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Old Apr 9, 2010 | 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by toolbox
heres my bumper i built.
Off topic but is that a custom grill I see. I am sure the folks over in the custom grill thread would like to see that.
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Old Apr 9, 2010 | 01:30 PM
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i don't think so i think they had these on the older xjs
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Old Apr 9, 2010 | 01:39 PM
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Might as well put mine in here too...
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Old Apr 9, 2010 | 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by tuxfan212
Off topic but is that a custom grill I see. I am sure the folks over in the custom grill thread would like to see that.
its off a 94 2 door
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Old Apr 9, 2010 | 09:18 PM
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No tube, but here's mine I still need to trim it a little at the wheel wells and add more bolts to the tie-ins. The driver side sticks out about a 1/4" more than the passenger side, which I don't reaally like.






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Old Apr 10, 2010 | 12:04 AM
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Originally Posted by xjmarc
Picked this up on EBay for like $150 and seems to work great. Cheaper than I could build it for.
I had that one, modified it a bit, added a winch plate and got rid of the tiny bars on it, i beat on it for a while and it never moved, im thinking about getting another for my new xj.
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Old Apr 10, 2010 | 12:48 AM
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removable front exo
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Old Apr 10, 2010 | 07:21 AM
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this is a little off topic but how much does a decent tube bender run....i have looked around a little bit but most are way to much for me...i want to build a front bumper but without something to bend metal with im gonna have a hard time building one i want...thanks
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Old Apr 10, 2010 | 08:27 AM
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I built this one and added an Air-Over Hydro from HF:
http://www.gottrikes.com/Tube_Bender.htm

The bender is relatively cheap to build, its the dies that drain your wallet. That goes for all of them, JD, ProTools, etc. Plan on spending $250-$300 per die.
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Old Apr 27, 2010 | 12:43 AM
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Hey guys, a bit off topic but what purpose do " stingers " serve on the front bumper?
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Old Apr 27, 2010 | 06:46 AM
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Much the same as a push bar or brush bar. protection for the winch, header panel and grill, additional mounting tabs for lights, help prevent doing and End-O.
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Old Apr 27, 2010 | 02:53 PM
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if you lived closer i would let you use my mig welder
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Old May 1, 2010 | 10:04 AM
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if your building a bumper either a stick of a good mig should do you fine
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Old May 5, 2010 | 09:10 PM
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The "custom" grill in the previous post is off a 84-86 Cherokee originally. Oh and here is my bumper...
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Old Aug 3, 2011 | 05:15 AM
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I have to agree with welder advice. the harbor freight units are not that bad, affordable and even a bad weld will be stronger than gas, I got my bumper set-up and bolted together before welding , left the bolts after welding 100% trust[IMG]file:
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