Custom Rear Rock Bumper
Design Sketch
Raw materials
Cutting begins
Chopping the quarter panels - the right side was already trashed by a boulder in NM
Chopping frame brackets to get the bumper nice and tight to the frame
The quarter panel bars
Fishbait welding away - note square corners
Close up of angled and boxed corner
Paint shop
Installed!
Side view
Testing it out . . .
Materials: 6x2 and 3x2 3/16 square tubing
Cost: Metal: $30-$40 or so, bedliner paint: $20, plus welding supplies and lunch for Fishbait . . . Total = around $100
Time: All cutting, welding, and painting was done in a weekend.
Cutting begins
Chopping the quarter panels - the right side was already trashed by a boulder in NM
Chopping frame brackets to get the bumper nice and tight to the frame
The quarter panel bars
Fishbait welding away - note square corners
Close up of angled and boxed corner
Paint shop
Installed!
Side view
Testing it out . . .