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My FJ's 3rd birthday
My FJ just turned 3 and coincidently the warrenty is now up..
So, its time for the install on a project I have been working on for some time.
before:
materials:
Now after several weekends of cutting, grinding, fitting, welding and painting --
A new HomeGrown Bumper:
It's made from 1 5/8ths 3/16ths wall DOM tubing, 2 1/2" 1/4" wall square tubing, 1/4" steel mounting plates and some expanded metal for the grill. My 12 ton pipe bender was barely able to bend this tubing so that was a struggle. Total invested ~$250, total labor free (probably $1500 if I had to pay for it). It weighs in at about 65lbs, so its not too heavy.
I think it came out pretty nice.
Now I need to add some UHMW skids and use the left over DOM for some lower links on the rear and I am set..
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07 Titanium loaded..
Current mods: Custom tube front bumper, scuba breathers, OME883's & Bilstein513's, BFG KM2's, Nitto TG, Trailgear Sliders, K&N, 08 side visors, 35% tint, Redline gear oil, Atrac hack, mini-ITX PC (GPS & wardriving), upgraded speakers, custom rear door sub, custom air dam w/ hella spots and surf rack, grill mounted hella driving and fog lites, air horns, solar batter charger, rear 12V outlet, block heater, painted stock alloys (1 set black, 1 set graphite)..
Last edited by bartt : 05-23-2009 at 05:23 PM.
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