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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!!!

ill start it off shall i

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

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..

*edit* try that kaney bud...

thanks wopass , for some reason i can see your pics niblik

better?

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

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

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 but not too heavy(not as heavy as a tree )

Shane

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hosehustler wrote:

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

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

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

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

did have this but not certable



then ripped it off snatching a tree

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

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.

did have this but not certable
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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

better strenght with less weight

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

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 ?

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?

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

sorted anyway

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


Cheers

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.