krustyballer16 Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Empty Post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidepipe87 Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 That's pretty damn impressive if I do say so myself! Great job! I could use one for mine since it's all twisted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyinajeep726 Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 That's a great job! Looks amazing! How much did it cost to make and can you make more?!? My rear bumper is jacked all to hell and I want something that looks stock (if not a stock one) to replace it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strokermjcomanche Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 If I didn't have 3 nos ones id ask you to build me one. great job !!! Get into reproducing those !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minuit Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 If I didn't have 3 nos ones :eek: It turned out very nice! Our bumpers are indeed very prone to rust along the lower "beam." Mine is rusted through there, too. Almost every one I've seen has been that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krustyballer16 Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 sooo... it came out way worse than I thought it was gonna... being black, you can see every spot I thought I cleaned up but I guess I didn't.... kinda disappointed but I'm gonna run with it for a while I guess. That's a great job! Looks amazing! How much did it cost to make and can you make more?!? My rear bumper is jacked all to hell and I want something that looks stock (if not a stock one) to replace it. it didn't cost me anything. its all scrap. youd be surprised what gets thrown away at work. and powder coat didn't cost anything either. it took, I'm gonna say, about 50 hours to do. thats with all the brainstorming and messing with ideas. it weighs 51 pounds compared to the stock 31 pounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyinajeep726 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Well, if you'd like to make another one or sell this one, I'd be interested... I think it looks good and with some bed liner, the little imperfections would be concealed well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minuit Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 It still looks good painted. I suppose the things you see with it are the random little things that bother the person that made it but nobody else would notice. I know I'm the same way. It looks fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Very nice job. :cheers: Couldn't you have reused the old bumper's plastic end caps? It would be easier and make it look even more stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimoshel Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Doggy,, with a shop like that, why stop with just a bumper. Make yerself another MJ. Good job. :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnj92131 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Very nice job indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
91Pioneer Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Nice! Maybe you should start selling a slightly different unit, a stocker where you would attach the end caps. That would keep cost and labor time down, and I bet they'd sell. If you used a flat black paint the imperfections would be less noticeable, that kind of looks glossy or semi-gloss. Can you use any kind of high build primer before powdercoating I wonder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krustyballer16 Posted February 7, 2014 Author Share Posted February 7, 2014 Nice! Maybe you should start selling a slightly different unit, a stocker where you would attach the end caps. That would keep cost and labor time down, and I bet they'd sell. If you used a flat black paint the imperfections would be less noticeable, that kind of looks glossy or semi-gloss. Can you use any kind of high build primer before powdercoating I wonder? We have flat black but I didn't want that. It's medium gloss. And no, you can't use primer. Has to be bare metal since it's elecrocally charged powder. Unless it's on aluminum. Then you pre heat it then powder then bake it on. Plus I had it sand blasted or else the powdercoat barely sticks. And my first intentions were to use the stock end caps but the broke pieces came out a bit too big so I couldn't use them. And I would only be able to produce a couple every once in a long while. Since I'm having the presses break the parts and then me building them when I'm on 8 hour shifts which is some what rare and then having them powdercoated whenever they have time. I work in a production/ fab. shop so were always busy. We build a lot of different things. Some you might see or use every day.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyinajeep726 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Well, I call dibs on the next one you build... You don't have to powder coat it or paint it, I'd prefer to do that. But if you want to clone yours, I'd like to buy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobles41 Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 I'd be in line to buy if you decide to build anymore. Great job! Looks very professional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Automan2164 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Excellent work. I like it. Can't help but want one myself. Rob :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92tanMJ Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Dang man that looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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