Since I have been building a bumper I figure i'd post some pics.

 

Didn't get any pics during the build progress, mostly just measuring and cutting, but here are some more to get a better idea of what it looks like.

 

The second picture is the progress I made on the bumper today, had a few free hours.

 

Looks good, man. Glad to see I'm not the only one who uses cardboard templates... lolol

 

that thing looks tough i like it wish i had the skill to do something like that

 

Not a whole lot of skill, just measuring and cutting and a little welding. Its just time consuming getting it all to fit just right. Still a lot cheaper than buying aftermarket, and probably stronger too!

 

What size plate are you using?

 

got everything down but the welding but im hoping to resolve that issue here soon want to try and teach myself but don't know how well that's gonna work

 

looks good man! are the d-ring mounts tied into the main bracket from the frame? just curious

 

Yep the d-ring brackets are fully welded to the frame tie in plates, so the frame will rip apart before the d-ring mounts come out, the only draw back of the uni-body. With my little mig, i had to make several overlapping welds to get good penetration and coverage with those thick d-ring tabs and the thick frame plates.

The "skin" of the bumper is 1/8th inch plate, a little less weight than 3/16th plate, and for me and my amateur welding skills and little mig welder it made it easier to weld. I don't forsee any major rock bashing in the future, so i was going for adequate strength and style. The center part of the bumper is well gusseted so the winch sure isn't coming off, the only weak point is the uni-body.

thanks for responses, as for learning to weld, i bought a book, and just practiced with scrap until it looked right, and also tested out the welds to see how strong they were, once I got a strong weld, then i practiced trying to get the welds to look nice and pretty, still not anywhere close to making them look as good as i would like, still practicing though.

 

what size plate does the winch call for ?
Looks good...

 

look good sir

 

pretty much done except the fairlead mount, and possibly a brush bar.

 

thats probably the most bad *** custom bumper i have ever seen

 

thanks for the compliments!

the bumper called for 6mm plate...for the one asking earlier. I didn't even try to find metric plate, cause i'm too american...haha!