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Well, my garage is filled with scrap steel, yet again. This time, I'm doing a rear bumper.
The design is pretty basic. Those of you who have seen Fondigley's rear bumper, I'm shooting for something similar, without all of the fancy metalwork. I'm going to clearance the bed, and wrap 2x4x.120 square tubing around it. I will then retrofit my current 2" receiver hitch into the bumper, along with D-rings for shackles....all the while reinforcing and gusseting the crap out of it....of course.
While I kind of kept my slider project to myself...maybe a little stubbornly... I'd like to involve TTORA in a few aspects.
First, I could probably use the help of somebody with a plasma cutter, that can cut a nice clean hole for the receiver. I might also need that to cut apart the hitch to begin with.
Second, I could use the help of somebody to clearance the bed. Preferrably, somebody that has done it before, with good results. I mean, I can hack sheetmetal.....but a hackjob isn't what I'm going for.
And now, I need some ideas for how to tie into the frame, with bolts to make it removable.
This project is in the future, so don't expect to see progress pics for a little bit. I just ordered a body lift that needs to go on first.
The design is pretty basic. Those of you who have seen Fondigley's rear bumper, I'm shooting for something similar, without all of the fancy metalwork. I'm going to clearance the bed, and wrap 2x4x.120 square tubing around it. I will then retrofit my current 2" receiver hitch into the bumper, along with D-rings for shackles....all the while reinforcing and gusseting the crap out of it....of course.
While I kind of kept my slider project to myself...maybe a little stubbornly... I'd like to involve TTORA in a few aspects.
First, I could probably use the help of somebody with a plasma cutter, that can cut a nice clean hole for the receiver. I might also need that to cut apart the hitch to begin with.
Second, I could use the help of somebody to clearance the bed. Preferrably, somebody that has done it before, with good results. I mean, I can hack sheetmetal.....but a hackjob isn't what I'm going for.
And now, I need some ideas for how to tie into the frame, with bolts to make it removable.
This project is in the future, so don't expect to see progress pics for a little bit. I just ordered a body lift that needs to go on first.