sube101 Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 im builing this bumper out of 7 inch aluminum channel, this is the design so far. im not sure if i like it too much or not. but itll hold a warn winch hidden from sight. itll also have some plating or mesh added to the top to fill in the gap. ill post more pics after i weld her up also on the sides it will have a radius cut to match the wheel cutout ^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tosh Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 looks good. how will that aluminum hold up to getting banged around is my only concern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sube101 Posted September 10, 2012 Author Share Posted September 10, 2012 Well it'll hold up way stronger then stock. It's also strong enough to support the winch I used quarter inch channel. I think it'll be relatively similar to a normal steel bumper once I send it in to be re hardened. Welding it has softened it up a bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obk25xt Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 (edited) Honestly I would go for 4". Just my opinion, but hey, you did ask! I think the 6" looks a lil un-proportionate. $0.02 Spencer Edit: I dunno, looking again, it's not WAY out of proportion. Tough call. It'll look better after you radius the corners etc. I'd still probly wanna do one in 4". Edited September 10, 2012 by obk25xt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sube101 Posted September 10, 2012 Author Share Posted September 10, 2012 It's actually 7 inch. I was thinking the same thing after the material showed up from the truck. It all seemed so right on paper and in planning. But the goal was to be able to fit a winch inside completely hidden and protected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obk25xt Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 It's actually 7 inch. I was thinking the same thing after the material showed up from the truck. It all seemed so right on paper and in planning. But the goal was to be able to fit a winch inside completely hidden and protected. Maybe leave the center section the full 7", and then taper down to 3" or 4" by the time you get around the corner and meet the fender. You'd lose the flange of the channel, but you could always weld a piece in to reinforce the edges that ended up flangeless.... Then you're hiding the winch and streamlining into the body.... Food for thought.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sube101 Posted September 10, 2012 Author Share Posted September 10, 2012 Not sure I follow what you mean. Once I use the full 25 feet of channel I was forced to buy ill be able to redo the bumper and make it better. For now I think it'll be alright Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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