Thread: Custom high mount winch bar for a Defender - ideas?

Originally Posted by Tombie2

Looks almost exactly like the Scorpion bar!!! Minus the outrigger supports...

It does too! The irony is, I never saw it (in detail) until just then!! Would have saved me a few hours of trying to figure things out. I used this bar as a "starting point" and changed all the features I thought were not good design... down to the bottom cross bracing (outrigger support) being swept backwards to stiffen it up and prevent it moving inwards if you hit something front on. lol... only to end up with a scorpion bar "copy". Only I would have used a thicker tubular bar (i.e. greater OD) with thinner walls to better resist buckling.

Looks like they grind off the little bulge at the bottom of the chassis rail ends (the bits that buckle outwards) to fit.

On a different note, looks like I'll be using "their" A-bar to make the bumper too!!!

it looks good, what is the program you used to draw it all up?

Originally Posted by cal415

it looks good, what is the program you used to draw it all up?

I'd be interested in that as well

Rob

All the drawing was done in SolidEdge, but there are several 3D modelling packages around.

They're good for making sure everything fits before ordering and/or cutting up material. As with anything else, you've got to be careful with dimensions of original parts. As the old adage goes... garbage in garbage out.

Here is the Scorpion Bar, picked it up at Rovercraft WA...Was last on the shelf at the time (Apr 08)....Paid $1100 from memory.
When fitting there are just 6 bolts in total, difficult to line up as the bar was slightly out..Seems there was a doing up sequence I needed to follow with out having the instructions!!

Hope it helps.