Mounting Base for - Bumper / shackles / Hilift / skid

kjhawaii · **Posted:** Wed Sep 27, 2006 6:45 pm

Hi All - Well it took some time but the bumper "mounting base" is completed and installed. I will be putting the whole jeep back togather later today (baby sitting my 2yo son). Here are some pics. You can see all the pics at

http://www.big808.com/coppermine/
the site needs work but its a start

Went from 6 standard stock size bolts to 4 - 1/2" grade 8s with top plate

the bolt will hold the actual bumper, the hole will hold the changable shackle/hitch. Im thinking of using the smaller size hitch reciever built into the bumper. Hard to explain.

Prepped the uni frame with spray rustolium

I figure this the plate as a huge washer it will not pull out of the thin uni frame

Now I can start working on a bumper thats easilly removable. I may cut the whole bottom of the plastic factory bumper off. Not quite sure yet - More ispiration from then Prerunner style bumper ORM.

Auggy, Rocky and all thanks for looking and commenting. I love doing this stuff, Im just slow tring to get it right by myself. Was a auto mechanic for a few years but Never done this stuff b4.

Calvin56 · **Joined:** Fri Jul 08, 2005 1:59 am **Posts:** 345

Looks nice- good work!

JJsTJ · **Posted:** Wed Sep 27, 2006 7:33 pm

Coming along nicely and looks Beefy. Looking forward to the finished product.

kjhawaii · **Posted:** Thu Sep 28, 2006 4:37 am

Note to self - toe in seems open since drop

So its back togather, better then ever. Painted and Sealed, bolted on good with locktight. Finally put the fender liners in. (Not a good idea to leave them out, puts mud in hard to get out of spots (rust will come is my guess).

Actually pulled (not that bad (10 bolts) since I had all the plastic off) the metal painted fender off (dents ok large dings) and a friend of mine Larry saw a guy do it and we unbeliveably got them 90% out, so its $600-1000 body shop, $450 prepainted fender to Hawaii, or put the jeep on jacks, rip it apart myself, add a good friend and a 12 pack later we got it (Good enough for the girls I go out with).

Since a picture is worth 1000 words, heres a few thousand....KjHawaii

dog_party · **Posted:** Thu Sep 28, 2006 10:02 am

That looks like it's coming along REALLY nicely kjhawaii! I wish I had the room to do that kind of work. I also wish I could park my KJ long enough to do that to it.

It's been a real pleasure watching your truck come along.

roccet · **Posted:** Thu Dec 28, 2006 1:30 pm

I like it the concept.
so please tell me you wrote down some dimensions????
And could i have the dimensions..
Ill even post the Cad drawing after you give me the numbers.

Thanks..

Jeepin Al · **Posted:** Thu Dec 28, 2006 7:00 pm

We think too much a like, you sure we weren't separated at birth!!

Now do that in the back, and make up a bumper with a tire carrier. You will most likely beat me to it, like you did with the front!

Keep going.......yopu are doing well!

Al

bearmedic · **Posted:** Mon Oct 08, 2007 12:53 pm

nice i like the brace bar in the middle could you snatch off of it is it strong enough?

501 · **Posted:** Fri Nov 23, 2007 1:17 pm

roccet wrote:

I like it the concept.
so please tell me you wrote down some dimensions????
And could i have the dimensions..

Thanks..

Ditto! I'd like to see any info on this and have you made a bumper to install into it yet?

Mounting Base for - Bumper / shackles / Hilift / skid

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