Project bumper recycle!

[polly]

looking good marcus...

[Gojeep]

Chrome would be great against the stone chips you get if done properly but think there is enough on there already. I appreicate the comments guys so here is another up date.

Well as they say, it is the details that can make or break a project. So here are some that has taken up my time today.



To pull the end around tighter I had to cut along the radius and all the way down the join along the bottom. A wedge is then cut out along the top face to the degrees I needed to increase the corner by.



Once that is done I pulled the end around and tacked it in its new position. I then cut another wedge out so I could tuck the side across to follow the angle of the flare.



This gives you a view of new side angle and radius to the corner as well.



Another view where you can see that the same amount of protection at the start of the corner indicator as well as the end around the side.



The next fold I am making is to follow the side of the flare around the corner. To do this without cutting it right off, I cut through the top and bottom folds and then scored a line with the cut off wheel where I wanted it to fold. This is then welded back over on the inside.





Here you can see that it is pulled around ready for the excess to be cut off which will have to wait until tomorrow now.

[Big_T]

you should write this up as an article for JAA mag

[H.G.]

that looks awesome as..

[Gojeep]

Thanks for the comments guys. Dont think JAA would want it as it is not something you can then go out and buy?
Well got a bit done this afternoon between rain showers and having to pull the harmonic balancer as noticed one of the timing cover bolts had rattle out and was stuck behind it!
No new photos though as I just duplicated everything that I did to the RHS piece to the left ready to weld in place. Tomorrow will be my last day for a couple of months that I can work on it as leaving for holidays to the Middle East ( Turkey, Syria, Jordan Lebanon and Egypt ) at the end of next week.
Remember too that my last custom bar is ready for sale for $690 to anyone that wants it including the number plate mount and recovery hitch. See my site for the write up ( http://go.jeep-xj.info/HowtoARBnew6.htm ) or there are plenty of shots of it when it featured in the magazine write up. ( http://go.jeep-xj.info/4wdMonthly.htm )

[Saxon]

That looks sweet!

[Gojeep]

Last update for a couple of months.



Well it is finally one piece again but a little too wide don't you think?



Here it shows just how much wider a Landcruiser 80 series is! No wonder I don't get many scratches after they have been through :laugh3:



I have started to cut it back up again so it was not in one piece for long. I have to cut out 8" to get the right width. The lower section is cut in different sections so the centre support can be kept after it is all put back together.



There are lot of pieces again to go back as one!



Just tacked the upper section together to check to see if my measurements were correct. It was 1.5 mm out so pulled it apart again to get it perfect.



Well here it is one piece again and was getting too dark to do anymore. I have also stress relieved the welds to remove any distortion and is now nice and flat.
My intention is to add a power steering cooler above the vents for extra cooling for the high temperatures I get when crossing deserts and beach running.
Well finally you can get a picture that I have only had in my head up until now of what the final result will look like.