H3 winch bumper build - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

conny3737 · 04-29-2012, 10:00 AM

I picked up an '06 H3 Lux and finally decided to start fabbing some armor for it. It was built around a 10k# XRC winch with synthetic rope. It also allows the stock forg lights to be retained.

Taking off the stock pcs.

Starting to piece it together

Panels all tacked in

conny3737 · 04-29-2012, 10:07 AM

Bumper complete except for the foglight buckets and some additional bracing.

Didn't want just a plain flat piece of steel for the uprights so I decided to take two pieces and pressed in some dimples, then welded the plates together where the dimples met. Makes the uprights look a little more beefy!

fastg60 · 04-29-2012, 10:20 AM

Looks great. You just painting it? Or Rhino/LineX/Herculiner?

conny3737 · 04-29-2012, 10:27 AM

I think I'm going to do some bedliner on it. Not sure if I'll go with AL's Liner or the Duplicolor Truck Bed Liner.

herkdriver007 · 04-29-2012, 01:55 PM

Looks good, what size metal?

conny3737 · 04-29-2012, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by herkdriver007

Looks good, what size metal?

Main body of the bumper is all 3/16". The uprights that have been dimpled are 1/8" capped with a 2"x3/16" strip. Tubing is 1.75"x.120" DOM. I still have to get a final weight on the bumper but I don't expect it to be all too bad.

Sterling B. · 05-01-2012, 06:53 AM

looks good. i really like the uprights

Master-Pull · 05-01-2012, 09:50 AM

Looks like an ARB mini, I would have dropped the tubing about an inch lower all around. It looks a tad high, but that might just be the angle you are taking the pics at.

-Alex

Bebe · 05-01-2012, 12:53 PM

I was thinking the same thing - but I do love the uprights, and the ARB is a knock off of the H2O

RGRHASH · 05-08-2012, 01:29 PM

well done, you obviously cut all the metal with a plasma...Was it on a table and computer set up or did you do it free hand with a straight edge?...All the cuts looked like they fit up well...

SuperBuickGuy · 04-15-2013, 06:44 AM

I love your build, it looks awesome. I considered doing my winch the same way... but I cheaped out and bought a plate from JC Whitney and mounted it between the frame rails (hidden)

Nixer600 · 04-15-2013, 06:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by conny3737

I think I'm going to do some bedliner on it. Not sure if I'll go with AL's Liner or the Duplicolor Truck Bed Liner.

Raptor

04-29-2012, 10:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
conny3737 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Member # 36902 Location: college station, tx Posts: 128	H3 winch bumper build I picked up an '06 H3 Lux and finally decided to start fabbing some armor for it. It was built around a 10k# XRC winch with synthetic rope. It also allows the stock forg lights to be retained. Taking off the stock pcs. Starting to piece it together Panels all tacked in __________________ [SIZE=5]Cut it, weld it, break it, do it again[/SIZE]

04-29-2012, 10:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
conny3737 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Member # 36902 Location: college station, tx Posts: 128	Bumper complete except for the foglight buckets and some additional bracing. Didn't want just a plain flat piece of steel for the uprights so I decided to take two pieces and pressed in some dimples, then welded the plates together where the dimples met. Makes the uprights look a little more beefy! __________________ [SIZE=5]Cut it, weld it, break it, do it again[/SIZE]

04-29-2012, 10:20 AM	#3 (permalink)
fastg60 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Member # 38567 Location: Ft. Wainwright, AK/Dayton, OH Posts: 490	Looks great. You just painting it? Or Rhino/LineX/Herculiner? __________________ WANTED: 30' ish bumper pull trailer near 45342

04-29-2012, 10:27 AM	#4 (permalink)
conny3737 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Member # 36902 Location: college station, tx Posts: 128	I think I'm going to do some bedliner on it. Not sure if I'll go with AL's Liner or the Duplicolor Truck Bed Liner. __________________ [SIZE=5]Cut it, weld it, break it, do it again[/SIZE]

05-01-2012, 09:50 AM	#8 (permalink)
Master-Pull King of the Ropes Join Date: Nov 2009 Member # 146603 Location: Bellingham, WA Posts: 875	Looks like an ARB mini, I would have dropped the tubing about an inch lower all around. It looks a tad high, but that might just be the angle you are taking the pics at. -Alex __________________ Master Pull Recovery Gear - The World Leader In Synthetic Rope 10% PBB discount http://www.MasterPull.com Official Winch Line of W.E.Rock -- Recovery Gear of the ‘10 and ‘11 Griffin KOH -- Official Recovery Gear of Cal-Neva Extreme and Area BFE in Moab Facebook--Twitter KOH Team Discount -- W.E. Rock and Cal-Neva Discount -- KOH Volunteer Discount

04-29-2012, 01:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
herkdriver007 eh, fuck it Join Date: Feb 2010 Member # 154819 Location: OFallon IL Posts: 183	Looks good, what size metal?

05-01-2012, 06:53 AM	#7 (permalink)
Sterling B. Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Member # 180047 Posts: 55	looks good. i really like the uprights

05-01-2012, 12:53 PM	#9 (permalink)
Bebe flamethrower Join Date: Jul 2006 Member # 75270 Location: Auburn, CA Posts: 8,375	I was thinking the same thing - but I do love the uprights, and the ARB is a knock off of the H2O __________________ What's all the Hub-bub about Blue Stars??? Click Here MFS H3 Long Travel Build Bink'sFab Capt Ahab FZJ80 Build My Dad's cool HotRod Junk Haulin the Groceries AND Haulin the MAIL Last edited by Bebe; 05-01-2012 at 12:53 PM.

05-08-2012, 01:29 PM	#10 (permalink)
RGRHASH Granite Guru Join Date: Feb 2008 Member # 108388 Location: Arkansas Posts: 789	well done, you obviously cut all the metal with a plasma...Was it on a table and computer set up or did you do it free hand with a straight edge?...All the cuts looked like they fit up well...

04-15-2013, 06:44 AM	#11 (permalink)
SuperBuickGuy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2013 Member # 288050 Location: woodinville, washington Posts: 18	I love your build, it looks awesome. I considered doing my winch the same way... but I cheaped out and bought a plate from JC Whitney and mounted it between the frame rails (hidden)

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