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roof rack The next stage of the build was done in a few all night missions. My buddy "Gerf" came over to help me get cracking on the roof rack. It was getting dark, tons of moisture in the air, and we had material to cut, bend and weld. Once again the DubStep music was brought up to rediculous...

Thank you very much! We did hit the deadline, albiet a close one! I am just lagging on getting the intel down in the forum for ya! I actually had to open my hatch to install mine, then close it. I am not sure that it pulled so much as me making the decision that the little clearance was...

Man you are diving in all at once! I like your style! What did you decide to do for a front bumper and winch mount?

To be honest I am at a loss with what to do for my next few posts. From this stage of the build on, it was a whirlwind of work performed by myself and a good friend of mine, "Gerf". It was coming up on the time we were meant to leave for the Overland Expo, and I still hadn't made a roof rack...

The tire carrier! I decided to mount the bumper back on the Jeep to see how it looked, make sure it still fit, and also to build the tire carrier. The vehicle is sitting very high at the moment, but here is what it looks like from the side. Will look better once the vehicle is at loaded ride...

Hi Ted! I appreciate the insight, and can forsee potential drama if I make harsh contact with the earth. I tried to leave just under 1/2" clearance between the bumper and tail lights. I can already forsee issues with the gate, and will likely make a fairly significant change on the dimensions if...

Not sure how to respond to that, I kinda feel guilty now :) It is a hard vehicle to build a rear bumper for. Now that it is done, I am very relieved! I stressed over the design and style for weeks leading up to cutting patterns LOL Thank you! Now I just need some axles to match the lug...

Very cool man..... I love the cherokee, grand and classic! Your rig has a cool start, I really like the JK wheels too :)

The tire carrier! This is actually unchartered territory for me. I have built many many tire cxarriers for race vehicles/4 wheelers that are static, but never on that swings open. As expressed earlier in the thread I secured some components from Poison Spyder to get the job done. While I was...

Rear Bumper Build process The welding process on the rear bumper was pretty straight forward. I followed the same theory as when I welded the front bumper by stitching a few inches from opposite ends of the bumper as I went. The only problem with doing this is the starts and stops . Generally...

Excellent! I was only looking for Silver bars, but gold is even better :)

That's really cool you cut off the receiver tube and added it flush with cross tube. That was my original thought on how to do it! I decided I wanted to go as high as possible, and thought inside the frame was the way to go. I'll let you know how it holds up over time. If you do have to remove...

Rear Bumper Build process The next step was to add the rear plate. Due to the length of it, it too was bent a little. Not as much as the top plate, but still bent. I decided to clamp this one up as well for the tack welding process. It would likely result in a much more even and square bumper...

HAHA! I didn't know we were racing!! Rain...? What's that? Man, it never rains in San Diego :) I thought about attaching it to the hitch, but I was afraid it was going to hang down too far. You should post up some pics! And yes, Custom requires a significant amount of resources, even if it isn't...

Rear Bumper Build process The start of the rear bumper didnt go as smooth as I had hoped. Like all things in life, when you are flowing really well, you get lazy and make assumptions. Well I assumed that because almost every pattern on the front bumper was perfect, then the rear would be the...

HAHA, thanks Rodney! For the record, I don't accept dead presidents, I get paid in silver ounces. Proper Troy ounces only :) Oh ya, a proper bumper keeps the body shop away. Good investments! Ha! Thanks for the kind words.....hmmmmmm, get your silver rounds and bars together :) I really like...

I wanted to do something different with the squared tubes. I lined them up with the 2nd bar each side of the grill, trying to avoid air blockage. Learning to weld is worth every minute. I didn't save a lot of money building my own stuff, maybe even lost money after you add the time into it...

I love the lines of the WJ. Yours looks so clean! Can't wait to see what you do with it :)

The front bumper Grill guard I spent quite a bit of time messing around with different grill guard designs for this bumper. I had quite a few different tubes that were already bent at different angles to hang off the blade to imagine how it could look. In the end I decided to employ some...

I very much appreciate your compliment. Building a bumper like this is very rewarding. However, it is far from cost effective!