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[Colorado Mark]

I'm almost positive I saw your friend with the blue K10 up in that area last year.

 

That truck and his set-up really stood out.  

 

It was another deciding reason my wife & I agreed we really missed our old pop-up and needed to get another.

[Zoomad]

If you saw my buddy, you just missed me then.   We were up there together.  Was it around Fairplay?  On our way up the Wheeler lake trail he nailed his drag link on a boulder and knocked the steering stabilizer off.  We were intending on going over Mosquito pass, but the death wobble came on hard north of 30 mph.  Since mine was still roadworthy, we ran ahead into Fairplay to find the parts store while he limped it down the road at a much safer speed. 

 

That blue is pretty noticeable for sure.  Mine tends to blend in a little more stealthy.   

[Colorado Mark]

Yes.  My friend that has all the property above Alma has a second house in FairPlay. 

 

We sometimes use his house as a base.

[Zoomad]

Got back to work on the bumper today.  Swing arm stop and latch installed and we have the main brackets to the frame tacked into place. 

 

Bill added some gussets to the front of the tow receiver with holes for chain hookup.  Also seen here is the stop welded to the front of the arm.  We will be adding some 1/2" stock for the arm to rest on when the swing arm is locked in place with the clamp. 

 

Mocking the toggle latch into place. 

 

Welded into its final position. 

 

 

 

Bill starting on the frame brackets.  

 

Lined up and ready to grind the bumper to tack to the brackets.

 

Tacking into position.  

 

More tacking. 

 

I threw the swingarm on to get a better idea how it looks together.  

 

 

Swing arm open.  We are going to add some sheet metal or diamond plate to close the gap between the bumper and the back of the body.  It's going to make the bumper into a wider step to get into the camper.  

[ntsqd]

One of the few places where diamond plate is appropriate. FWIW one or more of the marine paint vendors sells grit that you can add to the paint to add traction. I used some that we got from West Marine in the POR-15 that a friend painted his rock-slider/steps with.

[CougarCouple]

Looks real nice Tim, your friend did a nice job.

Russ

[Zoomad]

Thanks guys.  It was a big milestone to see it on the truck finally.  More work to be done yet.  

[Zoomad]

Bill and I took the build on the road to another buddy's place where we would have access to a 220v welder.  You might recognize the truck from some of our adventures.   He's in the middle of some bumper rework too.  

 

Bill made a slight change to the gussets for the receiver by cutting them a little shorter and at an angle vs the way he had it before.  I like it better this way too.  

 

 

With the d-ring mounts tacked in place Bill is getting set up to burn them in.

 

Getting busy.  

 

 

The final product for the d-ring mount.  

 

Other side:

 

The bumper to frame bracket for one side.  He had to stop to let the welder cool because he hit the duty cycle on it, so there is about an inch worth less to weld.  It got finished once the welder came back online.  

 

The other side completed. 

 

Main bumper is ready for cleanup, primer and paint.  The swing arm still needs a couple of close out plugs for the end of the open tube and it will be ready to paint.   Still have the table, jerry can basket and step to build.  

[Mighty Dodge Ram]

How cold was it in Larry’s garage? 😂 👍

[EDR]

Nice looking and STOUT bumper. Great work. It will be an asset out on the trail.