Wow, what a nice fab, you sir are a genius, I wish I could do stuff like that, but I was always bad a measurements, that bumper is awesome, ai could see it painted in Olive Drab in a Jeep.
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Great fabrication. I would only suggest though that a bumper is only as strong as its infrastructure. Meaning I would probably have 2 by 2 or 3 by 3 square metal on the underside to reinforce the strong look. You did a great job though.
Looks tome like 3mm steel was used. I can agree with the wish to increse materialthickness to 5mm... That will however not form as easily. Most commersial bumpers sold are 3mm. If reinforced descently, there is little to contradict using 3mm.
"looks cool" but I wouldn`t rely on that thin of metal for anything but looks, no recovery points or nothin. ive built a few bumpers so I know the work that goes into it. so congrats on tackling the project!
It's a good job in fairness but looks a bit light to me??? 5mm or 6mm at least,maybe 4mm with an extra bend on each lip??? if it's for off roading,towing or mounting a winch definitely need heavier wall..... imo.... looks great tho,easy on the eye.....
The doors will need a real good seal.. mine leaks with water and dirt.. I figured a top lid type would leak, but end doors aren't much different.. drain holes made it worse LoL
Oh ok, that seems like it is similar to a new truck bumper. I was thinking it needed to be 5mm in the center and maybe 3mm for the outer portion. Maybe it needs to be thicker for a winch mount. Nice job, looks fun. I need to make one for my truck soon. Good use of sketchup too.
Most commercial available bumpers are made from 3/16" thick steal and any winch mount areas are made from 1/4" plate. 1/8" is fine for a looks only bumper, but I would not ever put any shackle lugs on that bumper. 3mm or 1/8" sheet is not enough for real hardcore off-roading or recover work. The frame tie-ins on this bumper were all the same, thin, 1/8" material. As a reference, both front and rear frame tie-ins are made from 1/4" plate attached to the actual frame rails. And the shackle lugs are made from 1/2" welded to the 1/4' plate as well as the rest of the surrounding 3/16" body. That as a true, solid off-road bumper. Both my front a nd rear bumpers were "weld-your-own" kits that I had to make the bends and then weld it all together.
