Some stuff I made for my XJ (built thread)

[jasonsxj]

what was the total cost of bumper ???? steel,etc..... ??

 

[mindless]

:yelclap: Love seeing some good work go into a rig. I just got out of the garage after welding for like 3 hours on stuff my buddy and i were building for a turbo miata build were doing.

 

[olysteve]

My ONLY concern would be that with the way the bumper is built any pulling is going to try to shear or stretch on your welds, do you understand what I'm saying??
I.E the bottom plate for the winch is out past the cross piece that ties the frame plates together. An off angle pull is going to be VERY hard on that joint.
Just my 2 cents.
Your welds and fab look awesome for a first time project though.

 

[MrShaft696]

Nice to see first class fab skills. They are getting rare. My only comment and in don't take it in any way as a criticiszm, I would like to have seen the winch mounted a bit higher. Here in Colorado, approach angle is an issue.

Definately a quality build you can be proud of.

Now pressure wash that undercarrige and get some rust stop on it. ;-)

I agree here, about the bumper, particularly about the tow hooks, if I was building it I would have went with "D" rings for the clearance. I am pretty sure these things are going to take a beating. Jeep looks good.

 

[mxracer5647]

i like everything and the bumper looks sweet. but what is the point of the shock pin thing going through the floor?

 

[bobfortier]

Thanks all for the comments. This bumper started life as a hidden-behind-the-OEM- bumper winch mount. It is only when I did the cardboard mock-up on my workbench that it turned into a full bumper, this is why the winch seems low mounted, and yes, it is a bit, however I'll start with this bumper and if I need another one later, well I'll do another one. About the hooks indeed they are low, however they were free so I'll start with that and I'll probably switch to d-ring latter on.

The total cost was about 140$ IIRC.

For the hood pin, here is how I did it

http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=979106&highlight=hood+pin+write

 

[tonysinnette]

Do you have the mesurements you took for the gas tank skid?

 

[bobfortier]

Here is the profile, I did not measure all the notches and holes. Hope this help

 

[bobfortier]

Hi

Got the winch installed. Here are some pics

Ok, I lost some angle here....

But wait, lets see with the real wheels....better now

 

[jeepfreak1020]

Do you have more pics of the gas tank skid you made? I really like it. Do you have a temp or anything like that. Or a written out design of it? Ide really like to make one as well.

 

[Mad Steez]

What is the thickness of the metal you used? is the bumper really heavy without the winch?

 

[bobfortier]

The main "cradle" is made out of 1/4 inch, the rest is 3/16. I have no idea how much it weight, however I know it does drop the front by about 5/8"

 

[bobfortier]

Hi all

Here are this week progress, mainly the TJ flares

Oh, I did the t-case drop, now it is vibration free !!

For the TJ flares, I choose to spend some time preparing. Here is a cardboard jig to locate all holes and shape of the flare

Be carefull while removing the OME flare attachment thing, they cut fingers easily (1/16th deep cut, it is almost healed now)

 

[bobfortier]

Tracing on the body

Just a reminder for the driver side

Next, I cut the fender

Here is the jig I used to shape the lower portion

 

[bobfortier]

One size done

 

[bobfortier]

Here is a trick to ensure I did not put a hole in the bottle behind the fender

Cut and fold of the rear. I marked the spotweld with a marker.

Cut

And fold

 

[wim hoppenbrouwers]

Nice to see what you did.
One question, why don't you attact the corrosion on your jeep.?
If I looked at the pictures, I am shocked. :scared:

'92 XJ without any rust.

 

[bobfortier]

Et voila, more space !!

I sealed with silicone inside the fender

I forgot to take a pic of the finished side, anyway here is a trick to transfert all holes and notch on the opposite flare

Align the 2 flares together

Spray paint

 

[bobfortier]

Perfect match !!!

Next week I'll finish the flares install, and put on the 33's

 

[bobfortier]

Nice to see what you did.
One question, why don't you attact the corrosion on your jeep.?
If I looked at the pictures, I am shocked. :scared:

'92 XJ without any rust.

What corrosion ? LOLL Seriously, it is the most solid 01 here I'm sure of that. All you see is surface rust. Most of the cars aroud here rust beyond repair in 15 years. They put salt on our roads during winter.

I'll have it treated with oil for next winter