Jeep450r

Whats this? Another bumper build???

Well, my most recent project has been a tube front bumper. Being 17, my fab skills are not any where near professional status, but I'm improving quickly. Ive been working on it on and off for wayy too long, but I have learned a ton and enjoy doing it.

Made of 1.5" .120 DOM tube. Plates are 1/4".

I figured pictures speak better than words, so here we go.













Teaser of (almost) final product


I had to stop there (about 1/4 way done with welding) due to a broken mig gun.

A 1/4" plate will be welded on top of the two brackets sticking out to mount a winch on. Stinger support bars and other aesthetic additions are still to come.

Any constructive criticism/comments/ideas will be greatly appreciated.

ProudXjOwner

Looks really good can't wait to see it all finished up.

49erRider

I like it so far. Lets see some more pics!

PUNISHER

Well sheeettt!! I like it!!

jonjon99xj

how many bolts will you use to hold it on? make sure to use more than the stock ones

cherokeeon49s

lookin good man i wanna see how it turns out

Jeep450r

It uses 7 bolts per side I believe. The bolts (or lack thereof) being used in those pics were just for mock up purposes.

hitstick8

dude..that looks preettyy darn good. great work. cant wait to see the finished product

Mattpar

what did you use to bend your tube?

Jeep450r

Pro-tools 105 Manual bender. 1.5"x.120x6"CLR Die. Very nice bender. Id recommend it to anyone.

Jeep450r

I had some free time in my auto class, so I fooled around with their mig. Its nice using gas. Here are some pics of my welds.







Welder was a Lincoln 110v 140 amp mig with argon/co2 mix.

Feel free to critique my welds, I need all the help I can get.

limegreentj

nice bumper! how do you like that clarke welder in the first few pics? i have one and absolutely love it!

Jeep450r

For the price I paid, cant beat it. Ill be building a cage soon and will most likely be bumping up to a 220v welder (possibly hobart handler 187) with gas. After fooling around with the gas welder in my auto class, its gonna be hard to go back to flux core :P

limegreentj

you could build a cage with that...mine is a 130en, and as long as you are careful and know what you are doing you can do it

ZachsXJ

the biggest key when using a small welder, is multi-pass welds and beveling your joints. That being said, buying a bigger welder would be a much better investment. I think you should go get a Lincoln PowerMig 255