1st Bumper Build

Ali3n · Post by **Ali3n** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 10:09 am

A few weeks ago I started looking at a plan to build a bumper for the Jeep. Took my offcut square tubing and slapped them together, doesn’t look good but it was just a template to give me the basic idea. Please don't judge from that.

This weekend that passed was the first weekend in many where I was at home for a change so decided to continue the bumper.

Made a few cardboard cut-outs and stuck it to the template, took the cardboard template and put it flat on the 4mm sheet. Measured it exactly to ensure that both sides are exactly the same. Cut out the template, Cut lines into the cut-out where the bends must be, started bending and this is how it turned out. 90% complete, still need to cap the ends and a few other minor thing then paint it. Bolts to the chassis on 8 bolts. Your comments would be great. Thanks guys.
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Masekind · Post by **Masekind** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 10:13 am

Baie nice

Pora · Post by **Pora** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 10:13 am

looks good man

Cleaner · Post by **Cleaner** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 10:43 am

Goeie werk Franna! Dit lyk regtig awesome! Jy het serious skill as dit by die klas van goed kom!

Huismoeles · Post by **Huismoeles** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 10:47 am

Lyk mooi

Net jammer dis op n cheep

Kan jy nie een vir my tuna bou nie

Ali3n · Post by **Ali3n** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 10:51 am

Thanks guys!!!

Huismoeles wrote:Lyk mooi

Net jammer dis op n cheep

Kan jy nie een vir my tuna bou nie

Ek sal bou ja aangesien dit vir my lekker is.

Soek net iemand wat vir my hulle Tuna sal leen om n template van te maak.

Wag, Die Vigo Lux en die Tuna is mos die selfde??? CLEANER!!!! Ek soe3k jou wa.

Post by **Rafs** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 10:54 am

Huismoeles wrote:Lyk mooi

Net jammer dis op n cheep

Kan jy nie een vir my tuna bou nie

As Secretary is ek seker daar is spasie in sy dagboek om biki te gesels... Hiehie

Ek like my bumper sommer baie!

Cleaner · Post by **Cleaner** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 10:57 am

Ali3n wrote: Ek sal bou ja aangesien dit vir my lekker is. Soek net iemand wat vir my hulle Tuna sal leen om n template van te maak. Wag, Die Vigo Lux en die Tuna is mos die selfde??? CLEANER!!!! Ek soe3k jou wa.

Ek kom hom vanaand by jou parkeer...begin solank carboard cutouts maak!

Dan kan jy sommer terselfdertyd die bashplate begin uitmeet! Moet net nie my was se bash plate as template gebruik nie...ek weet nie hoe reguit sy chassis nou is nie! :alvarin:

Post by **Mud Dog** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 11:42 am

Cool!!

And you can always cut a winch-plate into there if you ever decide to do so.

The driver's side is a bit lower by the looks of it, or is the fender higher. (Maybe you can still tweak it a bit).

Post by **Rafs** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 11:49 am

Mud Dog wrote:Cool!! And you can always cut a winch-plate into there if you ever decide to do so.
The driver's side is a bit lower by the looks of it, or is the fender higher. (Maybe you can still tweak it a bit).

Driveway not completely level...

Ali3n · Post by **Ali3n** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 11:51 am

Mud Dog wrote:Cool!! And you can always cut a winch-plate into there if you ever decide to do so.
The driver's side is a bit lower by the looks of it, or is the fender higher. (Maybe you can still tweak it a bit).

Jip, There is space to do so.

The bumper is 100% straight. The problem is that my driveway has slight bumps in so where I was parked the back wheel was in one of those bumps. Now a thing I noticed with the Jeep and mentioned it to shaun who has the same problem is that the body of the Jeep does not move with the chassis. In other words if you are doing an axle twister the left side for example, the gap will be up to 15mm bigger than normal and the right will be up to 15mm smaller and once you level out they are back to normal. Do not know why that is but it is. Shaun as a few dents in the front of his fenders where the bumper has hit it because of this problem.

MOFASA · Post by **MOFASA** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 11:56 am

Cleaner wrote:
Ali3n wrote: Ek sal bou ja aangesien dit vir my lekker is. Soek net iemand wat vir my hulle Tuna sal leen om n template van te maak. Wag, Die Vigo Lux en die Tuna is mos die selfde??? CLEANER!!!! Ek soe3k jou wa.
Ek kom hom vanaand by jou parkeer...begin solank carboard cutouts maak!

Dan kan jy sommer terselfdertyd die bashplate begin uitmeet! Moet net nie my was se bash plate as template gebruik nie...ek weet nie hoe reguit sy chassis nou is nie! :alvarin:

How long do you need my PRADO for to do the templates??

Sebata · Post by **Sebata** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 12:04 pm

weldone papa Ali3n... i saw it 1st hand & was very impressed

Thunder02 · Post by **Thunder02** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 12:24 pm

Looking good

That Jeep going to have attitude

Ali3n · Post by **Ali3n** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 12:32 pm

Before I forget, thanks to Shaun (Jeepie) for some of the tips he gave.

Post by **Rafs** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 12:33 pm

Thunder02 wrote:Looking good
That Jeep going to have attitude

Now just to get him working on that Surf again...

JEEPIE · Post by **JEEPIE** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 12:42 pm

Ali3n wrote:Before I forget, thanks to Shaun (Jeepie) for some of the tips he gave.

its a pleasure
nice being able to lend a hand
must say , ali3n taking Rafs idea of what she wanted and transforming it onto steel is by no means a easy task.
he had the basics done nicely , just pointed out a couple of small finer details
but a job well done

Ali3n · Post by **Ali3n** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 12:47 pm

JEEPIE wrote:
Ali3n wrote:Before I forget, thanks to Shaun (Jeepie) for some of the tips he gave.
its a pleasure
nice being able to lend a hand
must say , ali3n taking Rafs idea of what she wanted and transforming it onto steel is by no means a easy task.
he had the basics done nicely , just pointed out a couple of small finer details
but a job well done

That you can say again, she is by no means an easy customer...

As long as she is happy.

Thanks Shaun.

JEEPIE · Post by **JEEPIE** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 12:50 pm

MOFASA wrote:
Cleaner wrote:
Ali3n wrote: Ek sal bou ja aangesien dit vir my lekker is. Soek net iemand wat vir my hulle Tuna sal leen om n template van te maak. Wag, Die Vigo Lux en die Tuna is mos die selfde??? CLEANER!!!! Ek soe3k jou wa.
Ek kom hom vanaand by jou parkeer...begin solank carboard cutouts maak!

Dan kan jy sommer terselfdertyd die bashplate begin uitmeet! Moet net nie my was se bash plate as template gebruik nie...ek weet nie hoe reguit sy chassis nou is nie! :alvarin:
How long do you need my PRADO for to do the templates??

are you sure you want a jeep fabricator to work on your PRADO ?

Post by **Mud Dog** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 1:31 pm

Ali3n wrote:
Mud Dog wrote:Cool!! And you can always cut a winch-plate into there if you ever decide to do so.
The driver's side is a bit lower by the looks of it, or is the fender higher. (Maybe you can still tweak it a bit).
Jip, There is space to do so.

The bumper is 100% straight. The problem is that my driveway has slight bumps in so where I was parked the back wheel was in one of those bumps. Now a thing I noticed with the Jeep and mentioned it to shaun who has the same problem is that the body of the Jeep does not move with the chassis. In other words if you are doing an axle twister the left side for example, the gap will be up to 15mm bigger than normal and the right will be up to 15mm smaller and once you level out they are back to normal. Do not know why that is but it is. Shaun as a few dents in the front of his fenders where the bumper has hit it because of this problem.

Hmmm ..... the chassis must be flexing very easily then, but then at least it's not because the bumper is skew.

Hoppy · Post by **Hoppy** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 1:50 pm

Looks good, the wheels are well exposed.

I'm glad see you made special slots for the most important parts on a Jeep.. the front recovery hooks.

optirite · Post by **optirite** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 1:57 pm

This is codswaddle that you have time to make your Mrs happy!!! lol.
You have customers waiting ... including my rear bumper bracket for my pub and my bash plate. Okay okay ... I will do my own roof rack.

Ali3n · Post by **Ali3n** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 2:02 pm

optirite wrote:This is codswaddle that you have time to make your Mrs happy!!! lol.
You have customers waiting ... including my rear bumper bracket for my pub and my bash plate. Okay okay ... I will do my own roof rack.

Now now, you know where I stay!!! Drop your van off for a few days and you won't even recognise it once it is done.

No seriously, We need to make a plan.

optirite · Post by **optirite** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 2:09 pm

Ali3n wrote:
optirite wrote:This is codswaddle that you have time to make your Mrs happy!!! lol.
You have customers waiting ... including my rear bumper bracket for my pub and my bash plate. Okay okay ... I will do my own roof rack.
Now now, you know where I stay!!! Drop your van off for a few days and you won't even recognise it once it is done.

No seriously, We need to make a plan.

Cos I'm scared that I will never get it back ... lol... It will become a Land Surfruiser

Ali3n · Post by **Ali3n** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 2:12 pm

optirite wrote:
Ali3n wrote:
optirite wrote:This is codswaddle that you have time to make your Mrs happy!!! lol.
You have customers waiting ... including my rear bumper bracket for my pub and my bash plate. Okay okay ... I will do my own roof rack.
Now now, you know where I stay!!! Drop your van off for a few days and you won't even recognise it once it is done.

No seriously, We need to make a plan.
Cos I'm scared that I will never get it back ... lol... It will become a Land Surfruiser

At least it will not be a Land Rover!!!

Here is your list.
Rock sliders
Bash plate
Bar bumper bracket

Looking good!!!

MOFASA · Post by **MOFASA** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 2:16 pm

JEEPIE wrote:
MOFASA wrote:
Cleaner wrote:
Ali3n wrote: Ek sal bou ja aangesien dit vir my lekker is. Soek net iemand wat vir my hulle Tuna sal leen om n template van te maak. Wag, Die Vigo Lux en die Tuna is mos die selfde??? CLEANER!!!! Ek soe3k jou wa.
Ek kom hom vanaand by jou parkeer...begin solank carboard cutouts maak!

Dan kan jy sommer terselfdertyd die bashplate begin uitmeet! Moet net nie my was se bash plate as template gebruik nie...ek weet nie hoe reguit sy chassis nou is nie! :alvarin:
How long do you need my PRADO for to do the templates??
are you sure you want a jeep fabricator to work on your PRADO ?

Hey his work is really GR8 so i dont mind as long as he doesn't steal the Toyota branding for the jeep

Ali3n · Post by **Ali3n** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 2:19 pm

MOFASA wrote:Hey his work is really GR8 so i dont mind as long as he doesn't steal the Toyota branding for the jeep

Thanks Johno

And you don't have to worry, your Toyota branding is safe!

MOFASA · Post by **MOFASA** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 2:21 pm

Ali3n wrote:
MOFASA wrote:Hey his work is really GR8 so i dont mind as long as he doesn't steal the Toyota branding for the jeep
Thanks Johno And you don't have to worry, your Toyota branding is safe!

I'm only giving credit where credit is due.......

JEEPIE · Post by **JEEPIE** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 2:22 pm

MOFASA wrote:
Ali3n wrote:
MOFASA wrote:Hey his work is really GR8 so i dont mind as long as he doesn't steal the Toyota branding for the jeep
Thanks Johno And you don't have to worry, your Toyota branding is safe!
I'm only giving credit where credit is due.......

seeing as thou you giving credit , how about a R100 000.00 loan ?

Cleaner · Post by **Cleaner** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 2:32 pm

JEEPIE wrote:
are you sure you want a jeep fabricator to work on your PRADO ?

Even worse - He is not a British Engineer!

JEEPIE · Post by **JEEPIE** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 2:37 pm

Cleaner wrote:
JEEPIE wrote:
are you sure you want a jeep fabricator to work on your PRADO ?
Even worse - He is not a British Engineer!

MOFASA · Post by **MOFASA** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 2:51 pm

JEEPIE wrote:
Cleaner wrote:
JEEPIE wrote:
are you sure you want a jeep fabricator to work on your PRADO ?
Even worse - He is not a British Engineer!

Thats true.....
But still awsum workmanship.....

No matter WHAT you say I will let him do the templates on the PRADO if he wants templates....
And ROCK SLIDERS for it too.....

Post by **Family_Dog** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 4:05 pm

Looks great, Chief!

A job indeed well done.

-F_D

Ali3n · Post by **Ali3n** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 4:17 pm

Thanks guys, all the pains my body is feeling today is worth the compliments.

JEEPIE · Post by **JEEPIE** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 4:46 pm

Ali3n wrote:Thanks guys, all the pains my body is feeling today is worth the compliments.

ag please
grow a pair

Post by **Haboob** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 6:07 pm

Really looks great & Professionally done

Froll · Post by **Froll** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 10:10 pm

Looking good, well done.

cyborg · Post by **cyborg** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 12:11 am

Wow, Very well done!
It must be awesome having a bender.

MOFASA · Post by **MOFASA** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 7:08 am

cyborg wrote:Wow, Very well done!
It must be awesome having a bender.

What i want to know is how do you work out all the little detailed bends....
Did you study pattern making???

Ali3n · Post by **Ali3n** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 7:17 am

No bender. I cut lines indo the back of the sheet where the bends needed to be and bent it by hand. Was difficult but got the desired look.

That was the idea I had in my head and then transformed it into steel. Once the template frame was built I drew a few lines on it with PAINT on the computer and it was born. Will post that originalpicture here later.

MOFASA · Post by **MOFASA** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 7:19 am

Ali3n wrote:No bender. I cut lines indo the back of the sheet where the bends needed to be and bent it by hand. Was difficult but got the desired look.

That was the idea I had in my head and then transformed it into steel. Once the template frame was built I drew a few lines on it with PAINT on the computer and it was born. Will post that originalpicture here later.

Talented.....

Ali3n · Post by **Ali3n** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 9:27 am

This was my drawing to check the lines I was going for.

cyborg · Post by **cyborg** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 9:51 am

Well now I'm even more impressed...

Though a while back my 9 year old son amaised me when I was looking at a picture of my Hilux on the computer trying to see how it would look with black wheels. He said, "why don't you just paint them..."
I moved out the way, and in about 2 minutes he had changed my white rims black...

Post by **CasKru** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 3:49 pm

Francisco ek moet sê daai is goeie hannewerk. Kom mooi aan. Moet wel se, laat my nou aan die karakter dink....

JEEPIE · Post by **JEEPIE** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 3:50 pm

cyborg wrote:Well now I'm even more impressed...

Though a while back my 9 year old son amaised me when I was looking at a picture of my Hilux on the computer trying to see how it would look with black wheels. He said, "why don't you just paint them..."
I moved out the way, and in about 2 minutes he had changed my white rims black...

give that laaitjie a bells

JEEPIE · Post by **JEEPIE** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 3:52 pm

CasKru wrote:Francisco ek moet sê daai is goeie hannewerk. Kom mooi aan. Moet wel se, laat my nou aan die karakter dink....

Ali3n · Post by **Ali3n** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 4:17 pm

JEEPIE wrote:
CasKru wrote:Francisco ek moet sê daai is goeie hannewerk. Kom mooi aan. Moet wel se, laat my nou aan die karakter dink....

Ja ja Shaun, keep laughing. Yours almost looks the same!!!

JEEPIE · Post by **JEEPIE** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 5:33 pm

Ali3n wrote:
JEEPIE wrote:
CasKru wrote:Francisco ek moet sê daai is goeie hannewerk. Kom mooi aan. Moet wel se, laat my nou aan die karakter dink....

Ja ja Shaun, keep laughing. Yours almost looks the same!!!

if only i was laughing , i almost wet my pants

Donkey · Post by **Donkey** » Wed Sep 11, 2013 8:24 am

I'm impressed and amazed boff at the same time together - imprazed!

Well done papa.

Post by **george** » Wed Sep 11, 2013 8:29 am

Elke keer as ek 'n Jeep sien gaan ek aan Darth dink

Nice job

Wil jy nie gou 'n paar rocksliders maak dan bring jy dit Saterdag lughawe toe vir die KZ nie

optirite · Post by **optirite** » Wed Sep 11, 2013 9:06 am

MOFASA wrote:
cyborg wrote:Wow, Very well done!
It must be awesome having a bender.
What i want to know is how do you work out all the little detailed bends....
Did you study pattern making???

You must see him do a wedding dress, or a skirt and tiara.

Ali3n · Post by **Ali3n** » Wed Sep 11, 2013 9:14 am

optirite wrote:
MOFASA wrote:
cyborg wrote:Wow, Very well done!
It must be awesome having a bender.
What i want to know is how do you work out all the little detailed bends....
Did you study pattern making???
You must see him do a wedding dress, or a skirt and tiara.

And you guys must see how Mike looked when he came for his final fitting. His eyes lit up like the stars. I almost thought he was about to cry.

george wrote:Elke keer as ek 'n Jeep sien gaan ek aan Darth dink
Nice job
Wil jy nie gou 'n paar rocksliders maak dan bring jy dit Saterdag lughawe toe vir die KZ nie

Wil jy hulle op die vliegtuig fit sodat die vliegtuig kan rock crawl?

Thanks again guys.

Post by **george** » Wed Sep 11, 2013 10:18 am

Wil jy hulle op die vliegtuig fit sodat die vliegtuig kan rock crawl?

Nai.Ek kry my KZ op die lughawe Saterdag

Ons kan hulle sommer gou vasskroef in die parking lot

Ali3n · Post by **Ali3n** » Fri Sep 13, 2013 9:34 am

Baie geluk George

Fotos of dit heti gebeur nie hoor...

Just thought I would share the comparison between the 2 Jeep. Jeepie and Rafs.
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Post by **george** » Fri Sep 13, 2013 9:52 am

Jeepie looks good,but Rafs's one just look super cool

Pietman · Post by **Pietman** » Fri Sep 13, 2013 10:18 am

Very nice looking bumper!!!

I think its one of the nicest I have seen on a Jeep.

Well done

MOFASA · Post by **MOFASA** » Fri Sep 13, 2013 10:35 am

Looks AWSUM.....