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My new spare wheel holder
Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 12:26 pm
by Alex
just as i thought my wagon was getting there, there is yet another mod successfully completed on my "wank" mobile
this spare wheel carrier was originally custom made my Mike(suba) for his MY wagon, i think it has passed through afew hands since then, and now i have it. Thanks to ChriSTIan who i bought it off, and D3v1l Dave for doing the necessary cutting and welding to get it to fit(very very good welds they are too!)
we were testing strength by standing on it(and stomping), it looks like the tow bar will break off before the carrier does!
the only thing i am a little bit worried about is my pretty massive loss of departure angle(nothing a grinder or oxy can't handle though!)
alex
Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 12:29 pm
by 90brumby
nice wrk looks heap strong aswell
Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 12:32 pm
by AndrewT
Wow looks great! It's been so long since I saw it on Mike's old wagon I'd forgotten what it looked like.
90subiewgn wrote:(nothing a grinder or oxy can't handle though!)
alex
Wouldn't this cause it to fall off??
Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 12:34 pm
by Suba
Well done guys , that has been a long way through some of the remotest places in Australia.
Mike.
Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 12:34 pm
by Alex
no, i mean taking abit more off those huge brackets whole are welded to the tow bar, without making it structurally unsafe!
alex
Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 12:35 pm
by Alex
AndrewT wrote:Wow looks great! It's been so long since I saw it on Mike's old wagon I'd forgotten what it looked like.
Wouldn't this cause it to fall off??
no, i mean taking abit more off those huge brackets whole are welded to the tow bar, without making it structurally unsafe!
alex
Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 12:45 pm
by AndrewT
Yeah. Departcher angle pfft...I think whatever rocks etc you hit with those tough brackets will get instantly turned into gravel anyway hehe.
Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 12:52 pm
by Alex
haha yeh 12mm steel...the thing must weigh like 30-40kg!
alex
Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 1:04 pm
by Suba
35 actually
Mike.
Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 1:22 pm
by SuBaRiNo
Good stuff guys... looks tops.
Alex... Fortunatly for you most the things you go over don't require a good depature angle or a lift kit for that matter, so i wouldn't worry too much about that. LOL
Dave
Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 2:19 pm
by Subafury
good call dave lol.
aww now you cant see the ausubaru sticker.
and i think "wanky wagon" sounds better lol
give us a shot of how it bolts up underneath pls
Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 2:27 pm
by SuBaRiNo
I think it's welded to the tow bar.
Dave
Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 2:27 pm
by D3V1L
it doesnt bolt up underneath...its just welded directly onto the towbar, u can see the last photo there welded to the supporting braket for the towbar, and the inner side ias been welded to the bar, needs some further reinforcing, but for the time being its not comming off:D
Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 2:48 pm
by Alex
SuBaRiNo wrote:Good stuff guys... looks tops.
Alex... Fortunatly for you most the things you go over don't require a good depature angle or a lift kit for that matter, so i wouldn't worry too much about that. LOL
Dave
alex
Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 5:31 pm
by stamp_licker
Looks good.Much easier to mod a 4x4 than make one from scratch
Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 9:15 pm
by vidler
90subiewgn wrote:
alex
when will this childish bickering end?:)
Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 12:46 am
by 90brumby
u no alex it wont end untill hatchie has snatched him out once or twice
Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 8:52 pm
by rigby
nice job alex i am drawing on up now for mine being thinking about it for awhile but just thinking on what to weld it onto
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 9:08 pm
by chriSTIan
Good to see its gone to a good home
Chris