Body Repair and Remove Stock Bumper on my Land Cruiser

The Land Cruiser was in a wreck before I bought it, and now is the time remove that stock bumper and repair the bent metal body parts. We are getting closer to building our own custom bumper with a winch mount.

[@LostandFoundTravel]

Revisiting this vid before I pull off my front bumper and recondition every bit of frame surface I can reach. Amazing how much you've done since this shoot. Bravo brother. Bravo.

[@stevenkeller476]

Nice guitar solo, when you notice how cool it looks with the bumper off.😂 I debated putting the old bumper back on after I pounded it out and painted. Thanks for posting.

[@NigelNaughton]

Looks good. Anytime you are pulling on metal like that and trying to straighten it, give it a couple light wacks with a hammer while under load so it takes the stress out of the metal and it will keep it's shape better and not want to snap back.

[@fabfindr519]

how did you extract those broken off bumper mount bolts?

[@ldooffroad1823]

I honestly don't remember what I did in this situation. I've tackled broken bolts a few different ways: penetrating oil to loosen it up, grab what's left of the shaft with pliers, drill out the shaft and use an extractor, or even drill it out and re-tap the hole.