Tubular winch bumper

[makeitfit]

Started to think about a winch bumper for the trol at the weekend and was suitably horrified how much it would cost
So I'll make my own, again, how hard can it be ? :lol
Sketched a few ideas on the back of a bill :augie

Then got some measurements off the old girl's undercarriage

I just want it to be as strong as possible and also not too bulky.
So back to the garage to cut up some ply as a mock up and got this far.

Box bit will be trimmed down lots yet. The tube bits are cut at the angle I want to protect the front of the wing. It'll be supported from below and behind to get plenty of fixing points and therefore strength

Bendy pipe here but will be straight, honest :thumbs Handy holes in the chassis for fixing points.

Base for the winch is to be 5mm steel and being bent now in the black smiths :clap The tube part will also be 60mm and 3mm wall :naughty
I'll put some update shots tomorrow

 

[Fez_uk]

me likey. Looks like the LR challenge ones they do

You will be doing challenge wings soon enough

 

[stinka]

Loving it mate

You had a glance in that terrano pics gallery btw, as theres a whole album of tubular bumpers, might be good for inspiration in case you haven't thought of everything

 

[makeitfit]

What's a challenge wing ?

 

[Fez_uk]

Basicly tube frame to replace weak wings

So many different styles and adaptations.

 

[stinka]

Would that be road legal ?

Just noticed lack of front plate so figured its purely an offroader

 

[makeitfit]

You mean number plate :nenau I notice lots of landies put them in the windscreen. I think it's part of their air con :lol
Have you got a link stinky? Can't find it again

 

[stinka]

its stickied in the fooking terrano mods forum mate

 

[stinka]

http://www.nissan4x4ownersclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16127

 

[Fez_uk]

yep road legal

 

[makeitfit]

http://www.nissan4x4ownersclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16127

At last, cheers I couldn't bloody find it :doh
Now this orange truck I like :naughty
https://picasaweb.google.com/clubterrano/TerranoFotoSasCANARIO

 

[Fez_uk]

it is pretty shhweeet

 

[stinka]

At last, cheers I couldn't bloody find it :doh
Now this orange truck I like :naughty
https://picasaweb.google.com/clubterrano/TerranoFotoSasCANARIO

yh thats mental tbh, crazy mods !!

I think now you have your patrol going well for you, you should sas the mav :thumb2

 

[makeitfit]

yh thats mental tbh, crazy mods !!

I think now you have your patrol going well for you, you should sas the mav :thumb2

SAS the mav ? :nenau
those orange mods aren't that wild. Live axle job is good though and in retrospect I should have done that from the start :sly
That said I can get pretty similar flex :thumbs

 

[solarman216]

SAS the mav ? :nenau
those orange mods aren't that wild. Live axle job is good though and in retrospect I should have done that from the start :sly
That said I can get pretty similar flex :thumbs

How did they do that then, from what I saw the front axle diff was to to offside (right) but standard T2 it is to the left, does that mean it has not a standard box/transfer box as well, fast becoming not a T2 me thinks, Rick

 

[makeitfit]

You're seeing things Rick, I'm sure it was on the left :thumb2

 

[stinka]

No it was on the right

Sas the mav mate yes

As in do a solid axle swap on your maverick ( it is a mav if I remember correctly )

A Dana 44 (jeep) or a early hilux front is what the ausies and yanks favour on the wd21 front ( same running gear )

These axles have diff on correct side and you can get a 1:4.3 Toyota ratio which is plenty close to the common 1:4.375 rear most 2.7 Terrano rears have

 

[solarman216]

Nop just checked 29th pic down, 1st on the 5th row deff on the right, Rick

 

[stinka]

Nop just checked 29th pic down, 1st on the 5th row deff on the right, Rick

Indeed

 

[makeitfit]

hmmm 2nd row 2nd pic it's on the left :nenau