bull bar for escudo wanted

rangy · Post by **rangy** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 3:15 pm

bull bar for escudo wanted afther a bull bar for escudo 91 not the nuge bar thanks

truck-fixer · Post by **truck-fixer** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 6:54 pm

Im in the process of designing/building one for the better halfs escudo. When its complete (hopefully by next weekend) you can check it out for ideas and make one your self or I can knock another one up for you if you like.

rangy · Post by **rangy** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 7:52 am

ok thanks for that

Smurf · Post by **Smurf** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 8:04 am

truck-fixer wrote:Im in the process of designing/building one for the better halfs escudo. When its complete (hopefully by next weekend) you can check it out for ideas and make one your self or I can knock another one up for you if you like.

Can you post up some pics of the mounting points, It would be nice to see how you managed to secure it, as there is a lack of factory mounting points on the Vitara.
Cheers

truck-fixer · Post by **truck-fixer** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 5:15 pm

Smurf wrote:
truck-fixer wrote:Im in the process of designing/building one for the better halfs escudo. When its complete (hopefully by next weekend) you can check it out for ideas and make one your self or I can knock another one up for you if you like.

Can you post up some pics of the mounting points, It would be nice to see how you managed to secure it, as there is a lack of factory mounting points on the Vitara.
Cheers

Will do!! Still in designing process at this stage, but will do.

icekayak · Post by **icekayak** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 11:08 pm

here's a simple design (idea borrowed from mroffroader)

Checker plate was about 6mm thick alloy, pipe has welded caps on ends and about 3mm thick just got it from scrap metal yard...

then there is just the ARB ones...

this is the winch version... but there is a front hitch mounted in the place where the winch normally goes so you can mount a removeable one in there...

meece4x4 · Post by **meece4x4** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 6:53 am

[quote="icekayak"]here's a simple design (idea borrowed from mroffroader)

Checker plate was about 6mm thick alloy, pipe has welded caps on ends and about 3mm thick just got it from scrap metal yard...

tidy ..... I like that iceKayak, might have to do one like that for the Mrs Zook

rangy · Post by **rangy** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 7:24 am

hi there what have you bolted to on the truck can you please send me the plans if you dont mind i looks nice and light but dose the job thanks

icekayak · Post by **icekayak** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 10:16 am

dont have the truck so can't take anymore photos...
basically there was a piece of angleiron ?3mm coming off the bar at an angle on either side, welded to a ?4mm square plate the same size as where the stock bumper mounts (I Think) and then there was 2 hi-tensile bolts going through the stock bumper holes i think... or there happened to be 2 holes there that lined up where i wanted it to go... have a look at the pics and then your truck and should be able to work it out

Full sixe photos here:
http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/images/albums/4x4matt/DSC01965.jpg
http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/images/albums/4x4matt/DSC01968.jpg

Yeh... it wouldn't be hard to weld a top loop onto the bar to protect the grill etc if you wanted... but with this mounting i would NOT put a winch or tow hooks on it.

spanky · Post by **spanky** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 9:01 pm

or you could have a bush bashing bar like this roughy :lol:

vaughan