So far what I have is a reese hitch foundation that bolts up to the frame just like the stock bumper. I chose this reese hitch because it was cheap and it follows the line of the front end pretty closely.
This is going to be an on road and improved road bumper, so it doesn't have to be up high. And wont have any kind of permanently attached bull bar or brush guard.
The reese hitch will be for connecting my portable winch, moving trailers and other front end accessories I dream up in the future such as car harpoon and post apocalyptic zombie bars. The plan is to cover the reese hitch hole with the license plate.
I think I will need to make the square tube on the winch base longer.
Welding stuff isn't a problem for me.
Other things the bumper needs to do is hold an air to water cooler, 11''x24'' air to air intercooler, hydraulic power unit, electric coolant pump, fit a mostly stainless steel shock mounted covering over all that then fit a light bar and halogen lights on there some how and have it be some what aerodynamic.
Just the usual extreme set of specifications.
The original post started over here:
bumper build - Diesel Place : Chevrolet and GMC Diesel Truck Forums
They were more concerned with my winch chose than the bumper its self at first.
Here is the original concept from 2012:
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...ant-22160.html
So glad I never got around to building it then.
I like my new idea much better than my old idea and in 2012 I never imagined I would make it out of stainless steel.