Fitting an SRT10 bumper cover/bumper delete

[bgreen776]

My stock bumper had a nice dent in it, and it was heavy (75lbs), so I bought a bumper cover. This is how I mounted it. All materials are Aluminum. Some 1x.125 angle, 3/8 bar stock, 1/4 bar stock, and some 3x.187 angle.

I started out with the bare cover and bent up a length of 3/8 bar stock to generally follow the lines along the bottom of it.

 

[bgreen776]

I bolted a length of 1x.125 angle to the top of the cover, and made some struts to reach over to the edge. I then bent up some pieces of 3/8 bar stock to connect the top of to the bar along the bottom. I cut some 1x.125" flat bar tabs to attach the bar stock to the cover.

The yellow "rags" are fire blanket to keep from melting the cover while tacking things up.

 

[bgreen776]

After mocking things up, cutting out tacks, re-tacking, and re-mocking 1 million times, I started connecting everything together with 1/4" bar stock. Triangles baby, triangles!

 

[bgreen776]

More triangles

 

[jlibert]

Looks good. I did a bumper cover only as well

 

[bgreen776]

Mounting brackets. I'll post some more pictures after I remove the framework from the cover for the finish welding process.

 

[bgreen776]

Looks good. I did a bumper cover only as well

Sweet! Can you post up some pictures of how you did yours? What did you do for tow points?

 

[little6cylinder]

Looks sweet! I love building aluminum frame work and brackets!

 

[WUnderwood]

killer fab work!

 

[jlibert]

Sweet! Can you post up some pictures of how you did yours? What did you do for tow points?

I'm working on it. I think i hate every photo hosting app.
I used .100 aluminum plate mounted to the stock bumper bracket holes, and quik latch fasteners to mount it. It pops on and off in a few seconds.

I'm planning on using the stock sway bar holes to mount tow hooks that will double as tie downs.

 

[jlibert]

here are a couple pics I had on my computer.

 

[bgreen776]

I'm working on it. I think i hate every photo hosting app.
I used .100 aluminum plate mounted to the stock bumper bracket holes, and quik latch fasteners to mount it. It pops on and off in a few seconds.

I'm planning on using the stock sway bar holes to mount tow hooks that will double as tie downs.

Compd will host them for you.

I hadn't thought about the quick latch, good idea. It would be nice to be able to pull my after cooler without unbolting the bumper.

I weighed mine in its final form. 25 lbs.

 

[bgreen776]

I drilled and tapped some pieces of 3/8 bar stock for 1/4-20, pressed it into some 3/8 sch 80 pipe, and plug welded it in a couple places. These are struts that run from the body down to the frame I built, thinking that this will flex the assembly when the body moves rather than the fender coming down and crashing into a rigid, frame only mounted structure.

A close up of the mounting bracket. In the first pic you can see how I tied it into the top 1x.125 angle to support the top of the bumper, and where I tied the bracket itself into the front edge of the big opening in the middle of the bumper in the second picture.

 

[bgreen776]

And a couple more just cause I like taking pictures. :woohoo:

 

[Hurley]

will you get a few normal shots?

I find the pics above reminiscent of the old 'fat girl/odd angle' pictures of myspace

 

[bgreen776]

Hahaha! So true! unfortunately can't get any farther away from it until I put it back together enough to drive it out of the shop. I really need a bigger shop!

 

[bgreen776]

Better? That's as far away from it I can get.


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[bgreen776]

My next project...

 

[bgreen776]

I cut out some ABS to adapt the inner fender to the new bumper profile. Other than buying some nice button head stainless fasteners, I think its done!

 

[Hurley]

looks good