Busy Weekend...
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You'll all be happy to know that AJ (Hotness) has taken possession of the "Let's see if we can make a bumper" bumper, but it's... uh... Had some modifications... AJ also has a "Mikepeters" style tire carrier with a Hi-Lift mount. As of 9PM on Sunday evening, he's on his way back to Chicago. He got here noon on Saturday. Tire carrier done Saturday, and bumper done today.
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that's a big chunk of work done pretty quickly! looks pretty spiffy.
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Yeah, it was made more by the fact that I came home from work early Friday, sick, and was mostly OK by Saturday morning, but I was still sweating easier than normal. By Sunday, I was fine, but that was a TON of work on Sunday!
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Must be going around, I was sick all weekend.
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The evolution bumper...
they've always worked for me.
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Yeah, I almost just scrapped it and gave him that price on a new bumper, but I didn't want to scrap the ORIGINAL bumper... but I also didn't want it running around like it was, any more, either...
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When your name is on it...ya gotta make it good.
they've always worked for me.
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Exactly!
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Is that as far as the tire carrier goes down? At first I thought that was the 'up' position and you were trying something a little different.
(Mike, do you want this in the Fab section? or in your Vendor section?)
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I figured here was the place for it... Not really advertizing the bumper modificaiton to sell or anything. Just the weekend's work.
That's as far as it goes down. The bottom pin comes out to remove it completely, if needed, but it doesn't have a "flat" setting. To do that, like the one I made for Kyle (that's now mine, since he has his rear bumper), it needs more for-aft room than is available by welding it to the top of the receiver like this (and still keeping the bumper cover in 1 piece).
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That's as far as it goes down. The bottom pin comes out to remove it completely, if needed, but it doesn't have a "flat" setting. To do that, like the one I made for Kyle (that's now mine, since he has his rear bumper), it needs more for-aft room than is available by welding it to the top of the receiver like this (and still keeping the bumper cover in 1 piece).
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wink wrote:As always, nice work.
I love how all these parts get passed from truck to truck.
Me too, it's great. People have used parts from all over the place, it's a great community here for that kind of stuff.
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The Roadie wrote:The Brotherhood of the Traveling Bumper ..... and skid plates, and wheel spacers.....
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A few shots of the bumper after bed liner
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Looks good!
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