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My new spare wheel holder

Post by Alex » Sun May 20, 2007 12:26 pm

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!

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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!)


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Post by 90brumby » Sun May 20, 2007 12:29 pm

nice wrk looks heap strong aswell
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Post by AndrewT » Sun May 20, 2007 12:32 pm

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!)

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Wouldn't this cause it to fall off??
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Post by Suba » Sun May 20, 2007 12:34 pm

Well done guys , that has been a long way through some of the remotest places in Australia.

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Post by Alex » Sun May 20, 2007 12:34 pm

no, i mean taking abit more off those huge brackets whole are welded to the tow bar, without making it structurally unsafe!

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my13 Hyundai i45(shhhh)
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Post by Alex » Sun May 20, 2007 12:35 pm

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!

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my13 Hyundai i45(shhhh)
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previously
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2000 gen3 outback, lifted, otherwise stock.
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Post by AndrewT » Sun May 20, 2007 12:45 pm

Yeah. Departcher angle pfft...I think whatever rocks etc you hit with those tough brackets will get instantly turned into gravel anyway hehe.
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Post by Alex » Sun May 20, 2007 12:52 pm

haha yeh 12mm steel...the thing must weigh like 30-40kg!

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2000 gen3 outback, lifted, otherwise stock.
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Post by Suba » Sun May 20, 2007 1:04 pm

35 actually :)

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Post by SuBaRiNo » Sun May 20, 2007 1:22 pm

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

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Post by Subafury » Sun May 20, 2007 2:19 pm

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
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Post by SuBaRiNo » Sun May 20, 2007 2:27 pm

I think it's welded to the tow bar.

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Post by D3V1L » Sun May 20, 2007 2:27 pm

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
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Post by Alex » Sun May 20, 2007 2:48 pm

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

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my13 Hyundai i45(shhhh)
my02 Gen3 Liberty limited ed.

previously
L-series wagon, LSD, EJ20turbo, 29in tyres, 'wanky wagon'
2000 gen3 outback, lifted, otherwise stock.
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Post by stamp_licker » Sun May 20, 2007 5:31 pm

Looks good.Much easier to mod a 4x4 than make one from scratch
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Post by vidler » Sun May 20, 2007 9:15 pm

90subiewgn wrote:Image

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when will this childish bickering end?:)
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Post by 90brumby » Mon May 21, 2007 12:46 am

u no alex it wont end untill hatchie has snatched him out once or twice
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Post by rigby » Mon May 21, 2007 8:52 pm

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
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Post by chriSTIan » Tue May 22, 2007 9:08 pm

Good to see its gone to a good home
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