ARB style bumpers?

adrenalnjunky · Post by **adrenalnjunky** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 5:34 pm

Somewhere I remember seeing a pic of a Blazer that had a custom rear bumper that looked like something that ARB would make, looked like it increased departure angle and such --anyone make a nice ARB bull-bar bumperset to fit either end of our trucks?

If I had a metalfab shop and a lot of nice 1/4 and 3/8 inch stock laying around, I bet I could come up with something nice though.

adrenalnjunky · Post by **adrenalnjunky** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 5:40 pm

This is about the closest thing I can find, and I'm just guessing on it--This is either an austrailian Isuzu or Holden vehicle called the Rodeo Bull Bar.

Wish they had installation instructions on their website for download.

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 5:46 pm

How about these?

http://www.aedofab.com/prod_chevy/set.htm

AZS10Crew · Post by **AZS10Crew** » Wed Jun 09, 2004 5:39 am

GaryH wrote:How about these?

http://www.aedofab.com/prod_chevy/set.htm

I was just about to post those. I want the front one for my truck. It's pretty sweet...expensive though.

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » Wed Jun 09, 2004 5:33 pm

AZS10Crew wrote:
GaryH wrote:How about these?

http://www.aedofab.com/prod_chevy/set.htm
I was just about to post those. I want the front one for my truck. It's pretty sweet...expensive though.

Considering how bad I am at filing links, I feel lucky I even found that one. I think the socket drawer of my toolbox might be the only think messier than my bookmarks!

malkavian · Post by **malkavian** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 12:58 am

way to expensive. I know I can make that front way cheaper.
And the rock slider with the square tubing I have already started on for
my crew. Ill post some pics when I get them done.

coffeedrnkr · Post by **coffeedrnkr** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 8:30 am

That is insanely expensive and that price is without shipping

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my friend is almost done making my sliders out of 1/4 inch 2x2 and it is only costing about 30 bucks for materials. Ill post pics when i get them on.

Maximous · Post by **Maximous** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 8:44 pm

thats not expensive, $830 for an unpainted, unshipped, unmounted bumper, thats nothing, i would gladly give them my business, hold on my friend has something to say to aedofab

well, now that you put it that way, i must say that i concur

adrenalnjunky · Post by **adrenalnjunky** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 9:08 pm

well, all I can say is if one of you guys can build one that looks like the one on that red Austrlian pickup I posted above, I'll gladly give you $250-300 for it if it's worth a damn.

malkavian · Post by **malkavian** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 9:43 pm

ive already started. My mane bumper is finished, welded it all together last night. Its out of 1/4 steel. I did it to look like the arb bumpers. Ill be able to mount a winch inside of it. Im doing the brush guard part in cold rold steel tubeing with 250 wall thickness. I have to make some braces that will go in the front frame horns to keep them from wanting to colapse when I bolt it up. Then its off to be powder coated.

adrenalnjunky · Post by **adrenalnjunky** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 10:09 pm

pictures are a must!!!

adrenalnjunky · Post by **adrenalnjunky** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 10:09 pm

plus, I am in 6 hours driving distance of Huntsville. When can I come pick mine up

Maximous · Post by **Maximous** » Tue Sep 21, 2004 10:59 pm

its about time we got another Alabama Boy, Theodore, Al is where i hail from, its just outside of Mobile, got some family up there in Huntsville, normally i dont claim them though, they work for NASA, but they cant work wire ties, go figure, there son collects the more "grown-up" version of pokeman cards, hes like 19 or 20, his older brother hasnt had a shave or haircut in years, i almost shot him, i thought he was a terrorist, but anyways, congradulations on being born in the best state in the south, um i mean America, Miss Alabama, HUA

malkavian · Post by **malkavian** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 12:44 am

Maximous...sounds like some of my cousins

Im former Air Force . . Crewed ac-130s, hc-130p, mc-130. Was stationed at lakenheth england, did 2 rotations in Bosnia, 1 in turkey, then came back to the states to kirtland afb in NM. Finished out my 6 years there.

Take care of yourself over there man.

Maximous · Post by **Maximous** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 12:48 am

not only is he from Alabama but he is on when i am, wow, im impressed, yeah most of us are from the L.A. area, we booted them for being, well, Wierd, and for anybody that doesnt know, L.A. means lower Alabama, not Lost Anglose

Maximous · Post by **Maximous** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 12:57 am

hey guys, know what would go great with our ARB style bumpers, ARB style snorkels, yeah, ok i know somebody is just waiting for me to drop my gaurd so you can E-Punch me, thats like the third time ive said something about snorkels, its like the freddy kuger stroy, nobody talks about it, i got like one reply, if you dont think or talk about it it cant get you in your dreams, that sounded wierd, anyways, come on, there are some smart people on here, pretty much everytime Barch talks seriously i am instatly lost in a sea of big words like the, and, if.

but no really, is there anybody (:cough cough: K) who has a shop (:cough cough: Cus) and is smart with "stuff" and could like find one that matches perfect, good, ok, at all, or hey, maybe if we had someone who could like maybe, well you know, built one (:coughcough: tom)

please somebody help

adrenalnjunky · Post by **adrenalnjunky** » Wed Sep 22, 2004 7:44 am

Looking at them on the ARB site --- they all kinda look universal to me.

I'm sure I could form one up out of foam and then lay fiberglass down and make a custom one-off, but it wouldn't have the impact resistance of ABS.

If anyone is going to have the skills - it's KCustom -- with him making his own fender flares, he's got the access to the industrial vacuum forming and rotary milling machines needed to make these sorts of things.

adrenalnjunky · Post by **adrenalnjunky** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 8:15 am

I was bored and browsing the Nissan Xterra owner's site -- lotta good gallery pics.

found this -- this is exactly the kind of setup I want as a front bumper.

Now--who's gonna make me one

03zr2 · Post by **03zr2** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 11:21 am

do a search on zr2.com there is a guy who makes ARB style ones. Called animal bumper. Ill get a pic...one sec...

03zr2 · Post by **03zr2** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 12:08 pm

http://www.animal4x4.com/

F9K9 · Post by **F9K9** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 1:36 pm

03zr2 wrote:do a search on zr2.com there is a guy who makes ARB style ones. Called animal bumper. Ill get a pic...one sec...

Great info and thanks

03zr2 · Post by **03zr2** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 6:46 pm

no problem and from i hear they are really stout bumpers.

malkavian · Post by **malkavian** » Mon Dec 27, 2004 4:25 pm

I over built the first one I did

That thing was crazy heavy when I was done. After I finish the bike we are building Im going to start another.