harleyxj

Was looking around online at all kinds of awesome bumpers from Hanson, orfab, ARB, etc but found them to be way out of my price range, being a 19 year old Dutch boy I just didn't wanna spend that much cash lol. So me and my dad decided to go puck up some steel and fabricate our own. We got a couple 20ft lenths of 1 1/2" pipe and some angle iron along with some 1 1/2" pipe elbows ( we lack a tube bender ) anyways this is how far we got yesterday on the bumper. Still got about a days worth of work to do on it, but I'll keep posting the progress throughout today ! Enjoy

harleyxj

Bottom bar now tacked in ! Here's some pics if the brackets we made with angle iron.

harleyxj

Not done yet but pretty much everything all tacked up and in place ! Still need two supports running from the bottom bar to the top bar and a light mount bar. Let me know what you guys think

eking81

nice work so far not sure what youll be using it for but i like the plate mounts over the angle mounts personally

anyway nice work so far as long as your happy thats all that matters keep it up

harleyxj

thanks for the feedback man. ill be using it for basically any type of wheelin. im eventually gunna get a winch , thus the gap. this is my first mod for the jeep cuz i needed a new bumper anyways. next will be the lift kit.

The Blacksmith

youll want better frame tie ins for a winch (i know unibody) you get where I'm going.

harleyxj

YeH I know what your saying. I'm going to drill some more holes in the mounts along with the fame. I want it to mount with at least 6 bolts in each side. Should that be alright with a 9500lbs winch ?

19cherokee96

I like the bumper a lot I'm thinking about building a similar one great job

harleyxj

Thanks ! I actually haven't updated thtis thread in a while lol I changed the design of the bumper mid fabrication. I just got her all painted last night and mounted it it this morning Check it out !

19cherokee96

Love it nice that's pretty much exactly the look I was goin for on my xj haha I just need to save up the money for the materials!

harleyxj

I just paid 150$ for steel and bought some cutting disks and paint. All in all it cost me maybe 200$ ! It's definitely the way to go. And thanks again

19cherokee96

Yeah I have all the tools to do it just no metal haha

harleyxj

Right on. Let me now when you start building !

farmerjohnson

Looks good bro! Ive seen this somewhere else.......no where would that be? Lol

harleyxj

Thanks alot man ! BAHAHAHA i wouldnt have the slightest clue where youve seen it... CT maybee ?? lol