Recent content by Bryceal1

been reading this thread and couldn't figure out why this truck looked so familiar. I've torqued my head on the road around eugene trying to catch a quick peak at your truck. looking good!

I'm adding square tubing from the inside of the quarter panels to about 18 inches or so back on the frame so that the bumper can't move and hit the body. plus it looks a little tight because the bumper was just sitting on the frame mounts in this photo. after clamping it down and welding the...

maybe eventually, my thought is it won't be too noticeable when the swing out is on. I'm ready to just have it done so i can get out wheeling. I'm sure after a few camping trips of sitting my butt on the bumper ill want to fill that space with some sheet metal

please do man! that was partially the purpose of this thread to help others get to work, get welding!

this is how it currently sits. the bumper part itself is 90 percent done and i have a spindle from EMS off road to begin the tire carrier to hold my 33 inch spare, hi lift, and a drop down camp table. i finished all my work for my fabrication class a week early so i spent today working on it at...

once the side panels were done i stood there for about 20 minutes drinking a beer just admiring what i had done. nothing beats the feeling of a well earned brew and admiring your truck haha. i also drilled a hole for my cb antenna which i have yet to install or anything. i can actually see it...

making the top piece of the side panels took a bit of attention to detail and quite a bit of measurements but after i cut the piece and and found it to fit perfectly i was very pleased. i kept all of my cuts with the angle grinder nice and straight and all of my fit ups made for nice open corner...

now that i had a good foundation i began to work off of that taking measurements and cutting out the side panels with an angle grinder. most bumpers i see companies making are 3/16 in thick, but i got a killer deal on some lightly rusted (and i mean just barely any at all) 1/8 sheet at the local...

Once i slimmed the square tubing down a little i cut 45 degree angles off the ends about an inch and a half below the top of the square tubing. this would make fit up of the side panels easy and work with the side contour that i was aiming for.

The build began with some quarter inch angle iron and a 4x4 3/16 pice of square tubing. I ordered it to size then notched some slots for it to slide over the angle iron, this to me seemed like a sturdy rear end and a good place to start visualizing how I wanted to proceed with the side panels

I have been a long time lurker of this site and seldom post but have spent the past few months researching damn near every rear bumper build for 3rd gens as I could find to get inspiration on building my own. I am currently in my 2nd term of a 2 year welding / fabrication program here in Eugene...

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bump for price drop. now 500

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Price drop to 600 if you're still interested