Tubular winch bumper

[Fez_uk]

theres 2 different trucks guys :lol

 

[makeitfit]

theres 2 different trucks guys :lol

phnar I was hoping so but they are both orange lol

 

[Fez_uk]

I thought you were comparing the blue and the orange one, but I see what you mean now.

Time for my bed now lol

 

[96terrano]

Looks like it'll bloody hurt if you were to be ran into:lol:augie

 

[solarman216]

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

knew my eyes were bad, did not realise they were that bad, but I am going to claim exemption at 65, all I could see was orange, Rick

 

[makeitfit]

Got a bit further today with the winch tray part. All folded as I wanted it so time for some welding and trimming :thumb2
Dry fit for trimming

You can see here roughly how far out it'll be

Decided to put an extra fillet in for a bit more strength

and then the bloody welder croaked , arse only a few more inches to go too :doh

Ah well me fixy welder tomorrow now and start again me thinks :augie

 

[Dynamics]

This topic has really helped me.

I just couldn't work out in my head how front winch trays were fixed to the chassis.

once again makeitfit to the rescue.

:clap

 

[makeitfit]

This topic has really helped me.

I just couldn't work out in my head how front winch trays were fixed to the chassis.

once again makeitfit to the rescue.

:clap

No drama mate :thumb2 I did one for my T2 aswell. You should look that one up for more specific info
Try this http://www.nissan4x4ownersclub.com/forum/showpost.php?p=117625&postcount=19

 

[Dynamics]

No drama mate :thumb2 I did one for my T2 aswell. You should look that one up for more specific info
Try this http://www.nissan4x4ownersclub.com/forum/showpost.php?p=117625&postcount=19

Thanks for the link, just what I needed. :clap

 

[makeitfit]

Ha ha the rain has stopped for ten mins ," quick to the bat cave robin "
Started to work out the triangulation bit today and rough welded the tube bits to their mounting plates. That's so if (when) I bash them new ones can be bolted on :thumbs

G clamped in place for the mo while I work out the lengths and bends of the support bits.

Going to bolt on this under support to the chassis just below the body mount.

Then on the rear of the tube I'm going to fix to the chassis just in front of the steering box holes. There's a convenient hole that was used by the rubber door mat stuff. I'll open that up a bit for nice big bolts.

Here's a side view so you can see how little it protrudes, trying to keep approach angle as good as poss

So off for some more weldin' and a bendin' :naughty

 

[solarman216]

nice welds Pete, Rick

 

[makeitfit]

nice welds Pete, Rick

I wish they were mine I have to pass on your compliment to my son, he did the tray welds :thumbs I've got that badge missing off my scout shirt :lol
That said I'm trying to get my head round TIG at the mo, as I've got a load of stainless exhaust mods to weld up :sly

 

[geoffdown]

I wish they were mine I have to pass on your compliment to my son, he did the tray welds :thumbs I've got that badge missing off my scout shirt :lol
That said I'm trying to get my head round TIG at the mo, as I've got a load of stainless exhaust mods to weld up :sly

y dont u mig the stainless exhaust its not like it will be on show

 

[makeitfit]

Indeed, we were going to do that but then I've been given a long term loan of this gorgeous TIG gizmo. So I'm trying to learn tig, not seen so many knobs since early synths :lol

 

[geoffdown]

Indeed, we were going to do that but then I've been given a long term loan of this gorgeous TIG gizmo. So I'm trying to learn tig, not seen so many knobs since early synths :lol

enjoy my mig has tig on it but i have to but a tig torch thinking of getting it but it another £50-£100 dont think i need it or will use it that much but its nice having all these toy so may get it:augie ive talked myself into getting 1 now :lol

 

[makeitfit]

Any tool with "After Gas" is a must have :lol
Plus I've acquired a whole roll of 308 stainless welding wire :augie plenty of practice there me thinks

 

[solarman216]

I wish they were mine I have to pass on your compliment to my son, he did the tray welds :thumbs I've got that badge missing off my scout shirt :lol
That said I'm trying to get my head round TIG at the mo, as I've got a load of stainless exhaust mods to weld up :sly

you can weld stainless with ordinary MIG and wire, the only down side is the welds can rust, but I have done it many times with no problem, just made the welds a bit thicker so takes longer to rust, but none have suffered as yet, Rick

 

[makeitfit]

Some more work

Saturday is grinding day :doh I spent many happy hours on Sat grinding down the welds on the winch tray to a smooooooth finish

The winch tray will be bolted to existing holes in the chassis. They were M14 but I've decided to go M16 just to be sure it all stays put. 3 per side :sly
As the tubular bits are to be bolted on aswell I needed to drill a lot of holes Never mind I know a man with some proper man tools :sly So I got to borrow this "Magna Drill" (top work Wallace)

With the tray bolted onto the chassis I then marked out the tubular bits on the tray so I could drill that too and got this done

Triangulation next :thumb2 so got some tube to bolt under and behind the bar so making a pretty strong set up I reckon :clap

I've got some more hammering to get everything fitting nicely but you get the drift
Just waiting for the fairlead to arrive now so I can cut the hole in the front of the tray, then get the whole lot galvanized :naughty
Going to make one for the back now

 

[stinka]

Looks decent mate

What was the process for flattening out the ends of those tubes ?

 

[makeitfit]

What was the process for flattening out the ends of those tubes ?

That'll be a masahoosive folding machine at the blacksmith's :sly
Squashed it like paper I had to use a lump hammer on it just to get a tiddly bit of curve, so will be venting my spleen on them later :augie Kind of metaltherepy :lol