P1000 Delton's painfully slow build

[Delton]

What trail was you on in tackett creek?

Pretty sure it's called the ridge trail. Nothing hard about it just tight squeezes between stuff lol. Wreck on easy stuff and go down Hells canyon without a hitch. Kinda day i was having lol

 

[Admin]

 

[JTW]

Pretty sure it's called the ridge trail. Nothing hard about it just tight squeezes between stuff lol. Wreck on easy stuff and go down Hells canyon without a hitch. Kinda day i was having lol

Did you go up no business?

 

[Delton]

Did you go up no business?

We started but turned around. Late in day and it's washed out bad. That's an early morning departure trail for us lol

 

[Delton]

Sorry guys i just haven't been on here as much as I'd like. Being off work 2 weeks has given me the chance to start backlogged projects I've been wanting to do though.

Started this one using stock bumper. Didn't turn out like i wanted so it got scrapped. Not the look i was after.

This however is getting me pretty excited. I think i like where it's going.

 

[elkguide]

Time off is a good thing!

We're going to get to see some incredible innovation!

 

[Delton]

Time off is a good thing!

We're going to get to see some incredible innovation!

I also had time to replace clogged kitchen drain pipe under house. Been meaning to do that for past 6 months lol. Wife has all kinds of fun planned for me

 

[Delton]

Can already tell this is gonna be my best bumper yet. Thinking about a wraparound then up to a pillar bung. Exoskeleton style.

 

[joeymt33]

Hey Delton, where will the recovery points be? Do you remember when we winched on the top middle bar of your OEM bumper? We both thought it would break. Think yours will hold?

 

[Delton]

Hey Delton, where will the recovery points be? Do you remember when we winched on the top middle bar of your OEM bumper? We both thought it would break. Think yours will hold?

Im thinking couple of D rings on end of square tubing. And yeah i remember that winching. Given the much more sound material it should hold up well. Especially when I tie it into the a pillar bungs.

 

[joeymt33]

Im thinking couple of D rings on end of square tubing. And yeah i remember that winching. Given the much more sound material it should hold up well. Especially when I tie it into the a pillar bungs.

Looks nice, keep it bud.

 

[Haldog77]

I have to think that Delton's posts are so fantastic because of the pictures that he posts. It deserves more than just a "like", it deserves a "thanks".

 

[Delton]

Yeah well thanks or not i totally screwed the pooch on this one. I should've welded everything while mounted on machine. But I removed bumper and drivers side tube twisted on me. Crossover tube is now crooked. Not much but enough to scrap it.

 

[Delton]

New bumper version 2.0. Learned alot from first one. Reinforcing 2 mounts before removing to weld. Also boxed them in beforehand which lets me get rid of splatter alot better. Did same with tubing. Live n learn i guess.

 

[Delton]

Redeemed myself i think. Few more things and it'll be ready for paint.

 

[ToddACimer]

What are you going to do for a skip plate to protect the lower bumper frame mounts and front diff?

 

[Delton]

What are you going to do for a skip plate to protect the lower bumper frame mounts and front diff?

Bash plate similar to one on my last one. 1/4" piece of bulletproof tank armor lol

 

[Delton]

 

[Smitty335]

Yeah well thanks or not i totally screwed the pooch on this one. I should've welded everything while mounted on machine. But I removed bumper and drivers side tube twisted on me. Crossover tube is now crooked. Not much but enough to scrap it.
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Your boy is growing?

 

[BWAF]

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Looks good Should be tough

 

[DDDonkey]

Looks good!