I'd go ahead and spent the money on their bumper... that's on of the nicest
ones I've seen... and the price is very reasonable...
Later!
Tom "Slick"
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Miles D.
Oliver
Sent: Friday, August 04, 2006 1:10 PM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: DML: Miles 1... Deer 0.. Time for a new project.
Aftger an encounter last week with a Deer at 45 mph, It looks like I have
another project on my hands. All I could do was hit the brakes and hope
that I still had clean shorts after the impact.
I bent up the bumper, brackets, cracked/shredded the plastic and
shattered both foglights. How I didn't trash the radiator, grill,or cause
even more damage I don't have a clue. The truck is still
driveable. I guess it could have been a lot worse.
I now have the opportunity to either replace with like parts or build
a new bumper, similar to this:
http://www.kenmtnac.com/WiDak9704.html
I can't see paying the $400+ for this one and can probably do it for
around $100 in steel. 11GA should be enough instead of 3/16 to keep some
of the weight down. I don't know if I want a winch mount or not as I
rarely take this truck offroad.
Build it in 'foamcore' or even plywood to make a pattern to cut with the
plasma and I should be set. I've made bumpers for other vehicles and they
turned out OK. Lets see if I can make this one look as good as the pics.
I guess I can even the truck by adjusting the torsion bars with the extra
weight.
If the heat will only let me get back in the shop.
-- Miles D. Oliver www.mmoliver.org _________________ "If a man speaks in the woods where there is no woman to hear him, is he still wrong? Probably.""If a woman speaks in the forest with no man near to hear her, is she still complaining? Of course."
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