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'96 Bumper Build for Cheap

Old 04-19-2014, 08:18 PM
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I was hoping to fabricate something a little nicer, but got pulled over by cops yesterday for not having a rear bumper. He let me off with a warning, but said he sees me on my way to work, every day, and if I didn't have something on there by Monday, he was going to write me a ticket.

So, with limited funds, limited tools, and very limited experience, I decided to fabricate a simple bumper. I didn't get any pictures before it got dark, but I keep a video blog about everything I'm doing, so you can sort of follow my steps and frustrations, if ya want.

Old 04-20-2014, 10:26 AM
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Regret has set this morning. Just to get this done and avoid a ticket, I took a lot of short cuts and wound up with a design that I made up as I went along. Not what I wanted, and have made a pact with myself to not take anymore short cuts on this jeep.

Snapped a few pictures of it this morning, so you don't have to go through the whole video to see the end result.

For $50, I'm still satisfied with it, but it could have been so much better if I didn't feel so rushed to get it done.






Here is where I hit the fresh paint job with my knee while I was packing up my tools.





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