So, Heres a minor update, just before I start fabbin this bumper up...
I trimmed up the fenders so they didnt look so hacked. I was tired of the half-assed look and now that I have my sliders finished, i figured I could spend some quality time with the cutoff wheel and do it right. Came out real clean If you ask me. There is a minor gap on the rear fenders, but I think some expanding foam and some good sealant will fix that just fine. Also fixed my door, which turned out to be more of a pain than I thought it would be, the donor door was completely worn out on the inside (Tracks, roll mechanism, gears, everything...) and I didnt bother to check that at the yard, so I ended up knocking the rivets out and swapping everything between doors, took about an hour longer than it should have, but Im happy this thing is straight again. Also put on some new mirrors that I picked up at Oriellys, way more compact than the stockers and fit the look really well, they must be ABS or something because I dropped one on accident, and it just bounced across the ground without even a scratch, cheap too. Also tossed some 1" blocks under the back to level it out, and it sits perfect now (hard to tell from pics, inclined driveway), and ironically, because of the wonders of the TTB, it drives better down the road with the slight weight shift forward.
Then I tossed the winch up on some stands to get an idea of where I want the winch to sit. I want to tuck it in as far as possible so I can keep things relatively small as far as the bumper goes. I was kicking around the idea of a tube bumper and even modded my HF kinker to bend 90* perfectly, but in the end, I think a plate style bumper fits this thing better, so thats what its getting. Tomorrow Im going to pick up some material, and get started on this thing. Here is a pic of the winch mocked.
And if any of you have any reservations about the HF winches, Im pretty impressed so far, this thing is beefy, and it has a sealed relay box. The only complaint I have so far is it came with a less than desirable amount of grease in the gearbox, so I packed it full.
More soon.
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