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How many would be interested in aftermarket bumpers for 67-79 Front and rear?
These are the options we have looked at
with winch without winch
lights no lights
part plate part tube
Thoughts suggestions etc?
I like the look of this one, made by FTE member Earthquake68. It maintains the lineage of the 70s era, it isn't too big or too small, it is balanced. I really don't like the prerunner style with tube light bar unless it is a full prerunner build, which most of us don't have. And I don't like the Iron Bull type, stream lined and front heavy.
I even like the square corners, not the rounded corner that most have. Maybe if it was a bit taller, to cover the bottom of the grill.
I like the look of this one, made by FTE member Earthquake68. It maintains the lineage of the 70s era, it isn't too big or too small, it is balanced. I really don't like the prerunner style with tube light bar unless it is a full prerunner build, which most of us don't have. And I don't like the Iron Bull type, stream lined and front heavy.
I even like the square corners, not the rounded corner that most have. Maybe if it was a bit taller, to cover the bottom of the grill.
+1 on everything he said. I fully plan on doing this...once I get a welder...and the spare time...
That's a sharp looking bumper no doubt!
I too like the squared off corners, but don't think it would look any less cool if there was a mild angle there like on most plate types.
I'm a big fan of beefy bumpers, but also think the Ford crew did a great job of making the clean lines of the stock front bumpers too. So something in-between would likely get my vote as well.
I like doing the modified-stock thing on Early Bronco bumpers, but not so much on the big trucks. Gotta beef them up, but keep the nice lines.
The bumper pictured above is a perfect example of how simple and square can still look beefy and clean and integrated at the same time.
On the EB's you can use the crossmember of the frame to mount the winch and put the fairlead in the bumper to get a pretty clean look. With the big trucks with the big radiators this is not as easy. But there might still be a way to lower the profile a bit if you can recess the winch just a bit. As long as you can still make it accessible.
Do you have drawings or pictures of prototypes for yours yet megacab?
Who built that one? Production welding, or custom fab company? Or garage/owner built?
Thanks
I've been on Hanson to build me front and rear for years, but between him not scheduling time for it and then me not getting it running to take it to his shop, it could be the next ice age before I see results!
The outriggers are a clever idea actually. Up to a point for certain circumstances anyway. You could use the shackles to do the same thing by anchoring the lower one to something behind the truck and yanking on the upper one to flip the truck back.
You need more strength in the pulling mechanism because you don't have the leverage of the outrigger, but maybe you could combine both.
An outrigger that doesn't need to be so long, but still anchor the lower shackle or other point on the bumper to some solid object.
Lacking said object you could still anchor it to the ground somehow. Maybe with the other outrigger dug into the ground!
Anyway, fun to work with the geometry and balance and stress issues. I just like the look of the two front bumpers.
I bet there might be a small market for a quality reproduced OEM push bar. I have a list of folks asking me for one all the time.
I don't think those prices are out of line. I know a lot of guys who pay around 2 grand for the Thunderstruck on new pickups and closer to 3 grand if aluminum.
I like Earthquakes68 version of the Warn winch bumper but I too would like to see it sit a little higher so it would cover the bottom of the grill frame lip. Here is one my son and I made at home. Not bad for a first time try.
Here is another view after he got the top cut out at work on the laser. We tried to follow the shape of the grill shell angle so it was even all the way with no abnormal gaps.
Clean lines there.
I wonder if with the bumper in question he added a body lift after the fact? Or just liked the way it cleared the grille maybe.
Body lifts are sometimes an afterthought, so that could easily have been the reason for the low bumper.
Looks like 2" might just have done it.
12-03-2017, 08:48 AM
