I am stopping by the shop tomorrow to check on progress.
I am getting very impatient, he keeps delaying.
He's not getting paid for this one so I can see his lack of motivation, but still the potential to make money is there.

 

Here's a nice one:

http://store.hicountryoffroad.com/Di...mper_p_37.html

and the rear:

http://store.hicountryoffroad.com/Bu...ry-I_p_30.html

Spike, If I were you, I would pay a lot of attention to the legal liabilitites involved in selling items like this. If somebody gets injured due to some oversight in the design, YOU could be in for a major inconvience to put it mildly. You would be wise not to overlook your liability issues.

 

That has already long been considered Danny.

 

You may be too far into the process for more suggestions, but I like the lower profile and multiple functions of this ARB bumper I found on a Defender:

 

I'd like to see something like this, It's what I would have done for my Grand Cherokee.
http://www.protofab4x4.com/products.php?ID=00&ID2=61

 

I like the ARB bumper the best, lots of features but expensive.
The cheapest I have found it is $750 with free shipping.

So far I have made zero progress on this project and I am very disappointed.

 

Why no progress Spike? Anything we can do to help?

 

smash some skulls

 

Ok. Whose skulls?

 

The ARB bullbars while they look good and have many functions sit way too low giving you a much lower approach angle as they stick out so far and are low, and are also weak thereby bending easily on ledges and big rocks whether climbing or descending them. I wouldn't get one again but as I'm poor I live with my bent half mangled bullbar that I've had rebent and strengthened several times only to rebend it again. If you don't plan on any serious ledges/rocks then an ARB would be fine but if you do then get something else that is higher, shorter, and more stout.