I'm WAY behind on posting land rover updates but I'll start from the beginning of making my replacement rear crossmember (which on a land rover series is basically the rear bumper. I started with some 1/8" steel plate and scored and bent the majority of this from the drawing and cardboard mockup I made. I made this at school so I could use the plasma cutter to cut the steel plate to size. I really enjoy this kind of fabrication and the land rover boxy aesthetic is super cool so the fabrication process makes sense here.
As I get to know this vehicle I realize that it was designed and made to be repaired. One part comes off and another get bolted on. Also one part of the car fulfills many purposes so you don't need as many parts. What if things were built this way now; will they ever be again? I think the generation that lived through the great depression is probably the only generation capable of designing and building something like this.
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