Been A While Fabed New Bumpers

http://cid-2087c8668312d90f.skydrive...668312D90F!827

http://cid-2087c8668312d90f.skydrive...668312D90F!808

The links are to my new bumpers I fabricated over the past two
weekends. Made from 3 inch x 4 inch x 3 eights structural steel.

Coasty wrote:
> http://cid-2087c8668312d90f.skydrive...668312D90F!827
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> http://cid-2087c8668312d90f.skydrive...668312D90F!808
>
> The links are to my new bumpers I fabricated over the past two
> weekends. Made from 3 inch x 4 inch x 3 eights structural steel.

Them are bumpers youbetcha!

--
DougW

Those bumpers fall into the "Yes-Sir" category like our Jim Bowie
Knifes.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O

http://www.billhughes.com/jeep_bookmark.htm

"DougW" > wrote in message
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> Coasty wrote:
> >
http://cid-2087c8668312d90f.skydrive...668312D90F!827
> >
> >
http://cid-2087c8668312d90f.skydrive...668312D90F!808
> >
> > The links are to my new bumpers I fabricated over the past two
> > weekends. Made from 3 inch x 4 inch x 3 eights structural steel.
>
> Them are bumpers youbetcha!
>
> --
> DougW
>
>

Coasty wrote:

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http://cid-2087c8668312d90f.skydrive...668312D90F!827
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http://cid-2087c8668312d90f.skydrive...668312D90F!808
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> The links are to my new bumpers I fabricated over the past two
> weekends. Made from 3 inch x 4 inch x 3 eights structural steel.

Nice! Are you sure you don't want to take a few minutes with the grinder to
round the edges and the corners on the end just a little? I had similar
iron on an old Scout and I was always gouging myself on them. Hurts
anytime, but I was in Wisconsin at the time; An "ouch" at 80 degrees
becomes a muleskinner's stream at 20 below :-)

Nice work on the welds and finish.

--
Will Honea

The fab work looks great.

But, you might consider capping the ends at least. Cleaning crud out of the
tubes could turn into a pain in the rump.
I know my factory front is a nuisance after wheelin.

If they were mine I'd snub them off just past the outer edge of the driving
lights and give them a little angle up on the ends to make them pretty.
That way you'll have good clearance for approach and prolly lose a few
pounds of weight on them too.

What kind of finish are you going to put on them?

Kate wrote:

> The fab work looks great.
>
> But, you might consider capping the ends at least. Cleaning crud out of
> the tubes could turn into a pain in the rump.
> I know my factory front is a nuisance after wheelin.
>
> If they were mine I'd snub them off just past the outer edge of the
> driving lights and give them a little angle up on the ends to make them
> pretty. That way you'll have good clearance for approach and prolly lose a
> few pounds of weight on them too.
>
> What kind of finish are you going to put on them?

Everybody has "a better way to do it" ;-) Caps mean that you have to seal
the whole thing or you get water trapped inside to rust. Drain holes just
mean that any gunk that gets in will stay and you can't clean it out. What
does your resident mechanic have to say?

I'm curious about the finish as well. My 21 year old bumpers are beginning
to need refinishing and I can't decide on the best approach - paint, plate,
or powder coat.
--
Will Honea

On Sep 14, 2:24*am, Will Honea > wrote:
> Coasty wrote:
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> http://cid-2087c8668312d90f.skydrive...px/.res/2087C8...
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> http://cid-2087c8668312d90f.skydrive...px/.res/2087C8...
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> > The links are to my new bumpers I fabricated *over the past two
> > weekends. *Made from 3 inch x 4 inch x 3 eights structural steel.
>
> Nice! *Are you sure you don't want to take a few minutes with the grinder to
> round the edges and the corners on the end just a little? *I had similar
> iron on an old Scout and I was always gouging myself on them. *Hurts
> anytime, but I was in Wisconsin at the time; An "ouch" at 80 degrees
> becomes a muleskinner's stream at 20 below :-)
>
> Nice work on the welds and finish.

> --
> Will Honea

I did give they a slight bevel to take the edge off, got nicked when I
dry fitted before painting.

On Sep 14, 1:11*pm, "Kate" > wrote:
> The fab work looks great.
>
> But, you might consider capping the ends at least. Cleaning crud out of the
> tubes could turn into a pain in the rump.
> I know my factory front is a nuisance after wheelin.
>
> If they were mine I'd snub them off just past the outer edge of the driving
> lights and give them a little angle up on the ends to make them pretty.
> That way you'll have good clearance for approach and prolly lose a few
> pounds of weight on them too.
>
> What kind of finish are you going to put on them?

I left the tubes open for tow starps and my high lift jackr and I hace
a strap the goes over the ends to keep everything in place . I primed
them with an industrial primer that is actually made for underwater
use. The finished coat is Rustoleum Hammered Black 3 coats the stuff
is really tough and hard. To coat the inside I covered the ends with
tape and poured in the primer, taped the remaining end and rocked the
bumper. Did the same with the finished coat too. I left the bumpers
long to push down the brush so the tires can roll over it and the
bumpers long protect the fenders from getting beat.

On Sep 14, 1:45*pm, Will Honea > wrote:
> Kate wrote:
> > The fab work looks great.
>
> > But, you might consider capping the ends at least. Cleaning crud out of
> > the tubes could turn into a pain in the rump.
> > I know my factory front is a nuisance after wheelin.
>
> > If they were mine I'd snub them off just past the outer edge of the
> > driving lights and give them a little angle up on the ends to make them
> > pretty. That way you'll have good clearance for approach and prolly lose a
> > few pounds of weight on them too.
>
> > What kind of finish are you going to put on them?
>
> Everybody has "a better way to do it" ;-) *Caps mean that you have to seal
> the whole thing or you get water trapped inside to rust. *Drain holes just
> mean that any gunk that gets in will stay and you can't clean it out. *What
> does your resident mechanic have to say?
>
> I'm curious about the finish as well. *My 21 year old bumpers are beginning
> to need refinishing and I can't decide on the best approach - paint, plate,
> or powder coat.
> --
> Will Honea

Yes sealing the ends will cause them to rus like a big dog from the
inside out. There is a fix which I used when fabricatinf lattice boom
cranes. After everything is sealed yo weld in a 3 quarter inch pipe
fitting. Remove the plug pour in a liquid caled flowcoat about 6 ozs
fill with a quart of water, turn a few times and drain reinstall the
plug. It will never rust and I mean never.

The rustoleum hammered paint is great stuff and will hold up well. I
painted my dodge ram wheels 7 years ago and they have held up well and
look good. Best of all even with a good grade brush it looks like it
was sparayed. Keep away from the shaker can version it is just too
thin.

On Sep 13, 9:14*pm, "L.W.\(Bill\) Hughes III" >
wrote:
> * * Those bumpers fall into the "Yes-Sir" category like our Jim Bowie
> Knifes.
> * * * * God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> * * * *
> *http://www.billhughes.com/jeep_bookmark.htm
>
> "DougW" > wrote in message
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> ...> Coasty wrote:
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> http://cid-2087c8668312d90f.skydrive...px/.res/2087C8...
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> http://cid-2087c8668312d90f.skydrive...px/.res/2087C8...
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> > > The links are to my new bumpers I fabricated *over the past two
> > > weekends. *Made from 3 inch x 4 inch x 3 eights structural steel.
>
> > Them are bumpers youbetcha!
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Yes if you are going to do something do more than what you may want
because some day the wants become needs.