oct 8, 2007

DONE! I need to get some mag lite clips and a license plate frame so i can mount the plate but other than that, its done!

I was re-wiring the remote plug harness and found the most interesting thing of the weekend. This was under the protective sheathing of the harness:

I removed the solenoid from the factory box and mounted it next to the winch under the bumper:

The remote plug is tucked up next to the pass. side upright:

All done!!

MG2000XJ · Oct 8, 2007

looks great, what do you mean by mag-lite clips? are you mounting one of your bumper?

GrimmJeeper · Oct 8, 2007

mag lite clips make the lic plate easy to pop on and off of the rollers on the fairlead.

nice bumper, good work!

oo7ravisXJ · Oct 8, 2007

OMG dude, thats awesome. Great job

xj_mike · Oct 8, 2007

Great Job!!! That came out sweet.

racer32 · Oct 8, 2007

Thanks for all the comments guys.... I really want to leave work early and go uproot a tree or drag a Civic into a ditch or something...

IGOCOMMANDO · Oct 8, 2007

Wait till tomorrow and you can drag Pat's Tomb Raider across the parking lot....
Looks Awesome!

Gojeep · Oct 9, 2007

Pharaoh XJ said:
Do you have the model in Google Sketchup format .skp

I did a modified XJ ( lift, carrier, tires, winch, etc....)
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=95ea282dbee00d45ffe141441005acc5

Looks good. Can you make one in white for me?

The bumper does too and feels great to have made it yourself I bet.

Pharaoh XJ · Oct 9, 2007

Sure do you have more pics of your XJ ?

Pharaoh XJ · Oct 9, 2007

Gojeep said:
Looks good. Can you make one in white for me?

The bumper does too and feels great to have made it yourself I bet.

Sure do you have more pics of your XJ ?

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