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Old 02-26-2016, 11:26 PM   #11 (permalink)
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I just realized I never posted the list of specifications this bumper has to meet.
Lower to the ground for on road use.
Be useable as a seat or step.
Have a solid steel reese hitch to connect a winch on a reese caddy and other equipment.
Hold a license plate (front plate is going to conceal the reese hitch).
Have an opening for water to air intercoolers and an air to air aftercooler.
I would like the bumper to be on top of some type of shock absorbers.
Be removable like a race car front clip.
Have that front clip section be made of stainless steel.
Place to install a light bar on it.
Install my auxiliary 100w each lights, if possible and it doesn't look like its going to be possible.
Hold a Hydraulic power unit.
Maybe hold the electric coolant pump for both the engine and the circulating pump for the air to water to air intercoolers.

So far I have been able to get if fairly low. I have made it so I can use it as a seat or step.
The reese hitch is installed that was the first thing.
The license plate portion has not been finished but it wont be a problem.
Openings for the intercoolers and aftercoolers are in work.
The shock absorbers are all installed.
It does come off like a front clip exposing all the structure and machinery and as you can see its made of stainless.
I did want to put my 32 inch light bar but the light bar feet were on top of but not lined up to the upper deck bolts, so I am getting a smaller curved 24 inch smaller light bar.
I did want to put some 100 watt auxiliary lights on there but I don't think its going to work. Also got the hydraulic power unit in.

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