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ZJ Rear bumper

Old 09-27-2015, 05:23 PM
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OK since purchasing my 98 ZJ I have found that the rear bumper is not being held on by much at all. With that being said I decided to fab up a steel replacement for the plastic junk that is there now.

I am going to be using an older chevy step bumper as the base for the bumper. I just like the step bumper plus it already has the option to put a hitch ball on it. Started working on it today although didn't get much done.

First pic shows what I started with. Second pic shows the C-channel tacked to the cut off bumper brackets. Yes the steel is stuff that I have scavenged from here and there.... lol Free is what it's all about lol
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Old 09-28-2015, 03:40 PM
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Nice!
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Nice haha. Free is the best.
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cant wait to see it
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Yeah me too..... lol
Haven't had much time to work on it much.
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any finished pics?
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Hmmmm nope.... LOL haven't been able to work on it. Had to do some other things to it like rebuild the unibody frame rails. Probably would help if I had a garage to work on it in.
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tell me about it!
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