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Fab #5 Rear Bumper, Swing Gate, Spare Tire Mount and GI Can Holder

Now that the bed is bobbed and extra sheet metal has been removed we can now construct a rear bumper that comes straight out from the frame which of course will be much stronger as well as increasing our Project's departure angle.

Chosen was .25" walled 2x4 rectangular stock. Features include a pierced receiver, safety chain plate and wrap around corners which look much cleaner than a separate welded on end pieces. The wrapped sections of the bumper are connected to the frame to protect from side hits, the ends were angled and capped to match the wheel well's angle perfectly. The bumper is securely mounted into the frame rather than to the side of it. The bumper is also fitted with an air chuck and connects to the main storage tank underneath, this serves two functions: 1. additional air, 2. easily accessed rear chuck for air tools and airing up.

Since we bobbed the bed there was a lose of 16" in storage space which doesn't leave room in the bed for both camp gear and our spare tire. To solve this issue we fabricated a swing gate out of 1.5" square stock, custom sealed bearing spindle and custom locking latch.

Our original intension was to mount our spare gas cans to the left and right of the spare tire but with a 35" tire and the narrow width of our 1982 Toyota 4x4 the tail lights would have been partially obstructed. The problem was solved by fabricating a modular unit that mounts and locks behind the spare tire holding two jerry cans side by side. Photos of the jerry cans and mount we be added soon.

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Demo video of the swing-out tire carrier