Just thought this might help someone when they decide to build their own bumpers. These were somewhat simple to build and didn't cost that much, mainly time. Main brackets that bolt to the frame are one piece and go all the way through bumper, that way you don't have to rely on how good your welder is. I ended up making main brackets out of 1/2" because that's what I had laying around. Front bumper is 1/4" except very bottom where its 3/16. Rear bumper is 4x8x1/4" tube. I don't have measurements,  because I just built them as I went, most of it is eye baled and within 1/8" of side to side front to back. I didn't want winches permanently mounted anywhere that is why I put receiver in front and its tucked in so when walking by you don't hit your knee on it, same with front pull points. Also the reason receiver in front is lower and so are tow points is because they line up with frame, that way when you pull on them it wont try to flex frame too much. I didn't put receiver on rear bumper because the one on the truck is much better and held on to frame much stronger. I don't have many pictures of rear but it's pretty straight forward, just notch it how you like it.    

Forgot about a small thing I added to my front bumper. 2 brackets that hold bottom of my aluminum front winter shield on.

Edited September 14, 20186 yr by Dieselfuture

Sounds like a blessing in disguise! I've played around with some fine detail stuff but nothing big.  I did make this hitch cover from 1/8" plate and 16Ga 2x2 box section.

Sounds like a blessing in disguise! I've played around with some fine detail stuff but nothing big. I did make this hitch cover from 1/8" plate and 16Ga 2x2 box section.

That looks really nice, did you do it with plasma table?

Yes. 4x4 torchmate. Cuts pretty good after a year of trial and error.

Want to mail me those cardboard patterns? I'll pay for the fed ex envelope.

Edited September 14, 20186 yr by Blueox01

1 hour ago, Blueox01 said:

Want to mail me those cardboard patterns? I'll pay for the fed ex envelope.

No  lol. They are not perfect by any means and I only kept the main brackets ones. You can easily make some out of cardboard pretty fast just start cutting, you may change things as you go anyway, my final brackets were slightly different anyway. That pattern is kind of for an idea more less. 

You have way more skills then I do and a nice shop looks like, these things I keep for a weird reasons and don't really want to get rid off. Sorry 

 That bumper is to me, a work of art! I suck at making patterns.

11 hours ago, Blueox01 said:

 That bumper is to me, a work of art! I suck at making patterns.

It's really not that hard just time consuming. All you got to do is start doing it.

On 9/15/2018 at 6:19 AM, Dieselfuture said:

It's really not that hard just time consuming. All you got to do is start doing it.

 

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