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its amazing what you can do when your bored!Quote:
not everyone is graced with your ability to manufacture goodies as you do
still good that steve's had a go! look at mine! i paid for it (cos i got lazy) fitted it, didnt fit properly, put up with it for awhile, got bored one day and cut it up and made it how it should have been:D
cheers phil
your misfortune was my inspiration.;) Couldnt be naffed buying one that didnt fit.
im deffinatly happy with it now! it is a really good design, simple light and for what it is, bloody strong!
the main tube on mine is made from exhaust tube!:o
oh, and it opens with the rear door.
the top mount isnt showing any problems at all and i doubt it ever will. but do watch out in reguards to the bottom mount. on mine ive made up a large spreader plate to spread the load. with the small orignal one it was colapsing my cross member....
cheers phil
were the mounting bolts for your lower mount thru both sides of the crossmember? I have put a spreader plate on the forward facing face of the CM and bolted thru both sides with 4x10mm, do you reckon I should fit crush tubes inside as well? Also fitted a backing plate of 3mm on the top mount, when its finished it will open with the door as well, my main tube is 5mm thick wall, so not to worried about it distorting.:DQuote:
Originally Posted by discowhite
well here is the finished product minus paint, will post some more of it disassembled when I paint it.
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...6/RIMG0250.jpg
Closed
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open
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...6/RIMG0251.jpg
works a treat, am very happy with it, and the price.
yep, they go all the way through. i used 2x 1/2''x4''? HT bolts and 1x 3/8x1'' this one dosent go through.Quote:
were the mounting bolts for your lower mount thru both sides of the crossmember
ide use crush tubes, other wise to have to tighten up the bolts every now and then.
cheers phil
dose the kid know that you stole his stopper from his roller skates??
very observant,:D its a skateboard wheel actually.;)Quote:
Originally Posted by discowhite
Nice work...
Did you know that the space inside your original carrier mount ( the bit you welded to the pipework) is the right size for one of the long skinny 1.5kg gas bottles and a small compressor?
Top work Steve! It looks really great. What about getting it hot dipped?
cheers Chazza