Bumper Designs

[rc_cola_j]

Hey all!

 

I just spoke to the local High School shop teacher. His welding class is offering to build me bumpers. All I have to do is supply a design, materials, and some pizza.

 

He seemed to want detailed design drawings.....where might I find some? Do any for you have something I could work from and/or start with?

 

 

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[mjotrainbrain]

I seem to remember seeing that xplorx4 posted plans for his rear bumper at one point.

[tristan1035]

I seem to remember seeing that xplorx4 posted plans for his rear bumper at one point.

I would love to hear about this too @XPLORx4

Edited December 25, 2017 by tristan1035

[Snowboarder12345]

Could you lend them your pathfinder while it was being built? Or at least for them to take measurements?

[XPLORx4]

You know, I didnt ever publish plans for the rear bumper. It was custom built on the truck by a local fab shop. Took a couple of weeks. I worked closely with them on the design as it was being built.

[mjotrainbrain]

You know, I didnt ever publish plans for the rear bumper. It was custom built on the truck by a local fab shop. Took a couple of weeks. I worked closely with them on the design as it was being built.

Ok, then I can't remember who it was, but somebody who's pretty iconic on here published their rear bumper design at one point. I guess that's not exactly helpful...lol

[rc_cola_j]

Could you lend them your pathfinder while it was being built? Or at least for them to take measurements?

Not sure, he said they couldn’t do it until early spring....but I assume I could just park my pathfinder in the shop for the day, I do work at the school.

 

 

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[rc_cola_j]

Ok, then I can't remember who it was, but somebody who's pretty iconic on here published their rear bumper design at one point. I guess that's not exactly helpful...lol

I’d love to see plans for both front and rear bumpers.....I should ask how they want them; I.e. car drawings or something like that.

 

 

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[Snowboarder12345]

You could mock up what you want for bumpers with cardboard too and just hand over all the pieces for them to use as templates. I think it's unlikely anyone will have plans on hand, most people who have built them (myself included) have only made one-offs that were built on the vehicle.

[rc_cola_j]

You could mock up what you want for bumpers with cardboard too and just hand over all the pieces for them to use as templates. I think it's unlikely anyone will have plans on hand, most people who have built them (myself included) have only made one-offs that were built on the vehicle.

Good point, I was hoping though.

 

What good tidbits did you all learn in your bumper builds? Did you have any moments where you realized you should have done something differently?

 

 

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