binfordm715 : Shiny new bumper!

Shiny new bumper!
Post by binfordm715 on Aug 17, 2006, 5:32pm

The guys at work came through for me!!! It sure looks good, 'cept for the galvanizing! It's 10 gauge steel with the shackle cut-outs done. When I get it home, I'll see how it fits.

http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/3797/bumper1ak5.jpg


BTW, the guys at work said they could probably get a few more made every now and then (as time permits on the machine). If anyone's interested, they said they could do it for $75-$100 a piece, plus shipping.

Re: Shiny new bumper!
Post by tacomainoh on Aug 17, 2006, 5:36pm

uh, Timmay!!

be sure to use a lot of lube.... OH!! you mean, how it fits on your truck. Whew.

It sure is perty.

Re: Shiny new bumper!
Post by fisherman on Aug 17, 2006, 5:49pm

Whoooaaa, just a minute I gotta get my shades,,,,,,,,, there much better. That sure is a bling bumper. Do you have some chrome to go with that?? Seriously, before you mount that thing, bring it to my house next week so I can check it out, I may want one. Looks good. See ya next weekend.

Re: Shiny new bumper!
Post by socal715 on Aug 17, 2006, 5:59pm



wow , shinny, happy bumper!

clean work, now quickly.. paint it!

Re: Shiny new bumper!
Post by thetroublemaster on Aug 17, 2006, 6:10pm

Yeah!! Now get out the mothers and make that thing SHINE!! Come on Tim, dare to be different.

Re: Shiny new bumper!
Post by compexp on Aug 17, 2006, 6:55pm

looks nice.

Re: Shiny new bumper!
Post by fsjguy on Aug 17, 2006, 7:17pm

If I had something like that, it would be the straightest part on my truck! Nice. How were the cutouts made? I heard (on this board, IIRC) that VPW cutouts were rought cut and required filing. Your cutouts look smooth.

BTW, PAINT that thing! LOL!

Re: Shiny new bumper!
Post by binfordm715 on Aug 17, 2006, 7:22pm

Here's the problem: That picture was taken a couple hours ago in Milford, Indiana. That's where the bumper is. I, on the other hand, am at Chicago O'Hare at the moment. I looked into checking it as luggage, but it's a bit too long and too heavy for me to be dealing with along with my suitcase and computer bag. Besides, there's a truck leaving for my Kalifornia distributor's place tomorrow, so I'm going to have it put on that truck, then I'll pick it up the next time I drive to Kali. That may be mid-October. So it won't be seeing my truck for a while yet!

The galvanizing is kind of growing on me, guys.... Maybe I can dip the whole truck. What do y'all think?

The cutouts are quite smooth. They used a punch (*slightly* larger than stock) top and bottom, then cut between them.

Re: Shiny new bumper!
Post by binfordm715 on Aug 17, 2006, 7:28pm

Close-up:

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/7077/bumper2ms1.jpg

Re: Shiny new bumper!
Post by binfordm715 on Aug 17, 2006, 7:32pm

The plan is to acid etch the thing with muriatic acid, wash it off, then primer and paint. Should work okay, eh?

Re: Shiny new bumper!
Post by maddawg308 on Aug 17, 2006, 7:57pm

I'll take one if your guys are willing to crank out a nice one for my resto. The one on my rig is twisted pretty bad, I got a replacement but it's not in much better shape. SO, could use a new one ...

Re: Shiny new bumper!
Post by binfordm715 on Aug 17, 2006, 8:50pm

Let me get mine home and try out the acid etch and see how it holds paint first. It'll be a couple months though..... I told the guys at work to give it a part number (and they did! It's 41508-1) because they might need to make a few more if this works!

I asked if they thought they could be made for about $100 delivered and they thought that would be doable. All proceeds go to their engineering department party fund! I won't be keeping a dime. (Gotta keep guys like these happy, eh?!)

Re: Shiny new bumper!
Post by k8icu on Aug 17, 2006, 9:41pm

Nice bumper Tim. You may need to sandblast that with a lite media before paint.

Re: Shiny new bumper!
Post by fisherman on Aug 17, 2006, 10:52pm

Sand blasting lightly would be best, if not then clean with lacquer thinner well, I have some galvanized metal primer that grabs like crzy, then paint it.

Re: Shiny new bumper!
Post by brute4c on Aug 18, 2006, 8:44am

Whe VPW did the first run of bumpers, they drilled a hole at both ends and sorta hacked the middle part down...they said when they make another batch, they already have a punch to do as Tim's is done.

Re: Shiny new bumper!
Post by robertcowan on Aug 18, 2006, 4:43pm

i got em in stock ,exact reproductions with or without winch with correct bolts even the bumper braces tooooo.
bob

Re: Shiny new bumper!
Post by maddawg308 on Aug 19, 2006, 4:21pm


Quote: <TABLE class=bordercolor cellSpacing=1 width="90%"><TBODY><TR><TD width="100%"><TABLE class=quote cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD width="100%">i got em in stock ,exact reproductions with or without winch with correct bolts even the bumper braces tooooo.
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Well, Rob - we have a standing offer of $100 shipped for a new bumper, care to counter with a lower bid?

Re: Shiny new bumper!
Post by binfordm715 on Aug 20, 2006, 12:24am

Heh, heh, heh..... Remember though, these are galvanized steel and won't have any mounting bolt holes punched as there's probably enough variation in frame horns after 40 years of bumping into stuff. Figure it's going to be better to let folks mark and drill their own, eh?

Re: Shiny new bumper!
Post by 503m715 on Oct 3, 2006, 6:13pm

Tim, my friend restores land rovers and paints alum. and galv. parts all the time. He uses white vinegar to wipe the parts down before he paints them. I thought he was kidding me at first. He proceeded to paint his frame and the paint is still on.

Re: Shiny new bumper!
Post by binfordm715 on Oct 3, 2006, 9:33pm

Interesting....

Re: Shiny new bumper!
Post by jeepistdougiowa on Oct 3, 2006, 11:13pm

http://www.ppg.com/ppgaf/special6.htm