The thing already weighs 50 lbs and I don't do any mudding so I think I'll pass on that.

 

ok just a thought...and for what its worth my jeep has about 150lbs of bumper combined...50lbs isn't that heavy so don't be worried about overwieght

 

Finished up the grinding, smoothing and painting of the bumper this weekend and installed it:

Bondo smoothing out the bottom:


All sanded and ready for paint:


I painted it with some self etching primer and then some aerosol bedliner:


Installed:



I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out. In fact, I'm thrilled. The bondo was a pain, but it really made it look professional after paint. It's hard to take good pictures of something with multiple facets after it's painted flat black. It either looks like a blob or the shadows or sun hide things.

Now I need to get a new fender and header panel on there so you won't even be able to tell it was wrecked.

 

Wow. Looks awesome man. Great job.

 

Thanks! It was a lot of work, but I learned a lot and now I want try my hand at fabbing up some other stuff for the Jeep.

 

looks really good man! haha that is where I started, was front bumper, then I got addicted to building stuff for it and its getting outta control lol. Nicely done man!

 

Looks good. The angle in front bugs me a little but to each their own. The finish looks really good, the bondo paid off!

 

Sweet that's how Alaskans do it
By the way I'm born raised and live in Seward .Were are you again ?

 

Makes me wish I had a CNC cutter. I think the bumper is going to look great. I agree on not going with 1/4"

 

wow that thing looks like it can handle anything!! good job on that bumper

 

to the op.....you can get the whole front nose piece on ebay with all new lights and a chrome grill for like $120..thats what i did he sells it all individually....

 

Thanks, but I don't actually have a CNC plasma. I just sent the cut file out to a few different shops for quotes and picked the lowest price. The guy was really cool about it, he even dropped the parts off at my house on a Saturday.

I think I'm going to go check the JY this weekend. If I strike out there I might do the ebay thing. I have a $100 burning a hole in my paypal pocket anyway.

 

verrrrry nice alaskan, damn fine job, assuming you got good penetration with your little welder (sounds like you made sure you did i.e. beveled edges, rewelding places that needed it) that bumper should be rock solid.

 

i just starded my build last week im useing a fedex box truck bumper that i got from work mine look fairly simalar to yours but its a flat front

 

From a fedex bumper to this and it was free just took some labor still gotta build brackets and paint it