So, todays bumper instalment .. see what I did there? ![Wink ;) ;)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
We left the bumper overnight looking a bit half-way there .. so today it had to be finished. Added the filler to the nearside wing and welded the offside wings on ..
My weldings still absolute ****e looking, but its strong and works. Id love to have a go with a decent, properly set-up mig welder sometime, see how I go with that.
As you can see from the bits on the ground, some parts, the main wings, are new 6mm x 100mm steel plate, but some, the infills and extras are older stuff Ive had for a while.
So after it was all finished welding, I flapdisked and ground it reasonably flat and rounded off the edges a bit, then sprayed it with red oxide and gave it a can of Matt Black. Test fitted again ...![Wink ;) ;)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
I also took the opportunity to add on a winch hook tie-down/recovery point ..![Wink ;) ;)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
So I again re-fitted the winch after stripping it again and re-sealing it. Last time out I couldnt swap from freespool to engaged, I think because all the oil had gone!! The seals were nackered, so this time I blue Hermetited em .. all looks OK so far, and it spools again as it should ..![Wink ;) ;)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Final job, to keep Juliet happy and to make it look legal .. add the number plate! I cant see it staying there long though ..![Wink ;) ;)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Quite happy with that ...![Wink ;) ;)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
We left the bumper overnight looking a bit half-way there .. so today it had to be finished. Added the filler to the nearside wing and welded the offside wings on ..
![DSC_0003_zps5f72212f.jpg](/lz/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi423.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fpp311%2FPaul-xxx%2FDSC_0003_zps5f72212f.jpg&hash=1a402f245eb010462110f0a0b3914349)
![DSC_0009_zps734cd39c.jpg](/lz/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi423.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fpp311%2FPaul-xxx%2FDSC_0009_zps734cd39c.jpg&hash=f261fe24d0f0304f40251cfdd0ed5b9e)
My weldings still absolute ****e looking, but its strong and works. Id love to have a go with a decent, properly set-up mig welder sometime, see how I go with that.
![DSC_0010_zps70dac35f.jpg](/lz/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi423.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fpp311%2FPaul-xxx%2FDSC_0010_zps70dac35f.jpg&hash=e3fad910a80a6b18699fc7dab084615f)
![DSC_0011_zps55ced5ee.jpg](/lz/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi423.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fpp311%2FPaul-xxx%2FDSC_0011_zps55ced5ee.jpg&hash=80f41ea36d3928e529a73759e3ba2e03)
As you can see from the bits on the ground, some parts, the main wings, are new 6mm x 100mm steel plate, but some, the infills and extras are older stuff Ive had for a while.
So after it was all finished welding, I flapdisked and ground it reasonably flat and rounded off the edges a bit, then sprayed it with red oxide and gave it a can of Matt Black. Test fitted again ...
![DSC_0015_zpsd4de99bd.jpg](/lz/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi423.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fpp311%2FPaul-xxx%2FDSC_0015_zpsd4de99bd.jpg&hash=15694c0d2e9def1951f266e6813f386e)
I also took the opportunity to add on a winch hook tie-down/recovery point ..
![DSC_0016_zps3c035b2b.jpg](/lz/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi423.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fpp311%2FPaul-xxx%2FDSC_0016_zps3c035b2b.jpg&hash=cf356c6ea61f57166b354acad9cc8ee5)
So I again re-fitted the winch after stripping it again and re-sealing it. Last time out I couldnt swap from freespool to engaged, I think because all the oil had gone!! The seals were nackered, so this time I blue Hermetited em .. all looks OK so far, and it spools again as it should ..
![DSC_0022_zps9abba245.jpg](/lz/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi423.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fpp311%2FPaul-xxx%2FDSC_0022_zps9abba245.jpg&hash=3ef4ac04f16cfe6d268b4981645945fb)
Final job, to keep Juliet happy and to make it look legal .. add the number plate! I cant see it staying there long though ..
![DSC_0003_zps62ce1dd8.jpg](/lz/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi423.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fpp311%2FPaul-xxx%2FDSC_0003_zps62ce1dd8.jpg&hash=cc0898facf38e6b0ad34cc805ad3d732)
Quite happy with that ...