Sorry for the awful teaser pic, here it finally is in all its glory. This design started as an idea I sketched in my work notebook over a year ago, I'm glad it's finally done.



I thought I could weld it in 1 day and paint it the next but I was way wrong. Took me almost 20hrs over Saturday and Sunday to complete it: in short I about died bringing this bumper to life! In the end I would say it was worth it and I am very happy with how it turned out.

Total Cost/ Bill of Materials:

$100 1/4" steel sheet
$100 tip for my buddy who cut it out on the plasma table and bent it at work
$120 for 2" .120" wall DOM tubing and machined recovery points
$60 welding supplies/ wire
Access to my Grandpa's shop is free as long as I clean up.

FAQ

No, I will not make you one, I am not the best at fabricating and I'm a bit of a perfectionist so it takes me way too much time to do something like this.

No, I will not give you the CAD files. Part of the reason for me building my bumper is that it is completely unique. If there are any specific questions on dimensions or design, feel free to ask, but I designed my bumper by looking at pictures of other bumpers online and using a fancy tool called a tape measure.

Pics:

I need to paint my RCI skid black, mount my $18 cube lights in the wings, mount my LED bar in the center, install my Switchpro to activate these lights, and pick up some 35's.









After day one, it looked like one of those short Jeep bumpers:







Start of day 2:



Not many pics of the tube notching but I just notched them with an angle grinder. Spray painted with Rustoleum satin black