nicks90 Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 As I had a day off unexpectedly today and nothing much planned, decided to make a new bumper for my 90. currently its got a home made tubular bumper and a winch on the front - but i havent used the winch in over 2 years since i fried the solenoids. So pointless having it on the front, might as well sell the winch and make a new bumper with better approach angles. as ir happened i had a length of 75mm x 75mm 3mm thick box section lying about and plenty of 2.5mm welding rods, thought i would amuse myself! cut the box section up a bit and used some of it to make 4 tabs, top and bottom for the bumper bolts to go through (still need to drill the holes for these) and then round off the ends and box them up. Quick coat of primer and then some black paint and its done! Please dont critique the welding too much, I know it aint the best. But my arc welding isnt as good as my mig and i dont have any gas for the mig at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scube Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 nice way to spend an unexpected day of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicks90 Posted March 2, 2012 Author Share Posted March 2, 2012 i didnt mention i dropped the fekker on my foot and have now got a black nail on my big toe and broken the toe next to it (which has now swollen to the size of my big toe)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuck Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 What's a day off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejparrott Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 I think it's something that happens to other, less fortunate, people..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondjeremy Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Just think - If I'd seen this first I could have saved £30 + VAT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicks90 Posted March 5, 2012 Author Share Posted March 5, 2012 lol - i know its pretty pointless and i could have bought one much cheaper - but i keep bending standard ones, so hopefully a fully boxed one will survive a little better. Plus i built it cos i was bored and fancied making noise, sparks and flashing lights! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondjeremy Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 I think the bumper is intended to be sacrificial to some extent - and if its too strong rather than bending it may damage the chassis itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jad Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 we had a guy in our club that built one out of 5mm. Everytime it hit something the vehicle stopped dead. It didnt take long for him to make the ends bolt on so they would snap off if they hit something.... Then he obviously had to pick then ends up..... Then he started using cable ties when he ran out of bolts, they were also quicker.... Then he went back to a standard bumper! nice job though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 I like it Plus you get the satisfaction of having made it. I wouldn't worry too much about it being 'too strong' as there are plenty of people out there with winch bumpers on (which are very substantial in comparison) and you don't hear many complaints of bent chassis .... well I haven't heard many...... I of course fully expect a long list of examples now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calle-fas Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 I built my winch bumper ends out of 6 and 8 mm, fully boxed. Compared to the forces applied when winching I'm not worried about hitting stuff with the corners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicks90 Posted March 7, 2012 Author Share Posted March 7, 2012 Lol. Yep sure there will be plenty of 'mate of a mate bent his motor in half' stories. It ain't as strong as your average winch bumper, but should be stronger than a standard one. Sure i'll get a chance to test that at this weekends trial! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bede Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 I've just made myself a bumper from folded 5mm. I'll post pics up when I get chance. I went with 5mm as I've included a central recovery hitch. It's overkill but I like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bede Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Here's my home made HD bumper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainpugwash Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 hey that's a cracking job mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bede Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Thanks. This is the finished job, minus the Terrafirma spots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJB Serenity Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Jeez I can't believe these are home-made Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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