Muddy Beast
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- WA
So I've been pondering how I want to mount my rear bumper for a long time. I'm new to fab work, just started welding two weeks ago, but am determined to make a good bumper the first time around.
This is a picture of my unfinished project, but basically I'm going to run side supports into the unibody for the pieces that go under the folded quarter panels. I also plan to use the stock bumper mounts and the hitch mounts.
He's what I'm thinking of doing, I was thinking of using a 2x3 3/16 welded to my bumper (which is a 2x4 in 3/16th) and having that go about 6 inches to a flat plate of 6x4 in 3/16 for the stock mounts. Then I was thinking I'd use a long piece of angle iron, drill and weld bolts for the hitch mounts and run that all the way through the stock location, and through the bumper, and just cut it so only the side piece for the D-ring goes through the bumper and drill that for a d-ring. Then take pieces of 1/4th steel and weld that to both sides of the angle iron so a d-ring fits snug.
Am I crazy to want to use angle iron and cut a hole through everything? To me it seems it would be stronger to use the whole mounting piece as the d-ring tab then to weld on 3/4 thick CNC d-ring tab material (like AJ's DIY).
Here's a picture I drew up quickly to those who need images.
So will this be an acceptable design? Or would I be better off just using a 2x3 going through the unibody and bumper and just welding a DIY AJ's d-ring tab to it? Since it's so thick though I'd have to have someone else do it, as I only have a 90amp flux core.
~Scott
This is a picture of my unfinished project, but basically I'm going to run side supports into the unibody for the pieces that go under the folded quarter panels. I also plan to use the stock bumper mounts and the hitch mounts.
He's what I'm thinking of doing, I was thinking of using a 2x3 3/16 welded to my bumper (which is a 2x4 in 3/16th) and having that go about 6 inches to a flat plate of 6x4 in 3/16 for the stock mounts. Then I was thinking I'd use a long piece of angle iron, drill and weld bolts for the hitch mounts and run that all the way through the stock location, and through the bumper, and just cut it so only the side piece for the D-ring goes through the bumper and drill that for a d-ring. Then take pieces of 1/4th steel and weld that to both sides of the angle iron so a d-ring fits snug.
Am I crazy to want to use angle iron and cut a hole through everything? To me it seems it would be stronger to use the whole mounting piece as the d-ring tab then to weld on 3/4 thick CNC d-ring tab material (like AJ's DIY).
Here's a picture I drew up quickly to those who need images.
So will this be an acceptable design? Or would I be better off just using a 2x3 going through the unibody and bumper and just welding a DIY AJ's d-ring tab to it? Since it's so thick though I'd have to have someone else do it, as I only have a 90amp flux core.
~Scott