Did some more today, made the second mount, mounted the main bar, got my spindle and hub in the post along with the bearings, picked up a bunch of new bolts, mounted the spindle and smoothed it out a bit :)

The ends need shaping to follow the lines of the body and I'll also be adding some returns that replace the plastic bits that go up the guards. I'll be trimming the guards at the same time to allow room for 32's

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Re...Bumper_003.jpg

The spindle mounted, a bit of scratch filler on there as well to pretty it up as I put down about three beads of weld and want it to look smooth. It needs a little more smoothing still, I'm happy though it's plenty strong.

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Re...Bumper_008.jpg

And underneath, I poked it through a little for extra strength, it wont be going anywhere, still needs welding down here.

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Re...Bumper_013.jpg

And the profile, I wanted to keep it fairly thin but still stick out enough to hang off if needed. There will be a filler plate between body and bar and it will also go up under the taillights. Still a bit to do to make it look nice.

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Re...Bumper_011.jpg

And the hub, it will sit up a little higher than this once the bearings are mounted. I may also need to mount a pair of brake/taillights in the bar if it is obscured too much, I'll see how it goes.

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Re...Bumper_015.jpg

Cheers
Steve

what size is the main bar?

It's 125mmx75mm, I was going to angle the bottom of it like the stock one but with a towbar under it decided it was too much work and I quite like the beefy look it has. Angling the ends will make it look slimmer I think.

Cheers
Steve

Nice job

Are you going to put a return on the ends or leave it with blunt ends?

Going to put a return on, the ends will be cut to match the body lines and then I'll bend up some plate to use as the returns. There still heaps to do before it's finished.

Cheers
Steve

looking good steve stealing your ideas again :)

dude im impressed with how well your welding has come, its damn impressive, bar is looking good too!