Like I said I already built my own, this threads got a little age

Just need to build my rear one

 

yeah.. some threads are timeless though lol or we need new one... this has got to be one of the best forums made !! its like an encyclopedia of experience!! lol for me, I always wondered why I could not fit D!! pre 2003-4 bull bars on mine.. it can't be that difficult! but no one I see had done it... and the bumpers are all so expensive... same for the racks... but its time I want to consider something... had my disco long enough ( few years) that I know Ill want keep it or have another... nothing so far has really been any different than other vehicles as long as you do work yourself... if anything using good parts it holds together ver nice!

 

There's a dude in Ohio, Chris Fritsch(I think), that makes DIY bumper kits.

 

Like I said just need the threaded adapter blockes and I can Fab my rear bumper easy, probly got material at dads from other projects

Local Rte guy was gonna sell me the adapters and changed his mind I guess, wants me to buy a bumper I don't want

 

Gotcha. Forget about special adapters. Cut off those horns and fab something up. My RockStar bumpers requires cutting them off. I always thought those horns were an awful design and a PITA to get a wrench on.

Or check with Ian(CUPGT). I think he had a friend of his replicate a RTE adapter when one of his had a bolt shear in it.

 

Yeah Ian's guy won't make more tried, guy retired

 

this looks nice enough maybe make a few adjustments lol for landy Id guess you would lay that peice on its wide side not tall side... then make the few cuts and BAMO! DONE! maybe throw some cool diamond sheet on top!

 

I think the kit is a great option for someone who wants to have a pre-engineered solution; something that looks pretty nice w/o having to figure it all out. The kit form gives the buyer the opportunity to customize it to meet unique needs. The welding up part is the easy, fun part. I've made a couple custom bumpers, and, unless you're doing something simple like using straight tube or channel (which looks homemade), making a custom bumper that looks half-way 'professional' takes way more time measuring, making patterns, tripple-checking and cleaning up the welds and filling in the inevitable gaps than most people tend to think. And even if a guy has a plasma cutter, a hand-held cutter gives good cuts, but not as good you get on a dialed-in cutting table. With a handheld cutter you still get plenty of imperfections, cuts can be off, and there are going to be jaggies to grid off. Just a minor twitch of the wrist or hand movement, or mosquito laying into you is all it takes to goof up a cut. I like fabbing up stuff, but it looks like a nice kit for the right guy. It's an even better idea for the guy who has access to a plasma table. No worries about liability, warpage, fitment or paint issues.

Hey Tom R, FWIW, I have a Harbor Freight Plasma cutter and it works great. For the money spent (~$600 several yrs ago), it was well worth it. Use it a lot more than I thought I would. I considered a hypertherm, but wanted to save money for other equipment. I didn't have it when I made bumpers in the past, it would have saved me a bunch of time cleaning up torch cuts and so on.

 

Yeah I considered a plasma cutter but we are out of room, literally out of room I have so much tools and such I turn down stuff, sucks

Btw how thick the hf plasma go?

 

Just use a cutoff wheel and make yourself a guide with angle iron and some clamps.