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After many months of trying to decide on a custom bumper I made my own. It's 8x2 tubing with sheetmetal on top. I also removed the plastic splash guard and had a 1/8" plate bent. Line-X covers them both. The specks on the bumper are bugs.


This was the last project my Dad helped me with. He died of cancer on July 3rd. He was 64.


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That came out really good! It looks real rugged without the valance, makes those H2s look right at home. You guys did a real good job following the contor of the bottom of the grill. I give it a big http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Thumbs Up.gif

Sorry to hear about your dad, It's too bad they all gotta go sometime. That's really cool you got to do something enjoyable together before he went though. I give that doublehttp://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Thumbs Up.gif http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Thumbs Up.gif


Take Care,
Ox

Very nice job indeed. http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Clap.gif Clean looking. http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Approve.gif


My Dad also passed from cancer in July 1999.


Sorry for your loss.

Nice Bumper.....I wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of that. I built lots of stuff with my Dad over the years. He passed away March 2003. I know how you feel. Life does go on........Cal

Nice work. Sorry to hear about your dad. Everytime you look at your truck you'll think of your dad. That alone is worth it. http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Clap.gif

Smooth, simple, functional. I like!


That's a clean looking bumper, bro.


My condolences for your father.

Very nice and clean job. Sorry about your Dad.


You could easily put some 4" round driving lights in there.


I also has a good front approach for rough county.


Does your bumper follow the contour of the fender well or is it straight?

That is a nice bumper. I want onehttp://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Thumbs Up.gif Would you consider building another one?

Very sorry about your dad.

Mike

Sorry for the loss of your Dad. Looks like a good team effort on the bumper. A rolling reminder....

Thanx everyone for the condolences.


The edge of the bumper has a 10 degree angle that follows the fender well. I plan on putting fogs under the bumper to the outside of the tow hooks.


Silverado Man, sorry but I'm not doing anymore. If you have someone that can I'd be more than happy to draw up what I did. The sheet metal I had someone do because of the curves.

Very sorry to hear about your Father's passing.


Bumper looks terrific!

Bumper looks cool... Very sorry to hear about your father.

great looking bumper,..sorry to hear that about your father,..hope it holds up better than my Southwest Fabricators front end replacement pretty much did nothing but mess things up when i was in a small fender bender.

thats bad ass ! now you need to make another that will hold a warn 16k winch..i know i would buy one...very sorry to hear about your father....

thats bad ass ! now you need to make another that will hold a warn 16k winch..i know i would buy one...very sorry to hear about your father....


A winch could be done but that would take a redesign of the mount. Right now I'm using the original bumper mounts welded to the frame which will take impact but I wouldn't trust pulling. That's why the others use the tow hook mounts.