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    New steel front bumper

    A fellow I met on one of my trips moved to Albuquerque and is trying to get a fabrication business started here so he offered to make me some custom bumpers. I'm posting these not because he wants to start taking orders (it's not a mail-order project), but because I really liked his design! Its light, stylish, and super-strong--with welded-on braces. It took him most of a week to do the front as it was all welding (i.e. no bends!). I hope to get it painted or powedrcoated soon while he works on the rear bumper and tire mount.






    An internal brace inside the fenders makes the tip work well as armor. We had to relocate the window washer reservoir.


    Some nice detail of the quality.


    The front skid is mounted from welded tabs.
    '06 XK Limited, 5.7 Hemi, QDII, OME struts & HD springs, JBA UCAs, 285/70R17 BFG KM2, 4XGuard Sliders, 4XGuard Diff Guard, Fox 2.0 reservoir shocks, custom bumpers and Warn xi9000
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    Not too bad! How much does the whole thing weigh? Your approach angles are greatly increased. Looks like you need more air in those tires now
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    That looks GREAT. I've seen military M37's that look almost wimpy compared to that setup.
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    I love seeing other people making stuff for our rigs!

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    We didn't weigh it but he said it was noticably lighter than the winch. Plus he was able to put it on and take it off by himself, so my guess is about 70 lbs without the front skid. Only the center section is 1/4".
    I will get a weight on it after it's painted.

    The approach angles were a priority in the design and there is not much room for additional improvement.

    He took a couple of photos during fab and posted them on Craigs List and got three requests for work within a day! I think his business will be good.
    He and his mechanic partner are working on me to get into a buggy and stop tearing my XK up. I went for a ride in one this weekend and got to experience my first flip. Thank God for 5-point harnesses!
    '06 XK Limited, 5.7 Hemi, QDII, OME struts & HD springs, JBA UCAs, 285/70R17 BFG KM2, 4XGuard Sliders, 4XGuard Diff Guard, Fox 2.0 reservoir shocks, custom bumpers and Warn xi9000
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    That bumper looks pretty solid man good find. I wheel my XJ but even though it can do way more then the XK you don't get that same feeling when you get to the top in your XK

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    I think a mount where you can just attach a whole bottle of washer solvent so you dont have to refil so often.
    You could refil if you wanted or just replace the bottle. Think of it like an IV drip.

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    ^that is a SICK idea!

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    Ever get your washer fluid setup?

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