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Custom Front Bumper Build

142K views 192 replies 125 participants last post by  vettepiper  
#1 ·
Hey guys. I'm gonna attempt to build a front bumper for my 2006 GMC 2500HD. I got this design from a guy on the Pirate4x4 website. He has been nice enough to give me the drawings and talk to me on the phone a few times about changes he would do and such if he did it again. So mine will be alittle different but not alot. I already took off my old bumper and sold it. I've got the steel. And hopefully tomorrow the fab shop will water jet the pieces and bend them. So this weekend I can do some welding. Here are some pics of the bumper I'm modeling mine after. I was trying to find something that didn't stick out alot. As of right now I have about $80 in materials. I'm getting charged $125 for the FAB shop to cut and bend all the pieces. So I should end up with around $200 total in the bumper before finish. I'm excited.

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#12 ·
what thickness steel you using? I was thinking around 1/8 maybe 3/16? depending on cost.
 
#16 ·
that looks soo good! love the non "fat lip" look, i would love one of these bumpers
 
#17 ·
Yea it looks cleaner than the other aftermarket bumpers
 
#24 ·
Ha...Nice wheel and tire combo man (check my sig). That bumper looks sweet, its not massive and fat lippish, which is good. Can't wait to see the final product.
 
#26 ·
Looks great......

Would love one for my LMM if anyone has the design out there
 
#27 ·
I would also be interested in the design.
 
#28 ·
same here man wish i had those demensions
 
#29 ·
Dude, I think you got this!
 
#30 ·
Sorry to bug. But how bout those measurments.