lightfighter21
New member
All your post does is make me pissed off I sent my dad's 89 3/4 ton to the scrap yard... his was in better condition from the beginning of your post... ARGH! (Nice truck!)
'89 GMC Suburban restoration/build up project.
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ADVW/Liam
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Just read this entire build thread, and I love these old Suburbans! Great ideas (CAD) for building a rear bumper for my Tacoma, as I cant justify spending the $1800.00 on a CBI bumper. I already spent big money on the ARB for the front, and I just dont want to do that on the back. I was quite pleased to see that you went with the Bilstien shocks, that was a great choice! Awesome build!
Rick
Rick
dieselfuel
Adventurer
Thanks!
What a shame... I'd have a fleet of these things if I had the space for it.
I hear you, I didn't want to spend that kind of money on bumpers either. Especially when nothing on the market really fit the picture I had in my head of what I wanted my truck to look like. Go to Lowes or Home Depot, ask for a refrigerator box and start drawing. It took me a couple weeks to design each bumper but in the end I got something no one else has.
ADVW/Liam
Adventurer
refrigerator box
That's a great idea... I was wondering where I could get the boxes from. I've been doing the CAD thing with poster board, but that's a little too small for a bumper. Looks like I'll be visiting McMaster-Carr for some latches, and materials to build a hinge. If I keep putting it off, it'll never happen.
Rick
That's a great idea... I was wondering where I could get the boxes from. I've been doing the CAD thing with poster board, but that's a little too small for a bumper. Looks like I'll be visiting McMaster-Carr for some latches, and materials to build a hinge. If I keep putting it off, it'll never happen.
Rick
dieselfuel
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dieselfuel
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chilliwak
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Thats a very clean and sleek looking bumper Diesel. I was just wondering if you might want to make some tubing that goes all the way up and follows the line of the fenders and hood to protect them from any trail damage. The front rake on the center tubing looks good. Just dont hit any cars when you are parallel parking....:ylsmoke:
Bojak
Adventurer
Yep, bout' right. Larger diameter and you are gold. Don't forget light mount tabs. When I was mocking up one very similar I kept getting very frustrated about how the tube would cush at the inside of the bend. I triead several ways of bending it but couldn't loose the flat spot inside the corner. I hope you have better luck.
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dieselfuel
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Very well put. I've been thinking the same today. The longer I look at it, the more I like it. I'm gonna work on the winch cradle tomorrow.
What kind of bender were you using? My friend has a hydraulic JD2 that we used on the sliders and it worked just as it should.
I like the idea of two other tubes that follow the lines of the fenders and join up with that forward leaning tube you have mocked up now, I think it would look great. I am prone to more protection on the front end after hitting a deer 6 years ago at only 30 mph in an old Dakota I had, they wreak havoc on grills, radiators, and hoods. I do think they would also help with some tree branch trail protection. If you had a tube on each side come up and then bend at 90 degrees, using the same radius, then just turn the tubes so they are not parallel with the front of the grill, but meet up with the angle tube.
Rockhounder
Explorer
Or you can forget all those mild suggestions and go stupid hardcore :elkgrin:
(On an 88 4x4 1500)
(On an 88 4x4 1500)
dieselfuel
Adventurer
I've thought a lot about that, I like the idea of having protection up front. I'll leave it alone until I figure out what I want. I really want it to look right.
Not sure I'm going to go that far, haha! What's that bumper weigh?