How to Build a Front Bumper
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ย. 2018
- Join Greg and I as we design and fabricate a custom front winch bumper for the Green Machine. In this video we'll show you some of the process Greg goes through while building custom bumpers at his shop Rock and Road Performance and a few pointers that might help you with your projects at home! - Tim
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what is matt doing there?
😅
We went to the Rubicon the next day. He flew out for that trip.
awesome!!
He is a NINJA!!! HAHA!!
we all know!
Matt has Bleepin super powers!!
Outstanding! Your welds look exactly like the ones that I can't do. I have to do a LOT more sanding.
From scratch, lol. Try that with a 4 1/2 cut off wheel and a cardboard template. That is what I would say from scratch is. Not all of us have access to auto cad and cnc plasma cutters.
Tip, for building plate bumpers get a metal saw that uses a carbide blade eastwood sells one for 80 bucks and it cuts through plate faster and cleaner than a grinder
What im going for my WJ!
pretty much what I did. Didn't even use a cardboard template.
@@brianpardee1281 to use on ? Grinder ? Jigg ?
@@ln5536 its, its own tool it uses carbide blades If you go on eastwood and look under metal fab its easy to find it looks somewhat like a mini skill saw with a grinder handle
So clean! I loved watching the process from CAD to cut to weld. Great work Tim! My buddy recently purchased a small CNC plasma table and we have been messing around with bumper ideas for XJs and TJs. I love what you ended up with, thanks for the inspiration !
Pretty cool that you're able to use a shop like them to help build products like that. Not everyone will have access to that of course. Great looking bumper and shackles!
It's a tremendous opportunity that I don't take for granted. Thanks!
Cherokee nation 😝 love your videos. Thank god their are people in this world that fix up Cherokees over wranglers. Dollar for dollar can’t beat them
Finally, someone puts a hood over the camera while filming welding. Thank you kind sir.
Also - beautiful bumper. And jeep. Love it man!
I'll do more of that in the future! Thanks
If you don’t and weld too close it will ruin the filter on your lens ask me how I know
Done it myself... Those weld berries sure stick to glass good!
BleepinJeep luckily I had an ND filter on it saved the lens but filter was junk
i learn a lot and will apply these newly acquired knowledge to my own rig soon enough, thank you all
Quality work! Those welds are beautiful. Thanks for another great video.
Beautiful work Tim!
Great vid. I’m getting really good advice for my project. Thanks guys.👍👍🇨🇦
Awesome Bumper Dude!!! GREAT VIDEO... 👍👍👍 I wish I had the ability to design and build a bumper like that!! Those Wells were super clean!
Bleepin Rose I agree and I wish I could weld half that good
Its really not that hard. All ya gotta so is whip it. Have setting adjusted correctly.. looks like your stacking times everytime
Great project and nice work Tim.
Beautiful work & great tips!
Yeah man, that came out sweet!
As usually, good video. No not every one has a plasma table or a CAD program. But the concept and basics still apply. I really liked the skinning with 1/8 on the non structural areas. I am going to build a bumper in the next month or so and I had not thought about that. The 1/8 material gives me something to think about.
Thank you for teaching your techniques. Wonderful.
Wicked sharp work there Tim
Sweet I’m building my bumper over the winter this year and I wasn’t sure of the style this one looks good and looks like it will go well with my gmc
That's a nice bumper. Millertime!
Very nice project. You're gonna love the WARN.ZEON! 😊✌ Thank you for sharing 🏆👍🌟
Attention to DETAIL sets any project apart from the rest. Nicely Done and great instructions.
I'm surprised and pleased with the 3/16" winch plate and side plates. Thanks for the tip. That saves a lot of weight over 1/4" that most use.
That's great work!!!
Canada here...sweet!
Nice job the bumper looks sweeet
that welder can stack dimes for sure! thats what a bead is suppose to look like.
OH man would love a winch bumper like that
Great looking bumper and amazing looking jeep
Thank you!
Now that is fine work
Thank you! Came out great.
Awesome video, great tips, keep up the good vids!
Great video mate 👊🏻😊👍🏻
WOW they took care of you in Loomis! First class Design & fabrication with internal gussets and heat management during the fab! I wish more people would engineer with 1/8" and 3/16" plate rather then the 1/4" assemblies that quickly transform a 4-1/2" lift to a 3-1/2"tire rubber
Looks good
I've been into desert trucks since I was a teenager and can build a tube bumper no problem, but it's awesome to see how this style of bumper is built! And to know the thickness, too. Would've figured Jeep guys use 3/16 and 1/4, but good to know 1/8 is plenty. I've been wanting to build this style bumper for my Subaru so that's definitely encouraging. Thanks for posting!
Right on
Great video
I use that miller digital elite at work. That things a game changer if you're used to "green screen" auto darkening helmets
Learning a lot from this video. Want put a new bumper front and back on my Chevy S-10. Front will get a winch.
Nice Fab work..
Good job
those welds were beautiful, I would have proudly painted over the top of them and left them for everyone to see
9:09 classic jeep picture with the note under the wiper
Yep!... Done that more than once... with more than one Jeep.
T-Dawg it's awesome to see more videos.
T-Dawg.... Dang. Thanks!
That is s sweet bumper
I’d purchase that Jeep just for the bumper.
Wow!!!!
Nice bumper
You need to put these plans out for people. Either pay or for free. Cause that's a sexy bumper. How thick would it have to be for Stainless Steel for the same strength? Living in New England rust is a constant enemy of all cars.
SS is strong stuff but I would use the same thicknesses mention in the vid if I were to build one out of SS. You could also use aluminum, in which case I'd use 3/8" for the winch area but realistically regular mild steel like we used should hold up just fine with a proper powder coating and it's the cheaper option of the 3!
BleepinJeep I just ran it by my co-worker, who also has a SS custom fab shop, he watched the vid and with his plasma table could make it, but the material cost would cost 4x the amount.
It would also weigh a lot more. SS is heavy as shit
Or just get an imagination and build your own. If you can think it you can build it.. Unless your just a hack fabricator.
Loved watching the fab work. Would of been cool to see some how you guys planed it out. Figured out angles and what should go where. Like that inner radius that fallows under the grill. I’m curious to how you guys figured that out and plotted it in cad
I'll keep your comments in mind for future videos with Rock and Road. Thanks!
art!
When I see this voice over stuff it reminds me of that mxc show that used to be on spike. You have the best jeep of the group though. Not overdone but built strong and clean.
That was my goal from the get go and will continue to be the plan. Much appreciated! I'll do better with the voice-overs...
Speedglass hoods rock!
I loved the design, is it possible to get the plans? Or CAD file?
thumbs up Matt
I would totally buy a bumper like that
Nice job Tim.I would love to see that rear bumper with tire carrier build.I was thinking of doing that myself.Curious to see how you would build it.
RuffStuff has a bunch of great builder parts. I would likely use their tire carrier spindle. It's slick, simple and beefy!
Number 3!
Man I hope we are going to get a hydro steer movie or two please!!!
It'll be a picture vid and me explaining what we did. I didn't film it. Pieced it all together and it was under $200 including a $40 cooler.
best xj out there
The bumper on my jeep was probably my favorite project Ive done. Killed a part of my soul when I sold it with my XJ.
Bummer man! We've all sold rigs with parts we regret getting rid of.
That millernatic 212 autoset is the same machine we used in the welding shop at school!
It's a great machine!
Certainly did the trick for us to do our 20 and 22 guage welding tests
More like “how to pay someone else to build a bumper for you “
Sweet now all I need is a cad program and years learning how to use it
Tim, if you get the money or time, i would totally love to see an ls of some sort in the jeep
Me too :)
How to build.... if you have a CNC plasma cutter and a huge metal shop at your finger tips. To me a how to would be making it with stuff most people have available to them at home or at a friends house.
Understandable, but this is how we did it since these tools are at hand. Tips shared in this video are applicable to any fab project. I might build a rear bumper with a swing out tire carrier. I'll keep your comments in mind. Thanks.
yeah its certainly not a how to video but you can still figure out how to make a similar bumper with just and angle grinder, drill and welder, measuring stuff out and making a profile on the steel in sharpie or with a scribe and cutting it out with a zip wheel
Andrew Browner Like using cardboard for the CAD
Still CAD.
Cardboard Aided Design
CAD is CAD! Lol
Good Project!!! How can I get the plans of that bumper?
Hey I love the video awesome build. Another well thought out project good job. I'm hoping to be using my "CAD" cardboard assisted design and plasma soon to build a bumper. Great job. Hey I must have missed it what tires, tire size and wheels are you running. Also do you have wheel spacers
Never mind I found the video that tells all that.
Now that's sweet. 😎
But MacGyver can build a bumper with a ballpoint-pen, 100 quarters, a steam locomotive, duck sauce, his elderly neighbor and a can of spar urethane.
Thumbs up
Looks just like my 95 Green Machine but its all stock except I had to put 235/75/15's cause 225 is hard to find!
What fenders are those? Is there plans for this bumper I really like it.
Hey which plasma cutter is that? And what is the SW used for design? Thanks!
Step 1: Spend $10k on pro fabrication computer and auto plasma cutter.
Simple!!!
What grit flap disc and what grit on the sander?
Only asking because I really don’t know anything about paint or powder coat. Did you have to grind the welds because you wanted to powder coat the bumper? If so then what does leaving the welds do to the powder coat process? Or was it just for personal preference and you didn’t want the welds to be seen?
Dude. That bumper is sexy. Excellent work.
Can you share what are your miller welder settings wire? Volts? Thanks also can rock and road sell this a diy weld bumper? Thanks
Get in touch with Greg. There's a link to Rock and Road's website in the video description. You can find his contact info there! As far as settings... I changed them numerous times depending on the type of weld. I welded the outside at 17.Something volts and don't recall the wire speed. In general Miller's auto set feature works really good on my 215, however I find the wire speed can always be turned down compared to the auto set and weld chart settings for how I like to weld. Stay tuned for future vids and I'll try to discuss this more on video.
Good looking bumper! Do you have a build thread somewhere? I’d like to know more about the fender flairs and front/rear axle as well as the suspension.
On our TH-cam page under playlists look for "Project Green Machine" I have a whole video series explaining everything done on this Jeep. Thanks!
Excellent! I looked last night but I must not have went back far enough. Thanks
Where can I get those fender flares?
Good vid, although having all the tools to accomplish the task, i would say ur ahead of the game! But the bumper looks awesome! Nice job, thx for Sharing 👍
Hey Tim. I have 2\3 of a sheet of 1\4 inch plate. Would it be too heavy to make a rear bumper from?
If you want to add a bunch of weight to the rear it could be great! Also depends on how much protection you want. Personally I'd use 3/16 for an entire rear bumper but if you already have the 1/4....
How much is the new front bumper weight with and without winch? Just wondering.
What kind of steel are you using?
Regular mild steel, but it is pickled and oiled. It's called HRPO. It's mild steel that goes through an acid bath (referred to as pickling) which removes the mill scale that forms on all hot rolled steel. It's then lightly oiled to prevent rust. It's ideal for machining or plasma cutting or any other cnc cutting process and it only costs a few bucks more than your normal hot rolled stuff. Much cleaner to work with!
Must be nice to have all the equipment and the technology on computer, trying to make on with just a mig welder and a small grinder
dust mask is a good investment
Dang guys ! I’ll take a bumper just like that for my XJ 2 door ! I’m down !!! I can weld it up here at home !
Get in touch with Greg. Maybe he can send you the parts! Link to his website in the description.
What program do you use to create the sketch?
Is this strong enough to hold your truck on the winch?
Very nice work and good looking bumper. One thing though you really need to get some goggles that seal around the eyes when using that angle grinder. Look at your video 14.50 to 14.59 that steel dust and bits of steel is going right at your eyes. Could cause blindness if you don't be careful A dust mask also, will help your lungs. Sorry but you really need to
protect yourself.
I would pay for a flat-pack version that I can weld up myself, hopefully the cad file was saved and this could be a future thing?
Files saved for sure! Contact Greg at Rock and Road. Link to his website in the video description. He can give you info on that.
Greg, nice job!!! Would you be interested in making a bumper like that for a 2014 Silverado?
Negative ghostrider
Sweet! now i just need to go buy a cnc plasma cutter! honestly though you could, with a lot more time effort and cutoff disks, cut these yourself and hope welding/grinding will clean up the edges
If you're good at the finishing work you really can polish a turd!
I used a metal cutting circular saw to cut plate into the shapes needed and then mig welded them. Used a hand held belt sander to get a nice radius edge.
Did you lay a bead on both sides of the interior stabilizer struts or just on one side? What is the "typical" practice with doing that?
It depends on the application. If it were thicker material and on something structural like a building or a base gusset on a metal billboard leg for example you'd just about always weld on both sides. In this case my internal gussets or ribs are only 1/8" and I felt it was completely adequate to weld only one side top and bottom.
cool! thanks for the response. Always appreciate the videos.
Hey guys I need a little help. Recently I hit a deer at 70mph taking out the entire drivers side grill, header panel, fender, the works including radiator and power steering pump and electric fan. I have located all parts I need to repair the 2001 xj except for 2. I can't find these two parts listed anywhere on any parts list. These two parts are located behind the header panel on both the drivers and passenger side and are what the fender bolt to. The second part is located right below that and is kind of an x shaped bracket. Any ideas?
I'd recommend finding a Pull-A-Park or Pick N Pull or similar junk yard near you. Look for a 97-01 XJ and take it apart, collecting the parts you need. Good luck!
Or you could drop it by a shop for a full repair estimate. All parts will be listed one by one. Personally, I would try the part yard route first.
What kind of CAD program do you use?
Bend Tech
Hi!!!!!! tell me please what program are you modeling bumper?
autodesk fusion 360
Nice work but who has a CAD, robotic cutting machine, etc?
I like the design but think it is a bit narrow in size from the sides to fenders and front as well. Why not aluminum for a custom bumper keep the front end lighter?
How much do you charge for a bumper? I have a 1995 FORD Bronco
So the welds were all mig?
Yep! Every weld seen in this video are mig welds from both Miller welders featured in the vid.
Any way I can get the dxf so I can make my own bumper. I’m willing to pay for it. Of put on grabcad
Probably! Get in touch with Greg. Link to his website is in the vid description.