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start of the front bumper build.

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start of the front bumper build.

Post by SUZOTA »

this is my old one.
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now hacked off.

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next is to clean the front up and start making the new one. :lol:
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got a bit made today.
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Post by Spike_Sierra »

i would have thought that it would mess up your front end a bit if
even given a small tap, could you sit it away from the bonnet/grill a
little more? looks good tho :armsup:
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looks familar....

they end up strong as though.
if your making it like mine i would recommend you plate inside the ends of the bar. this is the weak point.

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will do that.

the front of the bumper is going right down to the winch yet.
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Post by mud4b »

SUZOTA wrote:will do that.

the front of the bumper is going right down to the winch yet.


thats going to be one huge drop of sheetmetal... looking great bud keep us updated.

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Post by Try_Me »

i fit a 99 rodeo bull bar to mine needs a bit more work but yeh dosent look to bad

will post pics up later

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gonna be fun making it look ok.

i love my plasma cutter, make it up out of card first, then cut it out.

must get on with some more later.
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HERE IS HOW MINE LOOKS SO FAR

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need some advice.
not sure about the middle bit.

any idea's
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Post by sierrajim »

Looks heavy :shock: and American.

So how much body lift do you have in your car? I understand that you have leaves in the front, hence the low front chassis rails, but there is a LOT of room between your rails and body.
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1.5 inches thats all.

its all suspension lift.
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Post by Itsuki Style »

That looks good as, how thick is the steel you used for most of it?
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bootyfab.

needs a dam good grind.
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just done the grinding.
aplied some filler.
ready for sanding back and paining.

its mainly 3mm.
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Looks like my (antique wood fired) BBQ :roll:
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Post by grimbo »

Try_Me wrote:i fit a 99 rodeo bull bar to mine needs a bit more work but yeh dosent look to bad

will post pics up later

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What sort of stuff are you doing with the Vitara Suzota? What were the problems with the old setup? How much weight do you think you have added with the new bumper, as I reckon it is one of those bars that look uber heavy but probably aren't anywhere near as heavy as they look.

Are you tieing the two uprights together somehow?
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Post by Highway-Star »

Yeah, whats the go with the two uprights near the grill? You doing more barwork up there?

Thats one crazy looking vitara, looks like its dropped its bottom jaw!

The lights in the bottom (or is it mid section?) of the bar, are they spot lights? I assume they aren't parkers or indicators.
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Post by suzuki boy »

Can you not mount the winch on top of the bar near the grill some where?

Look awsome with out that box bit hanging down! :twisted:

But if not looks the goods and well done! :cool:
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cant lose the bottom bits as the chassis extensions are down there.

weighs the same as the other bumper

challenge events, need minimum overhang.

spot lights

not sure about the uprights
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Post by Itsuki Style »

thats awsome, good work, i wanna build one like that for my sierra, without a winch bit though.
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