Thanks for the pics Sue,, hubbies done very well indeed, it looks very professional. :cool:
Would you have pics of the tank before you placed it in the car. It looks almost identical to how I want mine for the back of the ute.
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Thanks for the pics Sue,, hubbies done very well indeed, it looks very professional. :cool:
Would you have pics of the tank before you placed it in the car. It looks almost identical to how I want mine for the back of the ute.
Ok, so I wasn't going to post here, but I have a nagging question...
First off though, as many have already pointed out, the bar looks good and many congratulations to hubby - he looks to have done a good job.
Question time: Why?
There are many bars on the market that can simply be bolted on in half an hour.
Whilst yours looks good it must have taken many many hours of measuring, cutting, welding & fetteling. When you consider the cost of your time, it must be cheaper & easier to buy and bolt-on?
Thx
J
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Bar looks great Sue as does the ladder rack and the fold down leg for shorties :D
when you finally see it on, all the work is worthwhile, especially knowing you have a unique one.
I think Sue answered that above - less than 10 hours to design and build, and under $500 in materials (as the $500 included materials for other parts).Quote:
Originally Posted by Yorkshire_Jon
Compared to what, $1500 plus for a name brand one?
Sorry I didn't think to take any pics of it before it was fitted.. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Chops
Edited because I have just found this pic from when we placed the tank (before it was welded) into the back of the car with the Waeco drawer fridge I am fitting to make sure it all was going to fit properly.. it's probably not much help to you though.. ?
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...013/04/845.jpg
That's a reasonable enough question, but the car is a limited edition and I could not find a factory made bullbar to fit it (something to do with the lights sticking out too much).. If you look at the ARB website they state on their Defender Bullbars that they do not fit the Xtech (my model).. I received the same answer from every other place I went to in my search for a bullbar - and trust me I went everywhere lol.. I could have put a winch bar on it but I wanted the extra protection that a bullbar provides so my only options were to try and track one down in the UK (and pay freight etc) or to have a custom made one to fit. :) The reason we chose to make it ourselves instead of paying to have someone else make a custom bar is because we knew we could do it... and we saved quite a lot of money in the process which has been put to other additions for the car.. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Yorkshire_Jon
I did think about buying him a bottle of his favourite brew.. but then I remembered that he makes his own spirits so I went "nah!".. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Sandgroper
Here's the pics.. hope they help.. :)
The ladder when it is down..
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...013/05/294.jpg
And a close up of where it folds.. simple enough and works well. The ladder is very sturdy. :)
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...013/04/846.jpg
And here's the 240 Litre tank that Pete made in the back of my car.. still not connected as we ran out of time but it's starting to look good now.. :)
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...013/05/289.jpg
G'day Sue, thanks for that,, your right, it's not quite how I wanted to see it, but it's cool,, thanks.
Has he made it out of alloy or stainless? Either way I'm guessing he can tig weld,, ?
Thanks very much for the ladder pics Sue, that is a terrific design your hubby has come up with, it looks very sturdy and professional. I hope you both don't mind if I steal your idea, I love making things myself also and I think that is a great idea for a roof rack ladder. I'm actually thinking of building an external roll cage for my xtech and making the roof rack to fit onto the top of it. I built my winch bar because I couldn't find anything that would bolt straight on to my landie without modification and the total cost of my bar was $180 which was what it cost to get powder coated so I think it is well worth making it yourself if you have the tools and means to do so. Your wagon looks great and your hubby is a very talented man, thanks for showing the pics!
Your folding ladder is excellent, i think you will be seeing a few of them getting around on a trucks near you real soon. Great use of the limited space with the fuel tank.
Any spots left on this up coming trip!
Great work Sue and Peter
David
Yep, I didn't think it would help much but it's all I had.. *kicking myself I didn't think to get a shot of it before it was put in the car*..Quote:
Originally Posted by Chops
It's made from alloy.. and my son did the tig welding. :)
Pete's full of clever idea's (most of them are good lol).. a big part of his job is designing (caravans, campers, mobile homes, mining cribs etc) so he is used to having his thinking cap on for stuff like this.. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Sandgroper
And we don't mind if you copy it at all, it sounds like it would be perfect for what you want to do! I agree on the sense in making this stuff yourself if you can as the savings alone make it worth while.. plus the sense of achievement when it's done is nice too.. :)
Thanks David.. and I'm surprised at the amount of interest in the ladder both here and elsewhere so I won't be shocked to see them getting about soon either lol.. Still they say that imitation is the finest form or flattery and it's nice to think that others also think it's a good idea.. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Witchdoctor
It's been a bit of a long haul working out space for the trip - if I didn't have to carry so much fuel it wouldn't have been as difficult but we've managed to work around it.. I hope.. time will tell when I go to put everything in the car lol.. And there could be space.. if you're interested drop me a pm.. :)