Fabricated rear bumper

[HelluvaEngineer]

My M1009 is going into the shop this week for final panel finish + bedliner exterior (yeah, I know) + new door and tailgate seals. I removed the bumpers front and rear (thank you plasma cutter.) While at the shop I am going to strip the front bumper and brush guard and refinish. The back bumper...I'm gonna fab some rectangular stock. Intend to install a cheapo class 3 hitch under it. The original bumper mounts have that offset of 30-ish degrees. I want my bumper to be square. Also, they stick out too far for the tow points. Any pointers? Otherwise I'll remove all the original mounts and put some 1/4" stock on the frame. Thanks for any opinions.

 

[SCSG-G4]

A local fellow has NOS rear bumpers. If you are interested, start a conversation with me and I'll get the two of you together.

 

[HelluvaEngineer]

@SCSG-G4 I really appreciate it. I'm not keeping this thing stock. My intent is to build a bumper that has a swing out tire mount. I'll eventually add a Jerry can holder some point too, I suspect. Something similar to this:

 

[Skinny]

Working on a tire carrier with the stock commercial bumper.

Sent from my Moto G (5) Plus using Tapatalk

 

[Sharecropper]

Skinny that is outstanding work.

 

[HelluvaEngineer]

@Skinny - now we're talking. Agreed. Excellent work. Is that a Westin bumper? That was the closest match I would find on the interwebs.

 

[Skinny]

This is a stock CUCV bumper.

Sent from my SM-T380 using Tapatalk