Has anybody bolted on a chunk of steel channel without a bunch of modifications? I will be doing this soon, cuz it's cheap, but i'd like to see a picture.

 

I would love to see pictures when you get it done.
on my 83 Scrambler I used a piece of brick lintel (Angle Iron holds up brick over windows on house) as a back step bumper. I didnt have to worry about backing over just about anything.

 

ill be sure to post a couple pictures. i just got tired of the stock piece of tin foil wrapped in plastic. when i went to the machine shop, i was thinking of 3/16" channel, but all he had was 1/4". i like overkill tho. i got my weld-on D rings from tractor supply company with a 20,000 lb limit. should be cool

 

Here are pictures of the finished bumper. Nothing fancy, but wicked strong!

 

Is that 2"x 6"? I plan on doing the same thing this weekend but make it more narrow into a stubby.

 

Very nice. If you don't mind my asking, how much money do you have into it in materials?

 

When I first read this post, I thought it would look too "redneck", but after seeing the pictures, I think it looks pretty cool. How much did it cost?

 

Yep, it's a really thick chunk of 2" x 6" channel steel.. which cost about $40 for a 5'. The D-rings are 20k lb test ($10 each) from Tractor Supply welded onto 1/4" plates. With all the steel and grade 8 hardware and misc. other little things, I spent about $120. I am going to fab up a grill guard and a stainless steel skid plate later on to protect the swaybar disconnect.

 

Looks great! thanks for posting pics.

 

I just finished taking my stock bumper off. Tomorrow I will be putting on one just like yours but alittle shorter.