If you cut the piece off the bottom of the grille you can lift the bar 30mm
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| Author: | Fluffy [ Mon Aug 24, 2009 1:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Winch bar |
well I didn't make the bar itself. picked it up last night whilst at a bonfire for a carton of pilsner, (he actually wanted xxx but I wasn't gunna be seen leaving the bottle shop with that under my arm) it was just sitting there on his scrap pile ready for the recyclers. he said it was off a 4 runner or hilux |
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| Author: | Fluffy [ Mon Aug 24, 2009 1:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Winch bar |
so a few hours and a few cutting discs later, |
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| Author: | Fluffy [ Mon Aug 24, 2009 1:14 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Winch bar |
a few more hours, cutting discs, beers and welding rods. I had the bar mocked up. and tacked in place. but not happy where the bar was sitting in regards to the headlights.. |
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| Author: | atari4x4 [ Mon Aug 24, 2009 1:17 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Winch bar |
nice score, i reckon it will look tops. you even got the auszookers milk crates in there too. |
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| Author: | royce [ Mon Aug 24, 2009 1:18 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Winch bar |
If you cut the piece off the bottom of the grille you can lift the bar 30mm
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| Author: | Saam [ Mon Aug 24, 2009 1:19 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Winch bar |
chop the bottom of the grill off and lift it up to the body line, then it will give better clearance and line up with the lights |
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| Author: | Damo [ Mon Aug 24, 2009 1:19 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Winch bar |
Needs more angle grinder. Points for multiple milk crates though, and in different colours gives extra credit. Great post would read again AAAAA+++++ |
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| Author: | Fluffy [ Mon Aug 24, 2009 1:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Winch bar |
so I removed the black strip under the grill and moved the bar up about an inch and a half. now all brackets are tacked in place. so in the next week or so. I will reinforce them. and have it all fitted. not entirely sure about the uprights interfering with the inside of the lights tho. not bad for under 60$ cheers Steve |
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| Author: | Fluffy [ Mon Aug 24, 2009 1:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Winch bar |
Damo wrote: Needs more angle grinder.
Points for multiple milk crates though, and in different colours gives extra credit. Great post would read again AAAAA+++++ I ran out of cutting discs and the hardware was closed, I'll grab some more tomorrow.. and that little welder. garage sale for 50$ on saturday came with a box of 2.5mm rods.. only a pissy little thing. but it payed for itself today tacking that bar up 
and moving it up made heaps of difference.. but now I gotta make mounts for the grill.. but then again its only ever been held on my the center top screw anyway.
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| Author: | suzukilwb [ Mon Aug 24, 2009 3:00 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Winch bar |
Damo wrote: Needs more angle grinder.
Points for multiple milk crates though, and in different colours gives extra credit. Great post would read again AAAAA+++++ i think auszookers needs a official milk crate ranking just so everyone knows the criteria for max points and the bar looks like it is going well i was going to do the same thing but i got a suzuki one and sold the lux one
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| Author: | Saam [ Mon Aug 24, 2009 4:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Winch bar |
would still look good with the uprights chopped off.. chuck a winch and spotties on it with no top bars and it would look really tough, it sticks out enough that i doubt anything would go near the body where the bars are anyways |
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| Author: | atari4x4 [ Mon Aug 24, 2009 4:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Winch bar |
or put hoops on it like the shrockworks one.... 
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| Author: | Fluffy [ Tue Aug 25, 2009 12:14 am ] |
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Saam wrote: would still look good with the uprights chopped off.. chuck a winch and spotties on it with no top bars and it would look really tough, it sticks out enough that i doubt anything would go near the body where the bars are anyways
I was thinking that.. I'll see how it goes once I finish mounting it.. cos it looks pretty boxy as is |
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| Author: | Polar_Bear [ Tue Aug 25, 2009 4:28 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Winch bar |
looks like the 2 posts are gonna fawk your headlights up, need to cut them off and move them inboard a bit, or just cut everything above the bumper off and re-do it, looks a bit big 
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| Author: | Polar_Bear [ Tue Aug 25, 2009 4:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Winch bar |
atari4x4 wrote: or put hoops on it like the shrockworks one....
or even like this one
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| Author: | wyt91t [ Thu Aug 27, 2009 6:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Winch bar |
is that a home made job... looks great.. |
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| Author: | Chop [ Thu Aug 27, 2009 4:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Winch bar |
Yeah simon made it, its being tested here http://www.auszookers.com/index.php?nam ... pic&t=4992 Chop |
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| Author: | sickzuk1 [ Wed Oct 06, 2010 12:58 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Winch bar |
What is the name of the paint that you used for this??? |
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| Author: | Polar_Bear [ Wed Oct 06, 2010 1:37 am ] |
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sickzuk1 wrote: What is the name of the paint that you used for this???
charcoal hammertone in spray cans... cant remember what brand it was |
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| Author: | sickzuk1 [ Sat Oct 09, 2010 11:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Winch bar |
That shit is really heavy duty aint it? Can you get different colours? Would this paint be any good for a fuel tank guard? |
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| Author: | Gwagensteve [ Sat Oct 09, 2010 9:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Winch bar |
sickzuk1 wrote: That shit is really heavy duty aint it? Can you get different colours?
Would this paint be any good for a fuel tank guard? Yes it is really heavy duty, but it does tend to chip as it's very hard. IMHO any paint used on a fuel tank guard is going to last minutes so it's irrelevant. Steve. |
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| Author: | sickzuk1 [ Sun Oct 10, 2010 3:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Winch bar |
Well the only reason I am installing one is in the case of a freak accident.. It will very rarely ever get hit on purpose. I am just preparing myself because my brother had a log rip his entire tank to shreds when we were going through some grass on the last trip.. He had to run his fuel straight out of a jerry through his window.. 
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