Hi,

Thanks for the nice words. It's a funny project, harder than I thought. Not the construction but the shape. I really should have spent more time with my plywood mockup. You'll be amazed at how little you need to change things to have a big visual effect.

Pretty will all of it is 1/4" 6061. The end caps are a mix of the 1/4" 6061 and 3\16" 5052. All of it was left over from other jobs so some of the parts were welded up to make longer sections.

I chose aluminum for the ease of construction. Much nicer to cut and weld etc. the no-rust bonus is nice too. And I can easily (ha!) cut out and weld in repairs. 

I haven't decided whether to powder coat or to use bedliner. The former would be more durable but the latter will cover up all the mistakes better.

Cheers

Alistair

> On Feb 12, 2014, at 9:10 PM, Kevin White <kevbob53@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Sometimes these things have to ferment and bubble a while. Nicely done, and thanks for the pics.
> 
> Have the same project on the short list, and hadn't decided on Aluminum or Steel.
> I have some marine alloy aluminum left over from my last boat build.  What thickness plate did you use?
> 
> Cheers
> Kevin
> 
>> On Feb 12, 2014, at 6:58 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote:
>> 
>> I’ve been so slow getting this rear bumper built. I posted some progress on my blog
>> 
>> http://shufti.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/vanagon-rear-bumper-build-news/
>> 
>> still a ways to go, but I’ll get there someday.
>> 
>> alistair
>