3" Body Lift Envoy Front Bumper

Bartonmd

Original poster
Member
Nov 20, 2011
545
Got started on Regulator's front bumper, today...

IMAG0624.jpg


IMAG0656.jpg


IMAG0657.jpg
 

Regulator

Member
Nov 20, 2011
2,496
Really coming along nicely Mike. Thanks a bunch for your hard work!!!
 

Bartonmd

Original poster
Member
Nov 20, 2011
545
Thanks for the help, too, Matt!

It's really turning out better than I could have expected! That picture was 7 hours from when they showed up and I had a little bit of an idea what I was going to do. We made the upper and lower mounts, then I sat there and stared at it, then made a cardboard piece, then made a metal piece and tacked it on, then stared at it some more, and did it all over again, and so on... The bottom of it is 1/2" out from the frame, and the top is like 1.5" out from the bottom of the grill. He's getting shackle mounts and a 2" receiver, as well as a full tube brush guard.

Mike
 

Bartonmd

Original poster
Member
Nov 20, 2011
545
Got the welded/ground bumper on and did the tube yesterday.

IMAG0993-1.jpg


IMAG1000-1.jpg


IMAG1002-1.jpg



Got 'er done and painted up last night, then mounted and got them headed back home by noon, today.

IMAG1006-1.jpg


IMAG1009-1.jpg
 

HARDTRAILZ

Moderator
Nov 18, 2011
49,665
Nice work
 

Regulator

Member
Nov 20, 2011
2,496
I got my new bumper mounted and the lights wired up. I have to say it is simply amazing!!!

Here is Mike bending the tube for the brush guard.

2012-03-17151451.jpg


Getting it mounted on the truck.

2012-03-18103551.jpg


Here are the lights mounted up and wire run. Yes, the wire runs into the brush guard tubes and down either side into the back side of the bumper. From there it is in wire loom and into my existing wiring.

2012-03-18195445.jpg


Finished product

2012-03-18195433.jpg


I am pretty sure I will be able to see in the dark.

2012-03-18195349.jpg
 

Regulator

Member
Nov 20, 2011
2,496
djthumper said:
Looks great! Nice job as always Mike!

He truly is a magician with metal!!! The pictures don't do this bumper justice. The curve on the top of the bumper is just that, curved. Pretty impressive to do given the fact that this was all flat sheet metal welded together in individual pieces.
 

Bartonmd

Original poster
Member
Nov 20, 2011
545
Regulator said:
He truly is a magician with metal!!! The pictures don't do this bumper justice. The curve on the top of the bumper is just that, curved. Pretty impressive to do given the fact that this was all flat sheet metal welded together in individual pieces.

Thanks, Matt!

I didn't like the way the larger inside angle hit so sharp, so I stacked up some welds and blended them all together for a much larger radius. For these, I pushed the gun, instead of pulling it, so the welds were flatter and easier to blend into a larger, smoother radius with fewer beads.

IMAG0994-1.jpg
 

v7guy

Member
Dec 4, 2011
298
curves on a bumper?!?!?! that's not manly at all, it's gotta be hard sharp lines everywhere... jesus.




















looks damn fine sir. :thumbsup:
 

leffty

Member
Mar 10, 2012
11
Regulator, That bumper looks so good on your rig. That's a really sweet looking ride.

Bartonmd, Nice design. so clean sleek but at the same time very tough looking.

Nice job to both of you.
 

Bartonmd

Original poster
Member
Nov 20, 2011
545
leffty said:
Regulator, That bumper looks so good on your rig. That's a really sweet looking ride.

Bartonmd, Nice design. so clean sleek but at the same time very tough looking.

Nice job to both of you.

Thanks! I really like it, as well!

Mike
 

Forum Statistics

Threads
23,271
Posts
637,476
Members
18,472
Latest member
MissCrutcher

Members Online