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focusedcycling Samba Member
Joined: September 10, 2010 Posts: 56 Location: Annapolis, MD
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Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 9:05 am Post subject: |
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Been busy for a bit now and keep forgetting to take and post up pics for the rear bumper.... here they are.
For the rears, I bent the excess sides around and had them come back forward around the van. A "C-Channel" has a top, front and bottom. I simply cut away the top and bottom just leaving the front section allowing the wrapped part of the bumper to sit nice and close the the van.
The trailer hitch was a 2" bolt box piece bought from the local auto store and then I took 2 large pieces of flat steel, welded one on either side diagonally on the inside of the hitch box and had them extend out to the tow strap loops where they are bolted with large bolts and washers. I also ran a weld bead along the top and inside connecting it to the "C-Channel" bumper. I would like to put a hitch in the front as well sometime soon.
I will also get out and measure the size of the channel and post that as well but to answer someone's post earlier, I got lucky and this happened to be what was lying around my Grand Pa's farm.
-Till later,
Ben |
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presslab Samba Member
Joined: September 29, 2008 Posts: 1730 Location: Sonoma County
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Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 10:13 am Post subject: |
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Mmm, I like the texture!
Nice job. _________________ 1986 Vanagon Westfalia EJ25
1988 Subaru GL-10 EJ20G --- 2000 Honda XR650L
2010 Titus El Guapo --- 2011 On-One 456 Ti |
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purplepeopleeater Samba Member
Joined: July 23, 2005 Posts: 3117 Location: E. Washington
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Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 10:21 am Post subject: |
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Your bumper has more pockmarks then james woods face does!
But I like, have you done any pulling with the hitch yet?
I lifted my van up in the air with the ones I made, I was kinda scarey but I had no choice...I was glad they held up. |
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joseph928 Samba Member
Joined: September 22, 2011 Posts: 2114 Location: flagstaff az.
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Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 10:23 am Post subject: bumper caps |
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Like the extra bolts good use of the tow hooks,I need to make a pair of them, good work. _________________ 1987 syncro westy tin top sun roof , GW2.3, rear locker, decoupler, Gary Lee tire rack & winch mount, lift, south african grill, big brakes , rhein alloy ,15 BFG AT, Fiamma 10 foot awning ,140 watt rear 85 watt front solar , mppt, truckfridge, automatic fire extinguishing system, tencent oil cooler, And a RMW SS exhaust! - 1971 bug convertible 1776 engine- 2010 Subaru turbo - 1993 Toyota 4x4 truck - 1999 Harley 95 CI, big bore, Andrews cams . Also 80-84- vans. Stock 65 sunroof bug. |
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