so about 2 weeks ago i bought 20 foot of 2x6 square steel 8 foot 1/4 inch flat stock 4 27000 lb pull force d rings and a reciever hitch today my dad and i began working on the rear bumper for my xj later on we will work on the front. this is my first fab job but i think it is coming out very well.
first we began with the brackets right now they are just tacked for the form with only one bead

next we measure and traced up a template to the 2x6

cut out the marks with a ryobi grinder (my first time cutting out steel)


the plan is to bring the flat stock to match with the contour lines of the lower panels
During grinding-

After Grinding-

Matching up-

we added the reciever hitch in


and the mounted on the tow points making sure they were nice and strong

after we cut and began to mount the driver side contour on the last weld we ran out of wire so we got more but then when we were on the last weld of the reinforcement gibbet we ran out of gas
i began to grind the whole thing beginning on the driver side going over but then my flap wheel runs out and i have to be done

we are planning on finishing the rear mounting and all next weekend and later down the line i will be bedlining it for a rugged look

 

Looks awesome!!! i like it!
Great job for a first time fab matching the body lines and all

very nice cant wait to see it finished and the front built!!

 

Nice bumper! Check out my front and rear in my signature

 

Looks good so far.

Is the receiver hitch sitting flush on the bumper or did you cut a hole and run it through both the front and back side of the bumper?

 

we cut ahole through the front and back for the most secure mount if we just sat it flush it would be sure to just pop off the first time towing somthing

 

coincidentally ive actually looked at your threads when i do my from im planning on somthing very similar to yours and how are you going to do your tire carrier since your rear bumper it tight in like mine will be

 

I see you're on the right track. Nicely done.

 

thanks ill be sure to keep up to date with new additions to the bumpers

 

I've actually been planning on that all day. I wish i had left more room, but i'll figure it out. I think my swing will need a little bit of shaping to match he curve of the hatch. I have the large spindle hinge from AtoZfabrication, and I will mount it out as far as possible, but still through my bumper.

 

For your bumper, since u have very little room on top of the bumper, you should mount it off the front face instead with 2 tabs that stick out and bolt your tube in between if that makes sense. I think they call it "double sheer"

 

yeah i get what ypu mean ill figure somthing out

 

finally got to finish it up i got the brackets welded on


and the we layed it out for a coat of primer


lastly i put a coat of bedliner to finish it off


tomorrow morning ill be putting it onto my jeep when all the bedliners dry and ill post a picture

 

hurry up and put that thing on!!!
AWESOME!!

 

looking good!

 

all done and mounted later on we will get some diamond plate to cover the top and then get a swivel and fab up a tire carrier for it