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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 07:35 AM
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Question Aluminum Front Bumper
Anyone have or thought about making an aluminum front bumper? The company I work for has a plethera of plate, channels, and tube to create one. I'm considering it. At least it won't rust!
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 07:40 AM
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Strong, lightweight, cutouts for factory fogs, compatible with factory tow hooks, affordable and good looking - I'll take one.
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 08:06 AM
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Strong, lightweight, cutouts for factory fogs, compatible with factory tow hooks, affordable and good looking - I'll take one.
....I'd take one too but I doubt I could afford it.
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 09:24 AM
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there is a company that makes one
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Fishyguy
there is a company that makes one
WHO?

And for us DIY'ers what does 1/4" 6061 aluminum plate weigh compared to 1/4" steel plate?
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 07:03 PM
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Asked this same question when I first joined the forum. Never got an answer from anyone. Seems like a good idea to me. Plus the price of aluminum is waaaaay down from its peak last summer, just like oil.
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 07:05 PM
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I work at a machine shop and believe me, I've seen some pretty heavy duty pieces of aluminum gear. There isn't any reason why you couldn't make a pretty darn nice bumper from it.
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I think it's a good idea as well. Might not be the best choice for the hard-core rock crawler, but for moderate wheeling it would be adequate. Much better than stock and save some weight.
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Old Apr 28, 2009 | 04:55 AM
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I'm definately not hard-core, so I think it would be just fine!
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Old Apr 28, 2009 | 05:01 AM
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Originally Posted by berg
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And for us DIY'ers what does 1/4" 6061 aluminum plate weigh compared to 1/4" steel plate?

1/4" Aluminum Plate = 3.66 #/sf
1/4" Steel Plate = 10.21 #/sf
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