Picture 051.jpg 666 hits | 47.14 KB | Posted: 3/18/05 Cut the corners off of my 2" x 6" x 1/4 tube. My chop saw was barely big enough.
Picture 052.jpg 639 hits | 83.07 KB | Posted: 3/18/05 picked up a foot of 3x6" tube for the reverse 55 W spot lights
Picture 053.jpg 656 hits | 53.74 KB | Posted: 3/18/05 Also picked up 2 feet of 1x3" tube for my clevis's. Cut them down to 5" so they will go all the way...
Picture 054.jpg 642 hits | 51.58 KB | Posted: 3/18/05 closer pic... still need to get a way to cut the inner peices out of the bumper!
Picture 059.jpg 466 hits | 79.63 KB | Posted: 3/30/05 you can see my old hitch too
Picture 060.jpg 505 hits | 64.64 KB | Posted: 3/30/05 shot of frame on LH side
Picture 061.jpg 485 hits | 63.35 KB | Posted: 3/30/05 shot of frame RH side
Picture 064.jpg 641 hits | 61.43 KB | Posted: 3/30/05 Front bumper with corners already cut and one hole for hook
Picture 065.jpg 627 hits | 55.83 KB | Posted: 3/30/05 M1009 blazer tie downs... will be stong enough to use in tandom as recovery points
Picture 066.jpg 576 hits | 56.52 KB | Posted: 3/30/05 I put this one on about 2 years ago
Picture 067.jpg 562 hits | 54.67 KB | Posted: 3/30/05 both installed (kinda... still have several bolt holes to drill on the drivers side... and the frame...
Picture 069.jpg 1933 hits | 50.08 KB | Posted: 3/31/05 drilled all holes in the frame for the 1/2" bolts
Picture 070.jpg 823 hits | 50.3 KB | Posted: 3/31/05 peice of plate steel ive had for a while... dang to small!
Picture 071.jpg 756 hits | 48.64 KB | Posted: 3/31/05 how about this peice... my rear bumper mount turned 90*
Picture 073.jpg 704 hits | 56.71 KB | Posted: 3/31/05 drilled one hole, then put the bolt in and tightened it up, aligned the peice with the frame, then t...
Picture 074.jpg 647 hits | 44.53 KB | Posted: 3/31/05 almost all done, just have to trim a little off the bottom.
Picture 072.jpg 733 hits | 48.49 KB | Posted: 3/31/05 one bolt in
Picture 075.jpg 2970 hits | 57.71 KB | Posted: 4/7/05 Front bumper with hooks installed
Picture 076.jpg 898 hits | 57.61 KB | Posted: 4/7/05 Placement of Hi Lift reciever in Rear bumper
Picture 077.jpg 704 hits | 51.93 KB | Posted: 4/7/05 how they work
Picture 079.jpg 709 hits | 59.18 KB | Posted: 4/7/05 reaming out the holes for the tow hooks... way bigger then 3/4"
Picture 080.jpg 631 hits | 60.51 KB | Posted: 4/7/05 done... had to use the dremel to ream it out even further
Picture 081.jpg 630 hits | 75.21 KB | Posted: 4/7/05 placed in bumper to check it out
Picture 087.jpg 572 hits | 36.95 KB | Posted: 4/12/05 Drivers side front bumper bracket almost done. Got one more corner to cut, then a lot of grinding t...
Picture 110.jpg 626 hits | 58.21 KB | Posted: 4/27/05 how it will look once mounted
Picture 111.jpg 556 hits | 51.11 KB | Posted: 4/27/05 about 2" off the body
Picture 112.jpg 558 hits | 45.7 KB | Posted: 4/27/05 about 2" off the body
Picture 113.jpg 601 hits | 47.07 KB | Posted: 4/27/05 veiw where receiver tube will go to where x tube is located.
Picture 114.jpg 567 hits | 62.27 KB | Posted: 4/27/05 cut up the steel real quick and layed it out on the sawhorses
Picture 115.jpg 534 hits | 68.29 KB | Posted: 4/28/05 shots of about how its going to fit together, the 2.5x2.5 is going to be at the end of the bracket w...
Picture 116.jpg 570 hits | 60.12 KB | Posted: 4/28/05 close up of the bracket, those notches are for the shackle rivets
Picture 117.jpg 556 hits | 59.47 KB | Posted: 4/28/05 other side
Picture 121.jpg 643 hits | 46.77 KB | Posted: 5/19/05 Sanded all the rust off and primered finally
Picture 122.jpg 623 hits | 41.87 KB | Posted: 5/19/05 closer look at the hitch design
Picture 123.jpg 556 hits | 40.6 KB | Posted: 5/19/05 closer look at end caps and mounts
Picture 124.jpg 630 hits | 61.06 KB | Posted: 5/19/05 and the bottom painted!