Have you built a bumper yet? I love the idea.
Open ended cone seat. The factory lugs felt like the stud was binding into the cap.
Actually other things took priority so I have not got it built yet. Decided to redesign anyway and lower the winch down.
I used 1/4 stainless button head Allen bolts. They could be painted to match but I just left them bare.
Thanks!
HOLY SHIT! thats the sickest Glady ever. Style wise at a min. Damn good job sir.after taking a week of vacation I got most of the major mods done.
A little backstory.
In 2012 Jeep had a concept vehicle called the J12 with the old 1960's grille. I saw this rig and decided then when Jeep made it I would have one. I was somewhat disappointed when they built the new gladiator with a standard jeep grille. Not that there is anything wrong with it...I just wanted the older style.
Then I found a company (Innovative Auto Creations) that makes a conversion for the gladiator. I bought the new gladiator with this planned.
This is the concept truck I based my build from.
I removed and painted the fender flares body color but departed from the factory style and took the red all the way to the lip.
The top was two toned white and red for a bit more vintage appeal and made had the added benefit of making the inside of the truck way cooler parked in the hot sun.
The new grill panel has DRL's and turn signals so I blinded off the originals with matching vinyl wrap and also wrapped the rear lower bed trim too. The DRL's supplied with the front end will be coming out and will be replaced with amber fog lights when they arrive.
The hood and front required very little fitting and finishing. A welcome change from a lot of fiberglass parts I have worked with in the past. Very high quality.
I had originally planned on build a new grill from aluminum as the unit supplied was only a black screen. I decided to paint it like the old gladiator grilles for the time being but it turned out so well I may just leave it as is.
While all this was going on I also added the aux switches and a Redarc brake controller...Hell, no fun in watching paint dry.
My buddy came up with the term Retro-Mod to describe it. Taking a brand new vehicle that has not even had its first oil change and made it look fifty years old.
