99SJ_Ex
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- La Crosse, WI
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So I finally have the time/gumption to post up the build of the Rear Bumper... Now this one was rushed and completed in only 2 days compared to about 2 weeks on the front bumper...
So I started with a folded piece of 1/4in just like last time only it was 3in; 90 degree bend; ~5.5in; 90 degree bend; 3in...
I used the same system of cutting and folding to achieve the taper I wanted in the bumper for ground clearance...
I removed the 2in reciever, mostly by breaking all the bolts off, as well as the rear bumper (real pita) and opened up the holes that lead to the inside of the 'frame channel', the orange squares show where these holes are, I made the final opening about 3in X 2in...
Using the reciever as a guide, I marked where the holes needed to be on the 3inX1.5in Channel steel I will be using as bumper mounts. These will mount to the frame using the same holes used to mount the receiver. I will also be welding on some plates out of 3/16in that will have mounting holes to bolt up to the stock bumper mount placements.
Drilling the holes...
Mock up of the mounts to the bumper... Shortly after this I realized I needed to shorten them up by about 5in... Better to shorten than to try and lengthen them..
The final products/mounts... These use 8 bolts each, all grade 8.8 so They should never come off... Unless I try towing a freight train... They will slide into the channels through the holes I made and bolt up and the bumper will be welded to the ends.
Receiver and bracing welded into place. Using some angel iron and channel iron, I reinforced the receiver so that when using a clevis or a receiver hitch, it should bend or pull out of the bumper... Hopefully...
Once I welded everything together I realized that it would be very difficult to install the stock mounting bolts, or to insert/remove the pin from the receiver, so I made some nice cut-aways on the bottom so that I had access to both.
Added safety chain loops made from 1/2in round stock... Overkill, but we like overkill
atriot:... Primed and ready for rustoleum non-rubberized bed liner...
All mounted up, I know the ends are short and don't follow the body, but I ran out of time (all done at high school shop I was student teaching in) and I also wasn't sure what path I was taking with rear quarters so figured I could always modify it in the future...
So I finally have the time/gumption to post up the build of the Rear Bumper... Now this one was rushed and completed in only 2 days compared to about 2 weeks on the front bumper...
So I started with a folded piece of 1/4in just like last time only it was 3in; 90 degree bend; ~5.5in; 90 degree bend; 3in...
I used the same system of cutting and folding to achieve the taper I wanted in the bumper for ground clearance...
I removed the 2in reciever, mostly by breaking all the bolts off, as well as the rear bumper (real pita) and opened up the holes that lead to the inside of the 'frame channel', the orange squares show where these holes are, I made the final opening about 3in X 2in...
Using the reciever as a guide, I marked where the holes needed to be on the 3inX1.5in Channel steel I will be using as bumper mounts. These will mount to the frame using the same holes used to mount the receiver. I will also be welding on some plates out of 3/16in that will have mounting holes to bolt up to the stock bumper mount placements.
Drilling the holes...
Mock up of the mounts to the bumper... Shortly after this I realized I needed to shorten them up by about 5in... Better to shorten than to try and lengthen them..
The final products/mounts... These use 8 bolts each, all grade 8.8 so They should never come off... Unless I try towing a freight train... They will slide into the channels through the holes I made and bolt up and the bumper will be welded to the ends.
Receiver and bracing welded into place. Using some angel iron and channel iron, I reinforced the receiver so that when using a clevis or a receiver hitch, it should bend or pull out of the bumper... Hopefully...
Once I welded everything together I realized that it would be very difficult to install the stock mounting bolts, or to insert/remove the pin from the receiver, so I made some nice cut-aways on the bottom so that I had access to both.
Added safety chain loops made from 1/2in round stock... Overkill, but we like overkill
atriot:... Primed and ready for rustoleum non-rubberized bed liner...All mounted up, I know the ends are short and don't follow the body, but I ran out of time (all done at high school shop I was student teaching in) and I also wasn't sure what path I was taking with rear quarters so figured I could always modify it in the future...
