Well, I made some progress this weekend but for the most part it was a bust. My "friend" whom was supposed to weld quite a few things for me on Sunday never showed and hasn't answered his phone since. So....for now all I've got is photos of parts and mockups since all three projects I wanted to do this weekend involved welding, so none of them are really done.
I started out Friday night by ripping open boxes. In one was a Warn 8274 that I bought off of e-bay. In nice condition and works just fine...but the serial number and model number are cut out of the metal panel
Dunno if it's stolen or what but oh well, it's in my truck now. The final mount will be a little less bulky but look very close to the mockup. It's ~ 1" from the radiator and 2" from the top of the core support. I did the best I could to improve the approach angle but 8274's are pretty bulky so it's about the same as it would be with a factory bumper. Just a word from the wise, don't try and mock up a winch mount for one of these things alone, they weigh in excess of 100 lbs. and are not fun to try and manhandle by yourself.
In the other was a set of Pro-Comp shocks for the rear from Black Mesa Offroad. They're the 12" travel models and should work perfect with the DIY4X tabs I ordered eons ago and left sitting on my desk. Even though the DIY tabs are a pretty simple piece, they're top notch and the service I received from Kert was once again excellent.
For those of you who haven't checked into the vendor's section lately, Black Mesa is a small new offroad business that's just been started by a longtime member of CK5. Their website is blackmesaoffroad.com but is still under quite a bit of construction. I received excellent service and received e-mails or PM's every step of the way. He even followed up on shipping and when UPS tracking said the package had been delivered I received a PM asking if everything was in order...and this was for two cheap Pro-Comp shocks. Anyways, I'm not affiliated with them in any way, they just have a large list of products, great service, even better prices, and I'd like to see a vendor from our very own board make it.
After I took way too long to mock up the winch, a bunch of friends came over and we partied so that was the end of Friday night. On saturday I started working on the narrowing.
The blank canvas:
Wheel tub gone and the cut laid out:
First side cut and strapped together:
Another view:
Sides strapped together late at night, one side of the bumper is cut and one side isn't, that's why it looks screwed:
Various views in its current state:
I started out Friday night by ripping open boxes. In one was a Warn 8274 that I bought off of e-bay. In nice condition and works just fine...but the serial number and model number are cut out of the metal panel
Dunno if it's stolen or what but oh well, it's in my truck now. The final mount will be a little less bulky but look very close to the mockup. It's ~ 1" from the radiator and 2" from the top of the core support. I did the best I could to improve the approach angle but 8274's are pretty bulky so it's about the same as it would be with a factory bumper. Just a word from the wise, don't try and mock up a winch mount for one of these things alone, they weigh in excess of 100 lbs. and are not fun to try and manhandle by yourself.
In the other was a set of Pro-Comp shocks for the rear from Black Mesa Offroad. They're the 12" travel models and should work perfect with the DIY4X tabs I ordered eons ago and left sitting on my desk. Even though the DIY tabs are a pretty simple piece, they're top notch and the service I received from Kert was once again excellent.
For those of you who haven't checked into the vendor's section lately, Black Mesa is a small new offroad business that's just been started by a longtime member of CK5. Their website is blackmesaoffroad.com but is still under quite a bit of construction. I received excellent service and received e-mails or PM's every step of the way. He even followed up on shipping and when UPS tracking said the package had been delivered I received a PM asking if everything was in order...and this was for two cheap Pro-Comp shocks. Anyways, I'm not affiliated with them in any way, they just have a large list of products, great service, even better prices, and I'd like to see a vendor from our very own board make it.
After I took way too long to mock up the winch, a bunch of friends came over and we partied so that was the end of Friday night. On saturday I started working on the narrowing.
The blank canvas:
Wheel tub gone and the cut laid out:
First side cut and strapped together:
Another view:
Sides strapped together late at night, one side of the bumper is cut and one side isn't, that's why it looks screwed:
Various views in its current state:
