Front bumper build. Step by step guide...

[krl81]

It's looking guuuuuud! and I eventually found out why you wrote "ut" on the outside of some plates.

 

[boo471]

It's looking guuuuuud! and I eventually found out why you wrote "ut" on the outside of some plates.

Tjenare.

Yeah I threw in some Swedish to confuse the Americans


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[krl81]

It's good with a little mindf**k to keep them on their toes. :-D
So where in Sweden are you from if you don't mind me asking?

 

[boo471]

It's good with a little mindf**k to keep them on their toes. :-D
So where in Sweden are you from if you don't mind me asking?

I'm from Tjörn. But currently living in North Carolina.


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[Toyotero]

Marten,

Fantastic write up. This kind of thread is great for, as you said, showing people that anyone can do this kind of stuff in their garage with relatively basic tools and skills and perseverance.

And the bumper looks great too, it fits the style of the vehicle excellently.

 

[krl81]

Aha! I lived in strömstad before I moved to Uppsala.

 

[Raul B]

Great build. I'm going to do something similar with my truck.

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[Ovis Canis]

That's a great looking bumper. It's got me rethinking a plate bumper instead of a tube. I really didn't think it could be done with out some of the fancier tools. How much do you think it weighs and could you go with thinner plating and still get enough rigidity?

 

[Herbie]

I just read the whole thread (discovered via "New Posts"). Awesome. I think he said it was ~110lbs.

 

[boo471]

Yep I thinks it's around 110lbs. Sure you can do a lot of the areas in thinner material. This was the steel I decided on. It's strong enough to take a pretty bad beetling.


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[Slipstream]

Great job man. Did you happen to weigh the bumper once you were finished?

 

[Anthony24x]

Man oh man, op should change his title to 110# front bumper build step by step

 

[T-FAST]

Its a million dollar question lol

 

[nga-fjc]

I don't suppose you saved your cardboard pattern cutouts? Would love to have a cut list for all the steel plate. Awesome work. Inspires me to build my own.

 

[Noxious007]

Nice work!