DIY Custom Bumpers !_!

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    My friend Tony and I whipped up some custom bumpers for my rig. Most real offroad parks require 'bolted on tow hooks with 1/5" grade 5 bolts' and there's nothing but plastic, foam and sheet metal to bolt to on the stock bumpers.

    Front Bumper:
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    Rear Bumper:
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    morganm, Sep 23, 2004
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    Very nice job with the bumper! :cool:
     
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    <blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Mushashi

    Very nice job with the bumper! :cool:
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    Hey thanks!
     
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    The only thing your missing is an electric winch in the front! :D
     
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    Wheres the FOG LIGHTS?:p
     
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    Lookin' good. You must've mastered Fuji's technique of home-made innovation. :p
     
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    <blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by kickin_81

    Lookin' good. You must've mastered Fuji's technique of home-made innovation. :p
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    heh....you don't know what kind of projects I have set in my mind as of yet......
    hint.....solid tranny mount....fully welded solid opposed to rubber solid...rear strut brace....
     
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    and of course me down in cali..i have my own projects..almost complete one of them.....
     
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    Pictures not showing for me... ****.
     
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    <blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Flipndabrd

    Pictures not showing for me... ****.
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    Yea web server was down a few days. Should be back up now. Here's some pics of me tearing them up out on the trails at the Castana anual offroad event!

    Chics dig BODY DAMAGE!
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    Flexing that 4 wheel independant suspension! ROAR!
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    Here's me saying "um where are our right tires going? THIS IS A TRENCH!" Our left tires went where my butt is. I'm 6'2" tall so that trench is perdy **** DEEP! Had to just shove our right bumpers into the wall there and scrape on down :cool:
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    Here are images from the whole weekend of offroading. Need an account on www.ultimatesubaru.net to view them I think but if you dont have one GET ONE!

    http://www.ultimatesubaru.net/offroad/castana/Castana.html
     
    morganm, Oct 5, 2004
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