Non-winch bumper modified... winch mounted.

[off-roader]

:wings:After a long, long wait, I was finally able to get my bumper modified and my Milemarker SEC 12 winch mounted...

Before (Gold vehicle):


I used a section of 2x8" C-channel steel. The wide section is 1/4" thick and the corners start at 1/2-5/8" and taper down to 1/4" at the ends.:Wow1:

Here's my buddy Mike, cleaning up the surface a bit more prior to welding. He's a former Navy welder and is certified for most types of welding including underwater and high pressure vessel welding.


Mike tacking the first of 4 1/4" thick reinforcement triangles in place.


All 4 triangles tacked into place...


Welding done, bumper painted...



The winch tray ready for the winch...


Winch installed:


Next step, swapping out the steel winch line for the synthetic... :ylsmoke:

 

[RU55ELL]

That turned out looking really good!

 

[Mad Matt]

Very nice!

 

[fatrat]

That turned out sweet!

 

[Startliving]

Hey man! I just saw your rig and Im loving what you did with it, Im looking into getting my first overland rig next month, and Im currently debating between a Montero Second Gen, an Xterra first Gen and a Jeep XJ. Im really favoring the Montero, I like thi looks and I can fit 33s without any other mods, as well as the option for the LSD, the only thing stopping me is the lack of off road bumpers, so when I saw what you did, I was pretty excited, just got a bit of question, aprox. how much did it cost you to fit those bumpers?

 

[JohnnyBfromPeoria]

I love that bumper and the non-traditional color; looks like it's reinforced really well. Question: Why did you decide to mount the winch up so high? Isn't the "stock" position down between the frame rails? Or am I just looking at it too quickly?

John B.

 

[Toasty]

Is this prep for the Sierra Challenge this year Ray?

 

[PA_JERO]

This was him preparing 6 years ago dude. He's still preparing.