I am looking at building a front bumper that is similar to the military J8 bumper.
Would this really be as simple as using some C Channel like this:
http://www.metalsdepot.com/products/hrsteel2.phtml?page=channel&LimAcc= &aident=#p1089
I am looking at the 6" x2" x1/4" in a 4 foot length. It would be $60 shipped to my door. Then I would just need to drill the mount holes and install the D ring brackets like these:
http://www.teraflex.biz/d-ring-mount-2007-wrangler-raw-no-paint.html
Are there any snags I would run into with this plan? Is there any place to get the D ring mounts cheaper? What do you guys think? Is it too ugly? I also want a winch eventually. I figure I should be able to bolt a winch plate to the frame and not interfere with the bumper. Is that assumption correct?

Would this really be as simple as using some C Channel like this:
http://www.metalsdepot.com/products/hrsteel2.phtml?page=channel&LimAcc= &aident=#p1089
I am looking at the 6" x2" x1/4" in a 4 foot length. It would be $60 shipped to my door. Then I would just need to drill the mount holes and install the D ring brackets like these:
http://www.teraflex.biz/d-ring-mount-2007-wrangler-raw-no-paint.html

Are there any snags I would run into with this plan? Is there any place to get the D ring mounts cheaper? What do you guys think? Is it too ugly? I also want a winch eventually. I figure I should be able to bolt a winch plate to the frame and not interfere with the bumper. Is that assumption correct?