[JEEPSFORUS]

time to weld that tail pipe

[JEEPSFORUS]

sorry about the big pic. this is my bumper before i added to it. i added a nother pipe under neath the bottom one there with diamond plate in between them and painted it with black truck bed liner

[Jeep450r]

Thanks for the pics! Im already mostly done with my bumper. Just have to make a stinger, and weld on the two side support bars. Saving the pics until im done.

And I have to get rid of my t-case drop before I can weld up my tail pipe. The muffler is too low to connect to the tail pipe.

[Jeep450r]

Completely forgot about this for a few years lol.

Ill update a few posts at a time..

Winter 2010, I finished up the bumper.

First, I tacked it all together for mockup:



Next on the list was to cap the end of the bumpers. I previously cut out some circle with a 1.5" hole saw. Despite the hole in the middle of then, I fully welded them onto the end, and filled the drill hole.



Finished up the other side, and then went back and attacked it with the grinder/flap disk.



I wanted the transition from the hoop/stinger to the side support bars to be as clean as possible. To do this, I simply welded it up, and ground it smooth with the flap disk.



All welded up, before paint:



The next day, I took it outside and painted it up with some cheap-o wally world paint.

Then I drilled some 3/4" holes, and threw on some D-rings. I will go back some other time and weld a plate or two sandwiching the holes for more support (1/2" thick instead of 1/4" thick).

Heres some overall shots:

[XJcaveman]

not really a fan of tube bumpers but that is sweet.

[Jeep450r]

Originally Posted by XJcaveman

not really a fan of tube bumpers but that is sweet.

Thank you very much! As my first big welding/bending/notching project, I spent wayy too much time on it lol.





Next, on the first of 2011, I went on my first snow wheeling trip. I had a BLAST despite how many millions of people were on the trail that day. It was great seeing old faces again, and meeting new people.





Lunch Stop


Slashed my tire


All in all, it was a solid run. Got a good tug out on my new bumper, and finally got to see first hand what snow wheeling is all about.