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ARB bumper is born
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Re: ARB bumper is born
Cool! 
..... Wish I could weld that fast! 
..... Wish I could weld that fast! When your road comes to an end ...... you need a HILUX!.
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It's not about waiting for storms to pass. It's about learning to dance in the rain.
And be yourself ..... everyone else is taken!
Life is like a jar of Jalapeño peppers ... what you do today, might burn your ass tomorrow.
Don't take life too seriously ..... no-one gets out alive.
It's not about waiting for storms to pass. It's about learning to dance in the rain.
And be yourself ..... everyone else is taken!
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Re: ARB bumper is born
Very nice!!
I wish I could weld...!
I wish I could weld...!
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Re: ARB bumper is born
Interesting. There is a lot more manual labour involved that I thought... 
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2010 Hilux 3.0 D4D D/C 4x4 with GOMAD "Brood" Canopy. Tripod.
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4x4Grant
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Re: ARB bumper is born
Would be keen to find out from start to finish how long it takes to build it.
Also wish i could weld that fast haha
Also wish i could weld that fast haha
Schools don't need all them number calculatin' classes.
The only math folks need to know is
4 x 4 = Off-Road
The only math folks need to know is
4 x 4 = Off-Road
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Re: ARB bumper is born
I have spent some time in BURNCO - saw how they developed the aftermarket bumper for the Jimny. They did this for a friend while they were building one for Elders.
the initial development is a SLOW tedious business !!!!!
they do it with carboard, once they have the templates it is traced to and cut from steel. They roll most of the curves (others use sharp bends). Then the welding, grinding and final finishing touches ....
the 2nd and 3rd one goes quicker, but make no mistake, this is VERY labour intensive.
R&D takes months to develop a laser cut file, once this is in place it is much quicker to order, cut, bend and weld up a bumper .... but by that time there is a MASSIVE overhead to be covered ....
the initial development is a SLOW tedious business !!!!!
they do it with carboard, once they have the templates it is traced to and cut from steel. They roll most of the curves (others use sharp bends). Then the welding, grinding and final finishing touches ....
the 2nd and 3rd one goes quicker, but make no mistake, this is VERY labour intensive.
R&D takes months to develop a laser cut file, once this is in place it is much quicker to order, cut, bend and weld up a bumper .... but by that time there is a MASSIVE overhead to be covered ....