County rear x member, from scratch..

**long stroke** · 12th May 2009, 06:19 PM

Hi all

We have been planning on making a new rear-cross member for the county for a while now

The one on it now is pretty well rusted out and a couple of weeks ago we bent it trying to get up a hill we shouldn't have tried

Plans are to build a whole new rear x member, wheel carrier and tow-bar system then get it hot dipped galvernized

Dad started on it today...

tacked togethor...

In the first/second pic you can see a square marked out on the bar that is where we plan to have a toung stile hitch-towbar

Also plans are to have rear 1/4 bumperetts to protect the pannels

TIM.

**Slunnie** · 12th May 2009, 06:22 PM

Jeez, you guys dont stuff around! Love the work.

What thickness metal is it? Looks a hell of a lot thicker than standard!

**long stroke** · 12th May 2009, 06:29 PM

Originally Posted by Slunnie

Jeez, you guys dont stuff around! Love the work.

What thickness metal is it? Looks a hell of a lot thicker than standard!

Thanks Simon

Yep it's alot thicker then standard a combination of 4 and 6mm plate, going to be heavy but strong

we got 55kgs of plate for $50 from the recyclers

TIM.

**Slunnie** · 12th May 2009, 06:39 PM

Originally Posted by long stroke

Thanks Simon

Yep it's alot thicker then standard a combination of 4 and 6mm plate, going to be heavy but strong

we got 55kgs of plate for $50 from the recyclers

TIM.

Nice! Thatll laugh in the face of physical mischief!!!

Recyclers! I should check that out..... thats smart, one hell of a bargain.

**long stroke** · 12th May 2009, 06:49 PM

Originally Posted by Slunnie

Nice! Thatll laugh in the face of physical mischief!!!

Recyclers! I should check that out..... thats smart, one hell of a bargain.

They had all sorts of steel there, box section alloy, inch thick plate

Steel is $1 a kg

(sell and Parker recyclers)

TIM.

**long stroke** · 16th May 2009, 05:16 PM

Small update..
Started on the towbar sleeve, dad couldn't find any box section to suit so he just bought some 8mm thick angle, trimmed it down and welded it togethor

The tow-bar toung fits perfect, just have to make a toung with about a 6" drop so the trailer sits level with the car, something similar to a d2 one

Pics...

Just have to drill a hole for the pin then weld it in to the bar!

square cut out in the cross member to fit the tow-bar..
Gotta love the plasma cutter

Might get more done tomorrow, but we have to many projects going at the one time

CHEERS TIM.

**EchiDna** · 17th May 2009, 10:07 AM

good work so far, engineering needed for the tow bar?

now about all those milk crates... you got two choices - make me a new cross member for free or I makes some calls

j/k!!

**spudboy** · 17th May 2009, 01:05 PM

Very impressive!

How thick is the original x-member steel? 2mm? It's going to be 10x stronger

**long stroke** · 17th May 2009, 04:37 PM

Originally Posted by EchiDna

good work so far, engineering needed for the tow bar?

now about all those milk crates... you got two choices - make me a new cross member for free or I makes some calls

j/k!!

Not shore if the tow-bar will need engineering

Milk crates- dads been an x milko for about 2 weeks, forgot to take them back to the depot

TIM.

**long stroke** · 17th May 2009, 04:38 PM

Originally Posted by spudboy

Very impressive!

How thick is the original x-member steel? 2mm? It's going to be 10x stronger

Yep prob about 2mm

Strong

TIM.

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