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Mikes first winch bumper.

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by DmccartneyFF2TB » Sun Feb 20, 2011 2:54 pm

Mikes first winch bumper installed today this is just phase one of my bumper build. Here are a couple pics from today.
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by Zero » Sun Feb 20, 2011 3:01 pm

Can you post larger pics?
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by bartonmd » Sun Feb 20, 2011 3:56 pm

Can you also post these in the thread in my vendor section, already started for this bumper?

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by DmccartneyFF2TB » Sun Feb 20, 2011 3:59 pm

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by bartonmd » Sun Feb 20, 2011 4:07 pm

You said you wanted it like that, so you could do tube work under the headlights... Could you rock an MS Paint of what you are going to do?

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by DmccartneyFF2TB » Sun Feb 20, 2011 4:20 pm

Yea deffently I had one problem. The holed didnt line up but that was a simple fix but other than that im pumped i am planning on puting lights in to it alsoill show ya.
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by bartonmd » Sun Feb 20, 2011 4:23 pm

DmccartneyFF2TB wrote:Yea deffently I had one problem. The holed didnt line up but that was a simple fix but other than that im pumped i am planning on puting lights in to it alsoill show ya.


Should have, it was on mine before it left... Sticking out farther, and with no wings, though, you had to wrestle it up and down a bit to get them to line up...

You just open up the bottom holes a little bit?
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by DmccartneyFF2TB » Sun Feb 20, 2011 4:27 pm

Rough drawing
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by DmccartneyFF2TB » Sun Feb 20, 2011 4:30 pm

Yea and i added a tac weld to all my bolts so no one decieds to remove it like they did mikes bumper.
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by bartonmd » Sun Feb 20, 2011 4:32 pm

DmccartneyFF2TB wrote:Yea and i added a tac weld to all my bolts so one one decieds to remove it like they did mikes bumper.


Good! I'd do that to mine, except mine comes off all the time to do bumpers...

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by HARDTRAILZ » Sun Feb 20, 2011 9:25 pm

bartonmd wrote:
Good! I'd do that to mine, except mine comes off all the time to do bumpers...

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by dirty anton » Sun Feb 20, 2011 9:37 pm

lookin good D!
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by vwmaniacx » Mon Feb 21, 2011 1:52 pm

Saweeet. can't wait to get it all banged up... :finger:
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by tbangert » Mon Feb 21, 2011 2:04 pm

Looks pretty sick, can't wait to see the tubes put on it. Hoping to order up some of Mikes armor here in the next month.
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by Trail X » Mon Feb 21, 2011 2:12 pm

DmccartneyFF2TB wrote:Rough drawing


Any plans for a radiator skid? or does it work with the MDB rad skid?
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by Gordinho80 » Mon Feb 21, 2011 2:16 pm

How about a profile shot?
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by bartonmd » Mon Feb 21, 2011 2:20 pm

JamesDowning wrote:
DmccartneyFF2TB wrote:Rough drawing


Any plans for a radiator skid? or does it work with the MDB rad skid?


It works with the MDB rad skid, but he just got the bumper for right now...

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by DmccartneyFF2TB » Mon Feb 21, 2011 7:40 pm

I do plan on a skid I'm makin or my self I have the steel. The tubing will be on re next couple months also.
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by DmccartneyFF2TB » Mon Feb 28, 2011 9:50 pm

Phase 2 not sure if i like the square rail.......
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by fishsticks » Mon Feb 28, 2011 10:10 pm

DmccartneyFF2TB wrote:Phase 2 not sure if i like the square rail.......



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