My winch bar .

[Fusion]

Hi Guys , Have made a start on the winch bar for elmo starting yesterday . It has taken a heap of time being the first one . But once finished will be making up a jig for easier assembly if anyone is interested in one for there disco1 ;) . heres a couple of pics so far ......

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2008/06/423.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2008/06/424.jpg




And a big thanks to V8Landy for letting me use his spare winch to help build the bar ;).

[2_door]

its looking good mate ;) keep the pics coming

will it have a top 'loop' or will it just be a bumper type of bar

[dullbird]

top loop will be nice have somewhere to hang the lights

side struts would help balance it out also i think

[Fusion]

Howdy Shorty , Only going to be putting an "A" bar over the top for the lights . Still plenty of work to do yet tho .

[Fusion]

top loop will be nice have somewhere to hang the lights

side struts would help balance it out also i think

Hi DB , already ahead of you on those bits ..... just haven't been welded on just yet ;) .

[long stroke]

Looks great i will Keep two eyes on this thread;)

TIM.

[V8Landy]

Elmo with a smile looking good Mick.Cheers Brett

[Fusion]

Elmo with a smile looking good Mick.Cheers Brett

An evil smile at that mate ;):D:D.

[dirtdawg]

looks good mate

[Fusion]

Well we got some more done to the bar this weekend but we are far from happy with it . Still not finished as the pipe bender we have is crap and will be getting a new one later on . We are going to make another one of the same design but wait for the new pipe bender as it has let us down in a big way . heres a couple of pics ........
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2008/06/30.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2008/06/31.jpg

[jezz]

thats really cool. good work , ill be watching elmos build 2

[Fusion]

Thanks mate . the next bar will look magic with a good pipe bender :D.

[discomuzz]

A few less sign posts in Colac i guess! ;)

Mongrel to weld that gal. stuff!

[BustRucket]

That looks like it will turn out pretty good. I'd be interested in any plans you may have for it, I've got a winch and nothing to mount it too :o

[long stroke]

Looks good.......I'll take it off your hands!!

CHEERS TIM.

[knotty7]

Great bar mate

its givin me some more ideas for making one aswell:D

[Fusion]

Ok guys . we have done more to the bullbar this weekend . Fitted the top loop to fit lights on . And filled in all the open areas with mesh and painted it black ..... still not finished but getting close to it :D;) ...... Pics soon ;).

[Slunnie]

Looking good Mick. How will you stop the middle section from flexing at the winch mount when winching or if the wings take an impact?

ARB do this on their highmount bars by running a reinforcing rail across the front which integrates with the roller fairlead, and on the low mounts they give the structure depth by using the deck on the bar and just cutouts for winch access.

[Fusion]

Looking good Mick. How will you stop the middle section from flexing at the winch mount when winching or if the wings take an impact?

ARB do this on their highmount bars by running a reinforcing rail across the front which integrates with the roller fairlead, and on the low mounts they give the structure depth by using the deck on the bar and just cutouts for winch access.

Thanks Slunnie , yeah the bar will have a couple of out riggers to stop any movement on the sides on an impact . I still need to do some more work to it to get the bar finished but slowly getting there ;).

[rovercare]

So the latest pics are....................?

[Fusion]

Ok finally got the pics up loaded ...... still not finished ;).

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2008/09/310.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2008/09/311.jpg

[SPROVER]

That looks damn good! Great work.:BigThumb:

[2 rocks]

Hey Mick
Well was just reading about posting of PM's and took your advice to come have a look for a break!! Lol!!

Nice work, that's looking real good!
Cheers
Mike

[long stroke]

Great work Mick!!
It looks tops:thumbsup:

TIM.

[dullbird]

yes it looks great.......

[dirtdawg]

looks good mate im glad your happy with it cause by sunday you'll be upset again after geelong tear the hawks a new one :p :D

[V8Landy]

Looking good Mick

[sclarke]

Nice job.

Constuctive advice....
Get it as close to the body and as high up as practical to help with the approach angle.

But the end note is...


I like it... Tough and "Your own work"

Its hard to make a good looking bar that is 100% everything you need...
Keep up the work. Its good to see home made mods.

Damn it.. now i need to get my shed finished so i can finish the pig off....

[Fusion]

Thanks Clarkie . I have made it as close to the grill as i can with a winch in there . I'll be testing it out soon for approach angels ..... I know the welds are strong enough as i hooked up a chain to it and dragged a couple of small trees out of the garden ...... broke the chain twice :D.

[dobbo]

It's very Ogjonian in appearance, you say it's not yet finished, what have you got to do before it's completion?

[Fusion]

It's very Ogjonian in appearance, you say it's not yet finished, what have you got to do before it's completion?

I still have to weld in a couple of bars from the chassis mounts to the outsides to stop the bar bending into the front guards in an impact . and going to weld in a piece of flat plate undernieth so the winch doesn't get jammed in the mud on entry ;).oh and need to weld on mounts for the drive lights and uhf ariel . I painted it cos the welds were exposed to the elements and i don't want rust .

[V8Landy]

It's very Ogjonian in appearance, you say it's not yet finished, what have you got to do before it's completion?

What the hell does ogjonian mean:confused::confused:

[Fusion]

Another update on the winch bar . I have welded on some brackets to the bar to put the shackles on for recovery. I also got side tracked and made up a recovery hitch for the rear tow bar point ......

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2008/11/806.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2008/11/807.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2008/11/808.jpg

[Treads]

Looks the goods mate :BigThumb: I like the recovery points under the bar!

[long stroke]

Very nice Mick looks great!!!!

[V8Landy]

Nice mate ready for the trip