Stubby Mopar Bumper
12-09-2009, 11:33 AM
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JK Enthusiast
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Stubby Mopar Bumper
I recently stubbied my Mopar bumper and thought I'd share the pictures. I thought some of the other Mopar bumper guys would like to see what I did for some ideas if they wanted to do it theirs.
Here's what the original looked like.
I wish I did a write up on this but it was something that I did at the spur of the moment. However, I did put some thought into it before I started cutting.
I left the bumper on and used a Sawzall to do the cut.
Obviously, I grounded down and smoothed the cuts and then used the cut-off material to box in the ends. It was really easy to make a template. I just held a piece of cardboard on the end of the bumper and traced from the inside.
Then I welded the end pieces in (recessed a little) ground down the welds and tapered the end pieces with body filler to the bumper. I think it gives it a more factory look.
Lastly I hit it with the JK Forum favorite, DupliColor Truck Bedliner.
The stamped in Jeep logo from the original gives it a kind of factory look. At least that's what I think.
That's it. The job took me about 2 hours.
Hope you like it.
Here's what the original looked like.
I wish I did a write up on this but it was something that I did at the spur of the moment. However, I did put some thought into it before I started cutting.
I left the bumper on and used a Sawzall to do the cut.Obviously, I grounded down and smoothed the cuts and then used the cut-off material to box in the ends. It was really easy to make a template. I just held a piece of cardboard on the end of the bumper and traced from the inside.
Then I welded the end pieces in (recessed a little) ground down the welds and tapered the end pieces with body filler to the bumper. I think it gives it a more factory look.
Lastly I hit it with the JK Forum favorite, DupliColor Truck Bedliner.
The stamped in Jeep logo from the original gives it a kind of factory look. At least that's what I think.
That's it. The job took me about 2 hours.
Hope you like it.
Last edited by madmax92104; 02-02-2011 at 12:01 PM.
12-09-2009, 12:31 PM
#4
JK Jedi
Then I welded the end pieces in (recessed a little) ground down the welds and tapered the end pieces with body filler to the bumper. I think it gives it a more factory look.
Hope you like it.
12-09-2009, 03:07 PM
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JK Enthusiast
That looks sweet! I thought about doing this after I put the PJ shackles on the other summer, but I never really got too serious about it. I really like it, will probably have to reconsider it now.
Now just need to get the stock fogs back in, and the bumper will be like it should have been in the first place...
Now just need to get the stock fogs back in, and the bumper will be like it should have been in the first place...
12-09-2009, 03:23 PM
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I recently stubbied my Mopar bumper and thought I'd share the pictures. I thought some of the other Mopar bumper guys would like to see what I did for some ideas if they wanted to do it theirs.
Here's what the original looked like.
I wish I did a write up on this but it was something that I did at the spur of the moment. However, I did put some thought into it before I started cutting. I left the bumper on and used a Sawzall to do the cut.
Obviously, I grounded down and smoothed the cuts and then used the cut-off material to box in the ends. It was really easy to make a template. I just held a piece of cardboard on the end of the bumper and traced from the inside.
Then I welded the end pieces in (recessed a little) ground down the welds and tapered the end pieces with body filler to the bumper. I think it gives it a more factory look.
Lastly I hit it with the JK Forum favorite, DupliColor Truck Bedliner.
The stamped in Jeep logo from the original gives it a kind of factory look. At least that's what I think.
That's it. The job took me about 2 hours.
Hope you like it.
Here's what the original looked like.
I wish I did a write up on this but it was something that I did at the spur of the moment. However, I did put some thought into it before I started cutting.
I left the bumper on and used a Sawzall to do the cut.Obviously, I grounded down and smoothed the cuts and then used the cut-off material to box in the ends. It was really easy to make a template. I just held a piece of cardboard on the end of the bumper and traced from the inside.
Then I welded the end pieces in (recessed a little) ground down the welds and tapered the end pieces with body filler to the bumper. I think it gives it a more factory look.
Lastly I hit it with the JK Forum favorite, DupliColor Truck Bedliner.
The stamped in Jeep logo from the original gives it a kind of factory look. At least that's what I think.
That's it. The job took me about 2 hours.
Hope you like it.
Why doesn't Mopar offer something like that?
12-09-2009, 05:09 PM
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JK Enthusiast
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That looks sweet! I thought about doing this after I put the PJ shackles on the other summer, but I never really got too serious about it. I really like it, will probably have to reconsider it now.
Now just need to get the stock fogs back in, and the bumper will be like it should have been in the first place...
Now just need to get the stock fogs back in, and the bumper will be like it should have been in the first place...
Thanks all for the compliments.
