Date:         Thu, 23 Jul 2015 09:23:17 -0700
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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From:         Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: Almost finished my front bumper
Comments: To: Edward Maglott <emaglott3@GMAIL.COM>
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Thanks. I was going for slim but I had a moment of craziness with the centre section. I don't recall why I made it a flat section, and stacked 1/4" plate to make it so thick, but that's what I did.

Apart from that section, it doesn't stick out any further forward than the stock bumper. It lies flat against the substructure. But I did extend the lower angled plate further back. That larger cross section gave me problems when it came to making the endcaps. That's why they are so bulky.

But you don't, well I don't, see these things before hand. I really should have made a plywood version first.

Alistair



> On Jul 23, 2015, at 9:17 AM, Edward Maglott <emaglott3@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> That looks great!  nice understated, sleek shape.
> Edward
> 
>> On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 10:44 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>> 
>> I ran out of patience and painted the thing. Made from 1/4" 6061 aluminum

>> plate, centre section 3/4" thick. Got tired of cutting, welding, grinding,
>> rinse-repeat, Not entirely happy with the end cap design, but again I got

>> tired of futzing around with shapes.
>> I should have modelled in plywood instead of making things up in aluminum

>> as I went along :-)
>> 
>> 
>> https://shufti.wordpress.com/2015/07/22/vanagon-front-bumper-build-pretty-well-done/
>> 
>> It's not a bull bar, that tube affair, it's a light bar. I'm still mucking
>> around with my aux lights so I have yet to mount them on top of the bar.
>> I'll post something about the lights and install soon.
>> 
>> Alistair
>>