Finished my winch bumper - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

TRed · 01-06-2005, 08:22 PM

I made it out of 1/4" steel and some thiner diamond plate as a top. The warn 8274 is tucked in deep after I cut the grill out around it. I cleaned and lubed the winch and added a sinthetic amsteel blue line. I also mounted some shackles below the bumper.

Plush_Darkside · 01-07-2005, 02:07 PM

Cool. Are you going to add any bars up over the winch and lights?

projckt_Wldkat · 01-07-2005, 08:07 PM

that's badass. Do you just cut out and weld each piece one at a time, or did you start with a base piece and added on to it?

looks great.

Yakker · 01-07-2005, 08:15 PM

Looks really good man, and pretty damn stout. And you've still got a decent aproach angle too. Have ya winched with it yet?

TRed · 01-11-2005, 01:44 AM

I won't add any more weight to it, it's pretty heavy. I did start with a center section as a base, and added the ends. Each piece is measured marked and cut out then welded together. I have not winched with it yet, but feel pretty sure that it is solid. The whole structure is strong and there is no flex or movement evident.

01-06-2005, 08:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
TRed Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Member # 12100 Location: Priskitt AZ Posts: 1,168	Finished my winch bumper I made it out of 1/4" steel and some thiner diamond plate as a top. The warn 8274 is tucked in deep after I cut the grill out around it. I cleaned and lubed the winch and added a sinthetic amsteel blue line. I also mounted some shackles below the bumper. __________________ Quote: Originally Posted by randii if you're a Pickle, rolling down the trail in a Smurf, dispensing bowls of dicks. FWIW, I don't want to see pictures of that, either! Randii Last edited by TRed; 01-06-2005 at 08:25 PM.

01-07-2005, 02:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
Plush_Darkside Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Member # 21434 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 128	Cool. Are you going to add any bars up over the winch and lights? __________________ [COLOR=DarkRed]'93 Pathfinder[/COLOR] '88 Pathfinder

01-07-2005, 08:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
projckt_Wldkat Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Member # 35750 Location: Lynnwood,WA Posts: 271	that's badass. Do you just cut out and weld each piece one at a time, or did you start with a base piece and added on to it? looks great. __________________ [SIZE=5][FONT=Arial Black][COLOR=DarkRed]NEVER FORGET #40[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] 87 Zuk: 5.13's, locked front and rear, 32's, Calmini X-over, and some square tube

01-11-2005, 01:44 AM	#5 (permalink)
TRed Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Member # 12100 Location: Priskitt AZ Posts: 1,168	I won't add any more weight to it, it's pretty heavy. I did start with a center section as a base, and added the ends. Each piece is measured marked and cut out then welded together. I have not winched with it yet, but feel pretty sure that it is solid. The whole structure is strong and there is no flex or movement evident. __________________ Quote: Originally Posted by randii if you're a Pickle, rolling down the trail in a Smurf, dispensing bowls of dicks. FWIW, I don't want to see pictures of that, either! Randii

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01-07-2005, 08:15 PM	#4 (permalink)
Yakker Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Member # 19069 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 97	Looks really good man, and pretty damn stout. And you've still got a decent aproach angle too. Have ya winched with it yet?