It has been a long time since if have done an update so this is going.
I have been focusing the most of my efforts on fabrication items on the frame. I want to get as much fabrication done so that I can start running new lines after the frame is painted.
I pulled the old shock mounts off to finds that they were caked full of mud and there was some corrosion on the frame. I reinforced with 1/4” plate. I will be installing shock hoops so I’m not worried about loosing the mounting point.
Next, I have been working on the winch bumper. I did my research and found that an XJ bumper mounting is only a 1/2” narrower than out frames. I cut out some brackets welded it to the frame, and thickened the brackets to make up for the difference in widths. And with some slight modifications to the bumper bracket I think it fits pretty well. Bumper is the DIY Stump bumper from Dirtbound Offroad.
I think it fits pretty well.
After some discussion with [mention]melford72 [/mention] we both agreed that the bumper looked a little narrow and it needed to be widened. We landed on utilizing the outer of the 3 piece bumper. Melford being a photoshop wiz came up up with this mock up. What do you guys think?
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