Making a new tree hugger for the Hummer

[Will L.]

Most the way done. Cheated using weld in 90's and 2" schedule 40 steel pipe.



So far hugged 1 tree on the side of the house to the ground. Only about 9" diameter and dead enough it wasn't going to recover.
At some point somebody is gonna have to stop me or this thing will end up a full exoskeleton.

 

[3500GMC]

At least you designed in a hinge point. Heard of guys welding up a big cow catcher for their tractor and neglecting the fact the hood hinges forward... :mad2:

Your bumper looks like it ain't just for looks.

 

[DieselCash]

Your hood scoop looks like what we were doing in Iraq the second time I went in 2005.

 

[Will L.]

yeah definitely not for looks. On the top corners above the air scoop is the 2 lifting hooks where the choppers or parachute hooks to, that's where I mounted the top of the bars with 1/4" plate.

My buddy did a quick draft into the frame cad program. It should survive a front impact at 80, or 45 degree impact at 35mph. If it were all 2" dom and not cheesy piece together the numbers would double.

 

[NVW]

Looks good Will, it would look good tied into the roof rack.

 

[ak diesel driver]

Looks good Will, it would look good tied into the roof rack.

x2 then you'd be well on your way to exoskeleton LOL

 

[NVW]

Will could use it in the next "Mad Max" movie.:hihi:

 

[Will L.]

Tie into roof rack adding more impact tubing, and madmax--NOW YOU GUYS ARE STARTING TO GET ME!!!ut:

The scoop for the cooling stack: I actually got to build that with the use of an aerodynamic chamber. It helps massively. I gave the specs to a few buddies in USMC. If you know anyone that would like the dims I could measure it up for them, I gave the blueprints to one of them.
In talking to Bill Heath, he designed a different one that he did for a couple of very popular mfrs. Unfortunately they changed it for aesthetics and is no were as good as his original design.