post your front bar pics

kaney · Post by **kaney** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 6:29 pm

hi everyone. im looking to make a front bar for my truck over the uni holidays, i was wondering if everyone could show some pictures of what they have made to give me ideas. I have acess to a pipe bender welder and a few other bits and peices.

any pictures would be great!!!

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 8:22 pm

ill start it off shall i

niblik · Post by **niblik** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 8:47 pm

and as ya can tell from wopass' signature line, that bars good for pushing aside bracken, bush, brush, small trees and pigmy villages.. :wink:

i want to make somethin similar to this bar...

crossed with this...

we'll see how it turns out.. thats the plan at the moment anyways.. :roll:

*edit* try that kaney bud...

kaney · Post by **kaney** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 8:52 pm

thanks wopass :twisted:

, for some reason i can see your pics niblik :?:

niblik · Post by **niblik** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 8:56 pm

better?

kaney · Post by **kaney** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 8:57 pm

much, cheers :thumleft: :thumleft: :thumleft:

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 9:12 pm

follow the link for my old bar....
http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/modules ... php&page=1

:wink:

Shane · Post by **Shane** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 9:31 pm

Just finished this week,seamed to taken frecken ages to make for a simple bar.large bar's 60mm O.D 4.5mm wall thickness,smaller bar 40mm O.D.Strong enough to push toyota's aside :shock:

but not too heavy(not as heavy as a tree

)

Shane

rokhound · Post by **rokhound** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 9:31 pm

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hosehustler · Post by **hosehustler** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 10:33 pm

MATT4U · Post by **MATT4U** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 11:11 pm

hosehustler wrote:

Not to Hijack, but this is a very cool photo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

albundy · Post by **albundy** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 6:47 am

Hey Shane, any chance I could come around and get a good look at your barwork. I am thinking of tucking my winch further back along the chassis so that it is actually under the radiator and making something similar to what you have got.. This will give me a very good approach angle.
Al

Shane · Post by **Shane** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 7:15 am

albundy wrote:Hey Shane, any chance I could come around and get a good look at your barwork. I am thinking of tucking my winch further back along the chassis so that it is actually under the radiator and making something similar to what you have got.. This will give me a very good approach angle.
Al

Yer thats fine,I have moved the winch back also approx 4 inchs,if you have a body lift theres another we trick you can do as well.
I'm off on a club trip today back monday,catch up next week or something.

Shane

MudBum · Post by **MudBum** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 7:36 am

We adapted a bar i was given,not sure what its off.

hiriklux · Post by **hiriklux** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 7:52 am

did have this but not certable :shock:

then ripped it off snatching a tree :oops:

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 10:07 pm

This is my Rugger front Bar, which weighs 100kg and screws the approach angle up really bad....I guess this is an example of NOT an ideal one...its much happier with it removed

Rangielux · Post by **Rangielux** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 9:45 am

sorry its not clean. I can unbolt this bar in 5 mins so I can access the winch better for service etc. (still strong enough to take on pinetrees as some on the forum can attest to) Note that the tow hooks I've mounted are also not on the bar but directly to the chassis (I saw a whole bull bar nearly pulled off in a recovery once

)

I'll get some bars made up to protect the front guards one day too.

Allways thought that Hosehustlers bars were very smart - good job done there.

gomulletgo · Post by **gomulletgo** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 9:56 pm

did have this but not certable
................
then ripped it off snatching a tree

why was it not certable rik? can someone please tell me the point of the "front stringer" on the bars, I really don't get it. It seems very popular on american rock buggys......and on some it seems to ruin the approach angle.

newbielicious

lilpigzuk · Post by **lilpigzuk** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 10:11 pm

Im pretty sure the stinger bars are to aid getting the nose up really steep rock faces and in the event of a roll over , usually the A pillar and bonnet take the impact cos thats where the weight is (engine etc) therefore the point of the Stinger bar helps continue the roll till it gets too the wheels. May have that wrong but I ve seen other local vehicles set up that way and it helps getting the vehicle to land on the wheels rather than the roof.
Have a few pics of my zuk one in my photo album, but its purely a 40 mm box section bent accordingly to the shape of the front of my truck ( :lol:

) have yet too smash a guard or headlamp - it is slightly dovetailed)

http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/modules ... php&page=3

mudhaw · Post by **mudhaw** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 10:42 pm

Have a look at he "norwest winch challange" thread and the links to photos of the comp

nzdncjw · Post by **nzdncjw** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 11:48 pm

Have you looked at 'ih8mud.com'

http://www.ih8mud.com/bumper/

This site has HEAPS of bumper ideas as well as roll cages and whatever else you might like to add to your truck to protect from bumps and bruises!

Chris

nuts · Post by **nuts** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 10:25 pm

my bumper is heavy gauge channel with bullbars welded to the front... not finnished yet got seamlis pipe to sort yet and 100 mm box steel to put under the steps and at the back

gomulletgo · Post by **gomulletgo** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 12:09 pm

not finnished yet got seamlis pipe to sort yet and 100 mm box steel to put under the steps and at the back

Why seamless pipe? just seems a bit overkill to me for the application. good luck with getting it finished

nuts · Post by **nuts** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 6:54 pm

better strenght with less weight

dixie · Post by **dixie** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 7:41 pm

Nothing fancy half pye moded square bar,curled it backwards with a 20ton digger,bolted into winch mount and fitted bush bars to the sides.Pushes most items out of its path,but anything bigger than a punga or 4"pitto I get the assistance of Wopass's dozer.

[/img]http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/images/albums/album191/North_Island_ORE_Safari_20_23oct_2006_077resized.sized.jpg

You would think I may have learnt how to paste up these F!#KEN PICTURES by now!!!!!!!

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 8:00 pm

dixie wrote:Nothing fancy half pye moded square bar,curled it backwards with a 20ton digger,bolted into winch mount and fitted bush bars to the sides.Pushes most items out of its path,but anything bigger than a punga or 4"pitto I get the assistance of Wopass's dozer.

wheres your pic ?

you mean like this trip ?

dixie · Post by **dixie** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 8:08 pm

wheres your pic ?

you mean like this trip ?

Yeah thats the shit im talkin about!!!!!!!!!!!

What the F##K am I doin wrong with those pics dude?

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 8:14 pm

dixie wrote:
wheres your pic ?

you mean like this trip ?

Yeah thats the shit im talkin about!!!!!!!!!!!

What the F##K am I doin wrong with those pics dude?

you had the first try buggered missing half the stuff, then in the second try you allmost had it but had one to many [img] thingys in it :wink:

sorted anyway

DaveM · Post by **DaveM** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 8:18 pm

Dixie,
you got any pics showing a closer shot of the mounting of the bar?
Have you shifted the winch back too?

Cheers

dixie · Post by **dixie** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 8:27 pm

AAAAHHH who knows, I right clicked the pic,hit properties, then thought I copied the URL addy but Nah.

But you got it!!so sweet,now people can see the nunfancy bullbar with the architectually designed profile set by the 20 ton Hitachi excavator/bender.

post your front bar pics

post your front bar pics

;-p

basher bars

obvious i thought