Rear Bumper Thread...

[NighthawkXJ]

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Looking at the tire carrier and hinge setup on this bumper, this person went to atozfabrication.com for some of his parts. Thats who i use as well, and i must say, pretty good parts, a little high priced, but worth it in the end.

 

[DanMan2k06]

Yes, it is 2x4x1/8. Like I said above. And yes, I will take some pictures of the rack and hinge/latch as well. It's still in progress, slowly but surely. Tomorrow I'll hopefully get some more done on it.

 

[SOUTHTEXASXJ]

Cool keep us posted!

 

[dgrigorenko]

since i used some of dans ideas i think i'll add my rear bumper build on to his thread... not to hijack, but to add to it.

started taking pictures a little bit into it, my camera was dead.

here is the frame rail bits cut, and notched and inserted: Click for bigger pics


beautiful





mocked up and tacked:






more to come, it is far from over.

 

[DanMan2k06]

Oh not a problem at all, more power to ya. Why waste more bandwith. Everytime I try and work on mine, it seems like somethng has to happen. Last week I was gonna try to - and we got 4 inches of snow. Again a couple days ago I thought after my little snowboarding trip I would knock the finishing touches out... Nope, dislocated some fingers toward the end of the night. Don't worry it'll be done soon enough

 

[dgrigorenko]

yeah we def. need some updated pics of yours... but i guess fingers help that out a bit. hope you had fun doing it tho

 

[VET'S XJ]

Thought I had posted mine here, but here you go...been taking hits for 2 years and hasnt flinched at all. I used similar tie ins to the nut strips and crossmember as most others.

with tire carrier...

latch...

cut quarters w/ guards

on the Rubicon w/ jerry can holder (not holding jerry can...)

Last one...with the corner of each side cut at an angle, kinda hard to see but lets it slide off the corner easier than before.

This was my first welding project on the jeep and it was well worth it cuz I got the metal for free for building this bumper for a friend...

 

[DanMan2k06]

Both of those look nice, and 100% functional, which is what I always strive for. The only thing I would question on the red one, are the end pieces (that meet the tail lights) boxed? Or are they just free welded for looks? I boxed mine because I know they would get caked with mud that would never come out lol.

 

[VET'S XJ]

They are just for looks on the Red one, I dont think that jeep was ever really going to see any offroad, kinda just because and to look close to stock!

 

[bmyohn]

Is ur white jeep the one in Eric's book...because that was my favorite XJ out of all of 'em. i love the white on black. i based most of my rig off or urs, like the lift height and tire sizes.

definetly a sweet rig! keep it up!!

-Brendan

 

[ladywolf]

those all look AWESOME guys!!! wish i had the time and the know how to be able to do that. one day, possibly..........

 

[VET'S XJ]

Yup...thats mine from Erics book. Changed alot since then, 35's, gears & lockers, custom front bumper, rear poly quarter guards, frame plating...probably more. here is the most recent photo, thanks for compliments by the way!:spin1:

 

[XXX]

Yup...thats mine from Erics book. Changed alot since then, 35's, gears & lockers, custom front bumper, rear poly quarter guards, frame plating...probably more. here is the most recent photo, thanks for compliments by the way!:spin1:

Like the idea of your fuel door! I remember seeing them on a boating site. Any info on where they can be purchased?

Ron

 

[Ba-Riedo]

West marine or any other boating store probably has them, but I agree it looks really cool, dont know how well it would stand up to rocks though.

-Alex

 

[SOUTHTEXASXJ]

nice work!

 

[VET'S XJ]

I got it at West Marine... it was only like $8 so if a rock takes it out, oh well!
Thanks, the quarter guards should hold up okay, for the one time I have hit that area on the trail I think they will do fine.

 

[dgrigorenko]

here is a little update:

hole drilled for the spindle:

the plate i put in the inside for the spindle to rest on, i welded one side of the spindle to this.

the spindle i put together, i took a wagon trailer spindle, and a heavy duty sleeve off of a industrial lawn mower deck, and had the spindle milled down to fit the sleeve.

test fitting the spindle and hole:

and welded.

 

[dgrigorenko]

so i was talking to a guy, and he said that if i was going to box the whole thing in and seal it off why not make it an air tank.... has anyone else done this? seems very plausible to me, just put a fitting somewhere where it wont get hit. any input would be sweet....

d-giggity

 

[crazyjim]

so i was talking to a guy, and he said that if i was going to box the whole thing in and seal it off why not make it an air tank.... has anyone else done this? seems very plausible to me, just put a fitting somewhere where it wont get hit. any input would be sweet....

d-giggity

Yea that'd be cool... until you bounced off a rock and cracked a weld, losing all the air pressure you were RELYING on for the trail.

And good luck getting those welds air tight under pressure.

 

[dgrigorenko]

ok so what you are saying is that its possible... sweet.