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Old Feb 24, 2010 | 08:02 PM
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building a new bumper for my blazer. any thoughts/ ideas?
 
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Old Feb 24, 2010 | 08:07 PM
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this is how ive started w/ it
 
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Old Feb 24, 2010 | 08:31 PM
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Looks pretty bada$$ like it is, almost like the bumper on georgeblazah's. I dont too much like the top bar in the sketch but who knows with some good offroad lights it might just look ok
 
Old Feb 24, 2010 | 08:33 PM
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that design looks cool indeed. but it might be just a little much for a blazer. thats a lot of metal and wieght to add on. and do you really need all that protection? though i do think it would look amazing on a lifted 2500 HD with the 6.0L vortec. but it looks good so far, im very interested to see how it turns out.
 
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that design looks cool indeed. but it might be just a little much for a blazer. thats a lot of metal and wieght to add on. and do you really need all that protection? though i do think it would look amazing on a lifted 2500 HD with the 6.0L vortec. but it looks good so far, im very interested to see how it turns out.
X2... i like the look but that sucker is going to weigh a LOT, 2nd gen blazers have weak front ends as it is IMO
adding 200+ lbs to the very front is tough
i'm thinking of building a tube frame out of DOM & skinning it with aluminum & have a provision for a receiver hitch, maybe pockets for lights etc... the tubing will be the strength & the aluminum will nice it up... bit it won't be shiney aluminum, it'll get powder coated matte black or something the like
 
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So when are you going to build me one
 
Old Feb 25, 2010 | 09:21 AM
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yeah, it is quite beefy, but a lot of the stuff i go through is thick saplings
 
Old Feb 25, 2010 | 09:45 AM
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i did another drawing, now the head light guards/ lights are going to be removable, so i can put it on when i go wheeling, and take it off for daily use
 
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Nice, I have wanted to do something similar to mine. I really like the idea of the removable guards though.
 
Old Feb 25, 2010 | 12:35 PM
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I had setup an autocad drawing to something similar but my fabricator (fiancee's father) didnt wanna do it.... Turns out he did almost the same bumper I wanted just without all the angles.... (on his 83 ford...)
 

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