so anyone ever though up doing a whole bottom roll bar style? idk if you understand so heres an idea I was just having.

maybe someones done this? or maybe its not a good idea for some reason? I just haven't seen any like this.

sorry for the crap artwork.

 

https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f58/bu...bumper-157510/

This guy has it already. Looks nice.

 

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awesome. well looks like a great job. now I just need to learn how to weld.

 

I think there awesome, want to do it myself. Make fender flares tho instead of just the bar.

 

yeah, reinforce it. if only I knew how to weld, and had a bender, and was able to do this myself, lol.

 

Its not that hard. Go to harbor freight pick up there bender and a welder grab some metal and practice! youtube is also your friend!!

 

oh did I mention, I wish I had the money lol.

 

Mine is done close to the same way as well, but is tied to



my exo. sorry , app tured it sideways

 

i just searched CL and found a welder for 60, but I emailed the guy and he said I was 2 hours too late, lol. figures. what kind of welder should I get if I wanna do my own bumpers and exo? I found a pipe bender on harbor freight for 100 bux I think im gonna get. is this gonna be good enough?

http://www.harborfreight.com/12-ton-...der-32888.html

 

Dont buy a welder from harbor freight they are junk !
You have been warned .

 

Disagree on the welder...while not the greatest, it does just fine. Built my bumpers and beadlocks just fine and still going strong, Sure I'd take a Miller over it anyday, but for the money it is a great entry level welder. Just make sure to get the 2 year warranty in case something does go wrong, they will replace it no questions asked. The bender however, I would be wary of for doing a large project like a cage. There are lots of forces at work when bending tube that can lay down some serious hurt on you. Spend the money and get a good bender. I tried 1-2 "economy" benders before just spending the money on a decent setup, and with the $$$ I spent on those, I could've just bought a decent bender. It costs more up front, but worth every penny IMHO.

 

personally, i wouldn't bother with the harbor freight bender, they are designed for pipe, not tube, and the will crush the tube weakening it. Fabrications tools can be costly, I know, but it is well worth the wait to save and buy good quality tooling if you plan on doing this for any length of time.

pro tools, and JD2 make great benders and are realitivly cost effective.you could save and purchase one of these and a single die(pick the one you will use most) to start with, then you can purchase more die's as you can afford or see fit.

 

x2 some good advice right here Really look back on it and wish I would have bough a good bender over the harbor freight one.

 

so the harbor freight jack style bender is a pos?