superquadguy

So I started on my bumper last night and I took a few pics so i could show everyone how easy it is to make a nice bumper with hand tools. I have a pipe bender but i want this bumber to have a boxey look like the XJ. So here it goes.

First you need a flat place to build on. I use my shop floor, but make sure you check that your floor is level. Then take a marker and slide it along the pipe to get a straight line. This is so your bends or cuts stay on level. you can see the line in pic 2.

superquadguy

I draw out the shape of the bumper on the floor and use it as a ruff outline. You can use a speed square to get your angles. Then cut half the angle in to one pipe then half in the other. So on my front angle it was 35 degrees so I cut each pipe at 17.5 degrees and so on.....

superquadguy

Now you can see the top part of the bumper. I'm using a little 110 gasless welder to tac the bumper together and I'll burn it in with my big mig later. now i took the up rights that go to the lower mount and use my speed square and level it to the floor ( with I know is level ). I then added the lower bar and tied it into the upper bar and tac it all together.

superquadguy

now the its time to burn it together. It took me about two hours to cut it and tac it. it took about three to weld it up lol. I had after market tow hook mounts so i mounted the bumper to them. if you don't all you need to do is get some plate and drill a few hole to mount it where the stock bumper mounts. I sprayed it black because that is all i had. It will get flat plate in the open spaces, mainly for looks, and painted to match the trim (what ever look I make my mind up on).

superquadguy

so there you go a bumper built out of scrap pipe. It only took about 18 feet of D.O.M. tubing so it is a cheap build even if you had to pay $2 a foot it would be cheap.

claygrassmann

dude thats a great bumper i love it, i with mine was like that, the only thing i would do is add a winch mount for my winch, i freakin love it man, ill trade you lol

2.5TURBO

AWESOME!!!! you couldn't even tell that was scrap pipe unless you knew. I'm a diy'er and if i had a welder I'm be all over this like white on rice.

superquadguy

all i used was a welder and a saw. I got my little welder off of ebay like five years ago for $60. it is one of the chinese piece of crap welder that i didn't think would last a month. It's great for tacing thinks together.

01LimitedXJ

could you post a pic of how its mounted on the jeep. nice fab work by the way. any plans for adding a winch plate, or tow hooks/D-rings? Also, how thick is that pipe?

ol"blue

Good looking bumper, good pics and a great job.

superquadguy

It mounts to the tow hook mounts. I may put a Winch Plate if i add a winch. right now a few people in are group have them so i'm going to be cheap and not buy one lol. I use 120 wall D.O.M.

Steel_Jeep93

that looks awesome, good job

theyoungun91

i was thinkin about getting the iron scorpion bumpers but im pretty sure im just gonna build my own now. ive built bumpers in the past and its a good sense of satisfaction when its all finished. thanks for saving me some money

99NCXJ

if all it bolts to is the tow hook points, i'd consider tieing it into the frame rails somehow if you plan to pull from it or put a winch on it. Just my .02

broncofire75

Looks good man. I wouldnt worry with mounting it much better if you dont plan to add any clevis tabs or winch plate. If you do definately put some plate on the framerails and use several bolts.