Custom Bumper Project

[Marlin]

Jack is this what you were thinkin, cause I think this is what I am going to do now...

[pbkid]

yup, ill try to work somethin up on 'microsoft paint' when i get home... but i think you get the idea....although i would DEFINATELY not loose the grill... it makes the front of the VX what it is...

ill try to explain more-
build 90degree gussets off of the bumper angled back towards the hood... then all you would have to do is cut a piece of metal to go over the gussets, and BOOM you have a full integrated look, and it slopes back to make it look 'integrated'... do the same as you have on the bumper only with 2 angles on the corner.
i wouldnt try to go between the grill and the bumper personally... i would just do the area between the light and the grill, which would also include the part below the light, until you reached the joint in the bumper, then it would turn to match the bumper along the corner and onto the fender.

[pbkid]

plus if you left the flat bumper underneath and in front of the grill then it will give you some step space... would WILL come in handy, i promise (i had an ARB on my toyota that i had before my VX and it had a step spot in front of the grill that was awesome to have)

[Marlin]

yup, ill try to work somethin up on 'microsoft paint' when i get home... but i think you get the idea....although i would DEFINATELY not loose the grill... it makes the front of the VX what it is...

ill try to explain more-
build 90degree gussets off of the bumper angled back towards the hood... then all you would have to do is cut a piece of metal to go over the gussets, and BOOM you have a full integrated look, and it slopes back to make it look 'integrated'... do the same as you have on the bumper only with 2 angles on the corner.
i wouldnt try to go between the grill and the bumper personally... i would just do the area between the light and the grill, which would also include the part below the light, until you reached the joint in the bumper, then it would turn to match the bumper along the corner and onto the fender.

Gotcha, I was trying to avoid connecting more to the bumper. The idea is that it is removable. Right now it weighs somewhere around 50lbs. The more I attach, the heavier and more awkward it gets. I will have to look at that, and the bar across the grill can be just the one under it, and maybe one at the top. I was thinking more along the structural lines.
Thanks for the inspiration though, I will post up pics when I am done...

[pbkid]

ya no problem lol.... cant wait to see what you come up with

[Triathlete]

I don't think you would want to connect it to the radiator supports...could cause some later maintainence nightmares. At the most you might at 10-20 pounds to the bumper by welding the "facia" to the bumper.

[VCrossfan]

Who's VX is this, I like the "Cladding Cage"

[Ldub]

Who's VX is this, I like the "Cladding Cage"

Green Dragon aka Grampa Bob

[Triathlete]

Who's VX is this, I like the "Cladding Cage"

Yep, like Dub said, Grandpa Bobs...however it has been sold and I don't know who owns it now. The "cladding cage" is just a front bumper....the very first VX front bumper. Sorry Marlin, even if you would have beaten Orion ya still would have been #2!

But I have to say again your newest rendition of your bumper is far better looking than the original