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Old Aug 19, 2015 | 11:09 AM
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Hey guys, a little side project I have been putting time on at work. Its about ready for production. What do you think?

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Old Aug 21, 2015 | 02:34 AM
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copy a smittybuilt?

needs to be more hidden winch options. some of us appreciate approach angles
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Old Aug 21, 2015 | 08:30 AM
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Originally Posted by uber
copy a smittybuilt?

needs to be more hidden winch options. some of us appreciate approach angles
Not that I know of, if anything it looks more like a jcr vangaurd, but its modeled entirely from scratch.

I have a version of this that is hidden like a rough country winch bumper, but it robbed the approach angle too much.
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Old Aug 21, 2015 | 03:49 PM
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looks nice.send me the cad file on it....
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Old Aug 22, 2015 | 08:26 AM
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Originally Posted by scooterc
looks nice.send me the cad file on it....
I can't. I did it all at work and technically it's works property because of it. Not worth loosing my job over
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Old Aug 22, 2015 | 10:05 AM
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Looks good! Hope to see you make it real!
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Old Aug 23, 2015 | 10:03 AM
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I like it. Looks clean and uncluttered.
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Old Sep 9, 2015 | 08:36 AM
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Got the first one done!

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Old Sep 9, 2015 | 08:40 AM
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That looks great. Any chance of you making kits?
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Old Sep 9, 2015 | 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by XJPat
That looks great. Any chance of you making kits?
Maybe, haven't really though about it.
right now the outer skin is a piece that's 7 ft wide and 4 foot tall... so not really easy to ship.
And all the bends are currently done on a press brake.
weight after welding is 92 lbs as well
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Old Sep 12, 2015 | 11:10 AM
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you should.
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Old Sep 15, 2015 | 06:09 AM
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That's a really clean winch bumper.

Now lets see what you can come up with for a hidden winch.
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Old Sep 15, 2015 | 06:42 AM
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man that does look a lot like the jcr without the hoop..





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Old Sep 15, 2015 | 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by abodyjoe
man that does look a lot like the jcr without the hoop..





JUST LIKE IT
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Old Sep 19, 2015 | 04:10 PM
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looks good! and ya I'm gunna guess the jcr is where you got your inspiration lol!
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