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The Rear Bumper You Thought Would Never Actually Be Available- eimkeith
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09-09-2019, 09:06 PM
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Damn Tyler, your shapes/plane intersections are sexy - you're an artiste!
(can't wait to install mine!)
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09-09-2019, 09:07 PM
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Install thoughts/wisdom?
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09-09-2019, 09:20 PM
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Clean work!
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09-09-2019, 09:31 PM
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Holy shit man. Did you even have to grind those before paint? Clean.
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09-09-2019, 09:40 PM
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>be tyler
>post cool stuff
>disappear for months
>????
>EIMKEITH BUMPER THREAD
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09-09-2019, 09:46 PM
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Beautiful! Nice welds
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09-09-2019, 10:02 PM
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Beautiful! Nice welds
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Hey, thanks! I was using a welder that
@ rkntoy
let me borrow, and it worked great. My plan was to leave all the welds showing, but a couple gross spots caused me to smooth every weld out
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Thank you
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>be tyler
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>disappear for months
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Yeah, well I haven’t been able to work on the runner much, and also was spending too much time on the forum/my phone
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Install thoughts/wisdom?
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First of all, everything fit together FLAWLESSLY- the precision of all the holes and fitment is seriously remarkable.
That being said, THE FIRST STEP OF THE INSTALL SHOULD BE TO WELD ALL NUTS ON BEFORE ANYTHING If you miss welding the nuts on the main bumper brackets, you’re gonna have a rough time getting the rear nuts/bolts installed(and- in the event you ever take the bumper off- getting them out!).
Getting the holes in the frame for the wing mount nuts was probably the hardest part for me. The nuts aren’t real big, but once you throw some booger welds on there, the circle/hole/cutout can need to grow significantly. I just don’t have a good tool to make that part very easy.
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Holy shit man. Did you even have to grind those before paint? Clean.
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See above I really hoped all my welds were gonna be good enough to not grind, but they weren’t. I ground the radiused corners out once and reworded them, but when they didn’t turn out good a second time, I decided to smooth them all
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09-09-2019, 11:05 PM
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My steel TIG skills are nowhere good enough to pull off buying one of these bumpers. you did a great job on yours!
I'm loving how clean the gas tank mod looks.
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09-09-2019, 11:51 PM
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Wow, the bumper and the welds look awesome. I wish I had those skills.
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09-10-2019, 01:22 AM
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VERY nice!
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09-10-2019, 02:15 AM
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Is it just me or would it look even better color matched with all that smoothness.
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09-10-2019, 10:33 AM
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Nice, looks awesome! Getting ready to weld up mine this weekend. But I have some questions for you.
Which nuts did you put on the nut strip (the one that goes inside the frame) the big silver ones or the smaller flanged big gold ones?
Also were you able to get the nut strip into the frame with the rear fuel tank cross member in place?
Lastly the driver and passenger side bumper wings use that 90 degree bracket, do you have any pics of that bracket installed?
Trying to figure everything out before I start the install.
Any issues with the stover/pinch nuts? In my past experiences those types of nuts LOVE to strip out bolts. I'll probably ask you more questions so thanks in advance!
Thanks for your help and the bumper looks so darn clean I'm getting more excited by the min.
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09-10-2019, 03:43 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 2TH4IST
Which nuts did you put on the nut strip (the one that goes inside the frame) the big silver ones or the smaller flanged big gold ones?
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Gold on nut strips, silver (larger flange, Bag A) on the frame mounts
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Also were you able to get the nut strip into the frame with the rear fuel tank cross member in place?
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Tyler drilled access holes - which is a great idea (I'll be adding access through the crossmember in future tank kits) DO you have pictures of those holes Tyler?
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Lastly the driver and passenger side bumper wings use that 90 degree bracket, do you have any pics of that bracket installed?
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If he doesn't, if look through my picture files.
Working on video editing tonight, btw.
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09-10-2019, 03:57 PM
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@ eimkeith
, Thanks for the reply. That is what I figured regarding the silver/gold nuts. Just finished welding most of the nuts on today and will get the rear tank cross member welded up tonight so if
@ Tyler James Inc
has any pics of the access holes he added that would be awesome!
Awesome on the update on the vid. Last question for now, can the hitch portion (frame mounts, 2x2 tube, safety chain and receiver) be all welded up, then the outer bumper skin be welded on over it? Figuring out my welding game plan. Thanks!
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