wrenchMonkey_
Adventurer
Put a good day in on the rear bumper.
The frame at the back tapers inwards and cants inwards about 6 degres. Made for a real PITA while trying to keep the tollerances tight around the mounting plates/rectangle tube. Worst gap I have is 3/16th. No problem for .035
I really need a new bandsaw. I think a 7x12 would work great. I was not able to use the tables clamp vise to hold the material as even with the blade guides backed off fully, it was going to hit before it could make the cut. Not sure how they can claim its 4x6, but I digress. Also, in the back, you can see my new to me Miller 252 with Spoolmate 200 setup and my Hypertherm 45. Found a guy who wanted a dual voltage setup, so he got my 375 Xtreme Plasma, 211 MIG and $500 and I got his 2 year old Miller 252 with dual runner setup, Spoolmate 200 Alu gun, 1 full 125cu ft tank for Argon (handy since my 250cu ft of Argon is on my TIG. With a flip of a switch you can go from MIG to SpoolGun on the 252, no changing hoses or anything. Its sweet) and a like new Hypertham Powermax 45. This thing is a beast. 1/2 like butter and can do 3/4 if needed. Needless to say, I am happy.
At this point I didn't have any bolt holes for the mounts, so I was using Bessey F Clamps to hold it on and try and jig up the height, depth, bolt holes ect. This sucker is heavy and very off balance. Doing the math on the metal, the weight is 75.25 lbs. However, it feels a hell of alot heaver than that.
Got the bolt holes drilled. Used a 1/4 pilot hole then a 9/16 S&D bit which made quick work of the 3/4. The OEM bolts are M12x1.25x40. I'll pick up some 60MM bolts as the 40's are a bit short. They thread to the end of the nut, but I always like a few threads sticking out for peace of mind
Will be keeping it Grade 8.8 or higher.
Tomorrow I'll 45 the ends of the mounting plates, drill the 1 1/8 holes for my bow shackles, cut the cheek plates from 1/4 and TIG weld them on. Fit up the bumper in its final lication then tack that down. I've got some 2in wide 1/4 that I'll cap the ends with. Also going to cut the hole for my receiver, drill the hole for that, cut out the gussets and then after its all tacked up, burn it in. Then is license plate mounting, LED bolts for legality, and might put a flush mount reverse light in if I feel like getting crazy. Also got to rig up something for my 7 pin trailer connector.
The frame at the back tapers inwards and cants inwards about 6 degres. Made for a real PITA while trying to keep the tollerances tight around the mounting plates/rectangle tube. Worst gap I have is 3/16th. No problem for .035
I really need a new bandsaw. I think a 7x12 would work great. I was not able to use the tables clamp vise to hold the material as even with the blade guides backed off fully, it was going to hit before it could make the cut. Not sure how they can claim its 4x6, but I digress. Also, in the back, you can see my new to me Miller 252 with Spoolmate 200 setup and my Hypertherm 45. Found a guy who wanted a dual voltage setup, so he got my 375 Xtreme Plasma, 211 MIG and $500 and I got his 2 year old Miller 252 with dual runner setup, Spoolmate 200 Alu gun, 1 full 125cu ft tank for Argon (handy since my 250cu ft of Argon is on my TIG. With a flip of a switch you can go from MIG to SpoolGun on the 252, no changing hoses or anything. Its sweet) and a like new Hypertham Powermax 45. This thing is a beast. 1/2 like butter and can do 3/4 if needed. Needless to say, I am happy.
At this point I didn't have any bolt holes for the mounts, so I was using Bessey F Clamps to hold it on and try and jig up the height, depth, bolt holes ect. This sucker is heavy and very off balance. Doing the math on the metal, the weight is 75.25 lbs. However, it feels a hell of alot heaver than that.
Got the bolt holes drilled. Used a 1/4 pilot hole then a 9/16 S&D bit which made quick work of the 3/4. The OEM bolts are M12x1.25x40. I'll pick up some 60MM bolts as the 40's are a bit short. They thread to the end of the nut, but I always like a few threads sticking out for peace of mind
Will be keeping it Grade 8.8 or higher.
Tomorrow I'll 45 the ends of the mounting plates, drill the 1 1/8 holes for my bow shackles, cut the cheek plates from 1/4 and TIG weld them on. Fit up the bumper in its final lication then tack that down. I've got some 2in wide 1/4 that I'll cap the ends with. Also going to cut the hole for my receiver, drill the hole for that, cut out the gussets and then after its all tacked up, burn it in. Then is license plate mounting, LED bolts for legality, and might put a flush mount reverse light in if I feel like getting crazy. Also got to rig up something for my 7 pin trailer connector.
