DIY Bumper/Bullbar

[cprinsloo]

Half finished, must stil do the top parts.

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[Dadz Toy BFI]

Robo-Lux :!: :!:

[hentey]

Looks mean hey,if you look in your rear mirror and see THAT ,you WILL drive in the yellow lane.Intimidating to say the least.That is the solution to the growing taxi problem.!!!!!!!!!!

[bosjakkals]

Ad some barbwire over the bonnet and call it "BABE"

This is awsome- lovit -

CJ

[Ou Bloues]

Ek het ook net gesien hoe maak Taxi se baas pad as ek met die bumper op hom afkom, veral as ek nog 2 penne in daardie recovery points sit.

Baie nice

[Mud Dog]

Cool! ... Looks like it was built in a military workshop or a shipyard, either way it looks mean, .... like a brute dog with a spike collar.

[CasKru]

Jy moet daai bakkie van jou onder 'n miskiet net park... die miskiete is besig om daai bumper op te vreet! :) Jokes aside... daai bumper lyk asof hy die job sal kan doen

[Bushwacker]

Chris, het jy 'n stoomtrein gestrip om die bumper te bou
Dit lyk mean, baie goeie idee

[cprinsloo]

Thx guys. This is basically a proto-type. What would look better: with holes and without rivets, with rivets and without holes, or more of the same?

Cheers, Chris.

[Scooter]

Looking good Chris.

When do orders start?

Personally I would use less rivets, maybe every second one.
And have you stiffened behind the bumper in between the holes, to give back some strength? or you may find yourself having dents.

[Mr_B]

3 words come to mind... rhino... hippo... tank...

Love it!

[ThysdJ]

a star studded performence... good stuff

[Mud Dog]

What would look better: with holes and without rivets, with rivets and without holes, or more of the same?

My personal opinion .... better without the rivets .... keep the holes ,,, also overall less weight. Have you made a winch plate inside?

I love it, so this would not be a criticism, but the other thing that came to mind was abuot compromising the aproach angle. The pics don't have a clear side view so I'm just asking. It seems to protrude a little and the bottom edge looks a bit low IRO ground clearance, but that might just be the picture angle.
Nonetheless, a nice neat job so far.

[cprinsloo]

Hi Andy,

Yep, approach angle can be a problem, the angle of the plate point slightly above the bottom of the wheels. Will take pic tonight from the side. But one can make it with a slightly better angle, still about 50 mm space to go. And I wanted a BIG bumper, if the angle too acute it will maybe look silly, so I had to compromise. But it is heavy, used 2.5 mm plate, and there are not even much reinforcing inside. There is space for a winch, but no winch plate. But it is blerrie too much work....

Cheers,

Chris

[Mud Dog]

Chris, are you planning on beefing up the front suspension or better yet a suspension lift, that would alleviate the possibility of an approach angle problem .... would also make it look meaner. :D

[cprinsloo]

Ja, maybe suspension upgrade in future. Body lift will mean I'll have to modify brackets
For now it wil do.

[Mud Dog]

just a suspension lift will do the trick and it would look really awsome, (literally ). Good luck, and we'd love to see the finished product.