Thread: bull bars

Originally Posted by Hastykiwi

LOL! I've got one of those 'nancy boy' nudge bars! Classic. Actually i got it because i cannot afford a full steel bar of any description at the mo, so figured if i was going to hit a Roo I stood a better chance of driving away without radiator damage with one of these on. They are quite spongy and would deaden the impact, so for the minimal outlay it gives that much more opportunity of being mobile, (sure the rest of the front end may not look that flash), if hit.

The defining moment for the P76 for me was a skit on the Aus comedy show 'The Comedy Company' (couple-a-days) where they did a 'candid camera' **** take. They showed various people walking down the street coming across a parked P76, whereby they all promptly fall about laughing hysterically.

Out of interest, is the Force 7v the one shown in the museum at whiteman park?

cheers Nick

Never saw the comedy company skit you're talking about, but can just imagine it. People with no taste everywhere ................

Actually, I've got to agree to some extent - the 6 cylinder P76 was bloody ugly. While the V8 looked a bit better, they were a beautiful car to travel in / drive. Their build quality was a little questionable - I distinctly remember the first time I ever heard crappy welding referred to as "elephant snot" was in a discussion about the panel welds on my mate's dad's P76 V8.

They made a "sports" version of the 4 door V8 called the "Targa Florio" (dunno who was the great wise man who dreamed up the name). They were all dark blue, with silver/grey striping along the bottom of the body, and had honeycomb mag wheels (similar to those that later came out on the LE Monaro) - was quite a flash looking bit of gear in its day.

I'm not sure what is at Whiteman Park - never been there. But the Force 7V was a two door hatchback version of the P76 V8 - looked a lot different from the 4 door versions. It was ahead of its time, and many people thought it would have given the competition at the time (Monaro, Ford "Tudor" and Charger) a good run for their money. It would have been the only large hatchback on the market, had it been released. Unfortunately, they released this as a "production ready concept" just around the time Leyland Aust went belly up and shut up shop. There was only ever a very small number built - I think 6 but am not sure about this.

So if you didn't like the P76 - you could always have gone for a Marina 2 door 6 cylinder 3 speed manual floor shift. Now there was an ugly car - but they used to go like the clappers.

Originally Posted by scarry

Had an ECB bar on the first D2 i had.Didnt like it much,the design made the front recovery point unuseable
After it got bent i replaced it with anTJM alloy.
The next D2 i fitted with a steel TJM bar,as they had stopped making the alloy model for the D2.
I find the TJM bar OK
My brother has a ARB on his D1,& i recon it is better than the TJM.If i was gonna get a bar for a D2 i would go ARB.
You wont need to beef up the front suspension,unless you fit a winch.
just reread your post,if the Sahara bar is the one with a solid type bumper & a nudge bar thing on it,i dont like them as i dont recon it protects the vehicle as much as a full bar.

Just my 2 cents worth.

Yeah I got the TJM steel bar also. We put one on the pathfinder years ago. It was worth its keep with a couple of Roo strikes.

When we got the disco I put a steel TJM on it. seem ok for my 2 bob

i put an AFN front winchbumper on, looks great imho. I think they also have one with a bullbar, but not shure
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