two day brush guard
 

hey though since i didnt get any help with the home made lift measurments i desided to build a brush guard for the front. i like the factory bumper so i wanted to keep and i didnt want just a tube bumper and didnt want it to turn out baha looking either so i went with a pickup truck kinda look. i think it looks good and will look even better after i add the light kit. first day(yesterday) was design, cut, fab, tac and today was weld, clean, raddel can, mount.

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Looks nice. How did you make the bends?

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Bends were made with cheap harbor freight pipe bender. You can see the bender in the background of one of the pics I posted

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What type of tube was it? I have been looking at the HF bender and just got a 25% off coupon today!!!

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the tube i used was 1/8 thick because thats all i had left. i can get 90* bends with 1/16 tubing but you have to fill your tubes with sand and tape your ends off. its not too bad for mr because i have a blast cabinet so i just use the sand from there and put it back. the bender i got from HF came with dies for 3/4, 1, 1 1/2, 2, 2 1/2 tubing and the only tubing i've ever been able to bend in it with out filling with sand was 2 inch di and 3/8's thick.(that is for a 90* bend, will bend any tubing to bout 35* with out filling with sand

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The bender from Harbor is a pipe-bender,pipe is measured by ID(inside)Tubing is measured OD.Thats why it crushes the tubing.If you buy some black-pipe(like stuff for gas-lines in homes at Home-Depot,Lowes,etc..)You can bend it without worrying about it crushing(keep the seam on the inside of your bend radius),and its' fairly cheap.Its' more than strong enough for stuff like brush-guards.You can also buy schedule 40 pipe from a steel-supply.That will give the same bend results,but is much better pipe.They are a decent bender if used properly,everyone i've talked to that has one either says it bends great(pipe)or it just crushes it(tubing).Like always,use it as it was designed,instead of trying to make-do and you will be happy with the end results.Hope this helps.:thumbup:

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Is the gas supply type pipe easy to weld? I may go that route.

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Look at your HF 25% off coupon. I got one by email last week & it is only good for Jan 1.

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yep, mine says that also!!!

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You did a good job on that brush guard!