hello i would like to build an offroad bumper for my toyota tacoma truck does anyone happen to have a set of plans available? thank you
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07-13-2011, 07:16 PM #1
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07-14-2011, 09:52 AM #2
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Plans? No, but most just take out the measuring tape and work off photos from the Internet.
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07-14-2011, 08:26 PM #3
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Off Road Bumper!
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Just Started building a bumper for my jeep this week. I used foam sheets to template and find the shape i wanted and from there it was to the plate of steel, plasma cutter, and tig welder!
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07-17-2011, 01:53 PM #4
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The design variables are endless. Do you want to fab a tube style, C-channel, rectangular tubing, plate with lots of angles? Aluminum or Steel? For the street or off road racing or rock crawling?
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07-21-2011, 12:10 PM #5
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thats what i do when someone wants a bumper for their utv or truck . i just tell them to search the internet and bring me a picture or website with the picture and i go from there.it's not a really nice practice to fully copy someone elses work so i just change up a few parts of the design to make it a bit diferent.
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10-03-2011, 06:08 PM #6
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Didn't have any plans, just an imagination. This is what I madeDSCN0304.jpg
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10-04-2011, 09:16 AM #7
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another view
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10-04-2011, 11:10 PM #8
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Here's mine
It's 1/4" plate. Just start cutting and tacking. I like the paper idea, that looked like a smart plan.
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10-07-2011, 10:16 AM #9
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hey panheadman;
that's a great bumper. i've got a "old" tundra; do you think that would fit? How much does that weigh? Does it mess up the balance of the truck especially with a winch on it.
my truck already has too much weight up front without anything and with a bed cover and tools and stuff in the back. with ABS only on the back, i do a lot of sliding sometimes on the florida ice.
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10-10-2011, 05:19 PM #10
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Don't know if 'old' and 'new' interchange. It weighs app 110 and winch adds about 65 to it
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