67-72 winch bumpers
 

I was wondering what everyone is running for a winch bumper on our trucks. post up what you have

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my buddy built me one thats *****n i will try to post a pic tommorow

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Only ones I could find tonight. First one is a PTO winch. Second one was built into the frame, behind a stock bumper, which had a hole cut in it for the winch rope. Better approach angle if I remember right.

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heres one that i built for my truck, but i think i want to build another one, something out of plate. keep posting the good pictures.

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shooter thats a bad mamma jamma you got right there me likey lol

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Keep posting em!

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http://www.norcalbigdawgs.net/Galler...m163/Nov08.jpg

http://www.norcalbigdawgs.net/Galler...b/100_0904.jpg

1999 KMA/Modified by me
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is that a warn winch bumper or did you make it?

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No, not the Warn one. I would have destroyed the Warn one by now hahahha

This one was made by:
http://www.kenmtn.com/html/wincher.asp

This one is like the 2nd one they ever made for our trucks, this was back in 1999 and the design they use has changed over the years so I have no clue what the current bumper would look like.
I did have to modify the mounts to make it fit right and added some gussets.

bumpers are not that hard to make!
Chop Saw
Welder
Grinder
& an Idea is all you need :metal::chevy:
http://www.norcalbigdawgs.net/Galler...77/BUMPER1.jpg

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as you can see this is a work in progress. i am working on one for the front too but i have to get my truck back together aswell. it is schedule 40 4inch that i built to kind of look like a ranch hand longhorn bumper with a few changes, like the winch mount and the skirting

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http://usera.ImageCave.com/mrmojo32/1658_12.jpg
Mine is like the 1st one that was posted and uses factory PTO.

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I like that Suburban.
Nice work,Grendel.

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Looks stock but it's not. ;)

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Where can you find those Warns on the Blazers?

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its just a modded bumper.

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vtblazer you wouldnt have the design for that bumper anymore would you? do you think it could work with the 71/72 bumper with turn signals? I really and I mean really like that idea!

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vt's is just what I'm looking for. I'm with Wildstreak, any details/pics would be great.

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Thanks guys, it was one of my favorite mods, the looks were killer & the functionality was 110%.

Wildstreak - yes it fit with a later bumper, although it added complications due to the tube work behind it hitting the blinker housings.

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I love it! do you have any pics of the backside where the winch sits or how its mounted? what size winch where you using as well?

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Sure here ya go...mock up.

http://i639.photobucket.com/albums/u...3winchmove.jpg


Goofin' around, pm sent.

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we have one on our homepage truck. plus have some that have been custom built..
http://www.blackbirdscustomtrucks.com/index13.html

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I have seen several Ranch Hand types on Dallas CL recently. They range from $200 to $500 and would need to be modified but could be pretty cool. The $200 one looked brand new, he had taken it off as he was trading in the rig and put the stock back on.

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Anything new???

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http://www.chassisunlimited.com/stor...per-68-72.html has one and http://pacificfabrication.com/67-72-...nt-bumper.html anything else will be used or custom made.

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I've built a lot of bumpers over the years. But now I want to build one to look more like the manufactured ones like Warn and Ramsey offered. I have a truck body fab shop that does what I don't have equipment for, like break work. I don't think they have a way to make a curved (form) c-channel. Does anyone have suggestions for where that could get done? I have another design in mind if I can't replicate the store-bought design. I think that first one shown on Lawman's GMC is a Ramsey bumper.

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Back in the day you saw a lot of bastardized rear bumpers on the front of trucks with for winches. I am designing a front bumper for my truck. I have the behind bumper winch. The prior owner has cut the fenders in the front for mudders. So my plan is to wrap the bumper around to bottom of where the fenders are cut. I plan to use c channel. What I'm thinking of doing is cutting the out the top and bottom of the C, heat then bend. then cut some iron to the curved shape and weld back into top and bottom. But I'm thinking of doing a pretty tight radius bending close to a 90 degree. My bumper will have the c channel mounted to the frame horns because I don't need extensions, plus I won't need decking. But I think you can cut C and bend where you cut out to flat iron. Anyhow, I think I can heat and use some iron pipe as a die for the radius.

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Here's mine. RLC fab made it for me.

http://www.rlcweldfab.com/collections/chevy-bumpers

The winch goes behind the license plate and can be accessed from the plate on top if need be.

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home made. I cut the frame horns off so that the upright portion of the push bar which are large L brackets of 3/8" plate runs 10"s down the frame rail and is sandwhiched between the frame and the front spring mounts.

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That's a really nice burly looking set of bumpers on that GMC

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Ya, nice bumpers. What gauge steel is the main bumper? Any chance in the next time you're under your truck you could snap a shot of your bumper and brush guard mounting to the frame?

Nice work!

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The upright main L brackets are 3/8" which is overkill but is what I had laying around. The main face is 1/4" plate comprised of 3 main sections broke to shape. The anchor points are 3/8" that run through to the back of the main beams. And there is an actual reinforced winch box that sits behind the main face so the winch does not mount to the actual pumper face. Everything is gusseted as well.

On the rear, the box protectors on the side are load bearing.

I'll snap some pics later

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Here's mine I put on my 70 Burb it was a PTO winch, I had filled the area in with polished diamond plate....
http://www.stovebolt.com/gallery/cox_randy_1970.html
I had made a crank handle for it by hand, it was more for looks but you could hand crank it if you dare LOL..

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I used round or square tube stock for maximum strength. But, that limits to only angles. I would angle back from frame rails, then cap the top and ends (angle cut to align with side of fender) with diamond plate. I pie-cut at the frame rails, place an 8" cinder block at the center, hood a come-along to both ends, crank it in, and weld. Then weld the one piece diamond plate on top. I uses 2 x 6 mounted vertical. This time, if I use pipe, I'll do 4" pipe using the same method. My first bumpers were straight 4" tube. Did the trick and gave low resistance when run aground off of inclines. I'm going to talk to the truck body place to see if they have a way, or somewhere to send out, to form c-channel to recreate a manufactured (Warn) winch bumper look. I'll see what's up, then decide. I really like the tube idea but am thinking a Warn-like bumper will match the wrap-around Barten bumper on the rear. If I do the tube I'll do a tube rear

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Love it!!!

How did you go about bending the hoops for the headlights? Looks pretty thick, 3/8ths?

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Here is a rough cardboard mock up of what I'm going to with mine. Going to have ½" plate mounting brackets extending off the frame rails. Then my winch mounting plate will be welded to those. Then I plan on designing it to have a bit of a rake angled towards the ground for better approach angle and sleeker look. All the playing besides the face plate will be 3/16" and the face plate probably 1/4 or 5/16. Should be a pretty rigid SOB

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That is cool.

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Winch bumper i made for warn 8274 winch