TrailChaser Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 I've been wanting to get this project started for some time now. the main problem I'm having is deciding what metal to use, and what design I want to go with. I weld for a living so the actual building of the bumper is the easy part. I can get just about any kind of metal from work for free, or at cost if I have to cut into new stock. I'm building this back bumper first. Then I plan on building a front bumper/brushgaurd to match or at least be a similar style. If you where a welder or had access to free or really cheap metal and welding supplies what would you build for your Pathfinder? So far I haven't made very many things. I get what's left over after I eat on my hour lunch break to do whatever I want in the shop. That's about 40mins a day, 5 days a week. I've made a "bigger than you can buy" rear hiddin hitch carrier that would normally sell for $60 to $150, and I got bored one day and made a "4x4" symbol to cover the hole in that hitch while nothing is attached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrailChaser Posted July 15, 2004 Author Share Posted July 15, 2004 Sorry about messing up the voting part, I don't know what happened... Anyway, if you could just write it in a reply that would be great. Here's a few pics so you can what I was talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TrailChaser Posted July 15, 2004 Author Share Posted July 15, 2004 Here's a pic of the carrier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatterHorn Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 well ... in my case I decided to go with 2" schedule 40 round tubing for my sliders ... the biggest reason for this was because the amount of surface area a round pipe actually strikes with a rock versus using square tubing is signifigantly less, thus making it easier to "slide" off of obstacles ... so from there I decided that since my sliders were round tubing, I wanted my front and rear bumpers to match ... I haven't done the rear yet... but I think that it was a wise choice to go with all round tubing in my case ... the only real downside to using it is that it is more expensive than sqaure tubing ... but seeing as you are a welder, you probably have a good resource to get steel at near stock value or better like I did ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrailChaser Posted July 15, 2004 Author Share Posted July 15, 2004 That is a very good point MatterHorn. I had not considered that at all. I was only thinking about looks. I just figured whatever I used was going to be plenty strong enough, but didn't consider the surface area difference for when I get hung up. I was originally thinking of using 1"x2" tubing for rocker panel protection, and just making it flush with the body, or making some kind of step out of it. I like the 2" pipe all round ideal, but I'd have to go with bigger 2 3/8" pipe because thats what we have an abundunce of at work. I can use all that stuff I want. The only drawback to using pipes instead of square tubing is that I plan on using the back bumper as an air tank, and I think the tubing would probably have a few more square inches of room inside. If I do use pipes I'm going to stack 2 or 3 and connect them together by using really small pieces of pipe cut to fit in between them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 I fixed the poll and added an option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrailChaser Posted July 16, 2004 Author Share Posted July 16, 2004 I fixed the poll and added an option. Very cool Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrailChaser Posted July 16, 2004 Author Share Posted July 16, 2004 I wasn't familiar with the added option so I did a google seach... The picture at the bottom of the page is a TJM Rear Bumper... The SALE price on that thing is $845.05 Could you imagine paying that much for a rear bumper... That one's for a Toy Land Cruiser... I bet the guy with the 600hp "Bimmer" would buy one for his H2 in a heartbeat... sly bumper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdub Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 If you have access to AutoCAD I can email you a few bumpers that I have drawn up. They aren't to scale, because I am too lazy to go out and measure my Pathy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrailChaser Posted July 20, 2004 Author Share Posted July 20, 2004 I wish I still worked at my last job. We had a drafting dept.,with one. But now I sadly have no access. Thanks for the offer tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SnoViking Posted July 22, 2004 Share Posted July 22, 2004 Does anyone know who owns the truck with the 2nd bumper in it? (the one with the warn winch and trimmed fenders?) and if not where they got it if it isnt custom? that bumper kicks hiney and I want one. Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87pathy Posted July 22, 2004 Share Posted July 22, 2004 If you have access to AutoCAD I can email you a few bumpers that I have drawn up. They aren't to scale, because I am too lazy to go out and measure my Pathy. Ok, bring it on, Hell i'll scale it for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdub Posted July 22, 2004 Share Posted July 22, 2004 Well, send me a PM with your email and they will be on the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mookie Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 Does anyone know who owns the truck with the 2nd bumper in it? (the one with the warn winch and trimmed fenders?) and if not where they got it if it isnt custom? that bumper kicks hiney and I want one. Pat I don't know his name, but he has a post on the AC board a few years back when he built it. I think he also built a custom rear one too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 i want one like mookies but the whole daily driver thing - cops would be all over it next would be arb steel winch bar then a custon tube bar like the second photo, without the poxy lookn skid plate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Geologist Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 Those ARB winch bumpers are cool...but expensive. Grad school is expensive too. It'll just have to wait. and wait. and wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaritimeMan Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 I have been a fan of the ARB's since day one. But thier price is a bit spendy. The next big project is to design, assemble/ build one, similar style. Any ideas would be great, as they always help. The jig is almost ready, materials are availible, welder is ready to go. M.M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n0cturne74 Posted August 16, 2004 Share Posted August 16, 2004 I'm also a fan of the ARB style and would like to fabricate a rear and front bumper and maybe snaz it up with a bit of diamond plate...i'm a sucker for that stuff I've already gone through 2 of the stock front "tin-foil" bumpers from a couple deer fiascos and have a feeling that my brushguard is gonna suffer the same fate on the next one...so it'd be nice to have some heavy duty deer splattering protection without the heavy duty price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 2. who stole my pathy and put that bumper on? it's bad assssssssss :bow: :bow: unfortunately when i woke up the bumper was gone...... musta been someone elses pathy then :sniff: i like square tubing.. just because our trucks are kind of square and i like the look of it.. BUT... depending on design this may not be a wise option as square tubing is harder to work with/bend...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spolar93 Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 look at my sig for the one i made. i'm planning on making a rear bumper of siniliar lines with an inegrated hitch out of 6" c-channel. i have it all drawn up, but its on the computer at school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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