I know that you have all been gagging for some new build pictures on here, so I thought I'd make a rear winch bumper just to keep you all entertained.
I think that the basics concept is that I shall largely chop out the rear cross member and put the winch into a new custom cross piece built in its place. The winch will probably sit inside the bumper, in the main, rather then have it under the rear floor pan. I might keep the stock wheel carrier system if I can move it forward a few inches so that spare will still go under there. All subject to measuring at this point.
I have had a profile made in 3mm steel which won't be a load bearing part of the system necessarily. I shall have to build in a rear receiver location. I'd like to not have that as a tow bar but rather be built into the cross member. It will get profiled to fit under the rear tailgate just like the original aluminium decking does. Got to be careful as there is a spare wheel carrier to go on as well and there needs to be catches etc and I don't want those to land in the wrong place.
Here's an early picture of the pressed profile for you to ponder over. I think that some of this will be cut out to get to the winch and who knows, maybe even a step let in for reaching up to the roof tent. All to play for as they say.
Chris
I think that the basics concept is that I shall largely chop out the rear cross member and put the winch into a new custom cross piece built in its place. The winch will probably sit inside the bumper, in the main, rather then have it under the rear floor pan. I might keep the stock wheel carrier system if I can move it forward a few inches so that spare will still go under there. All subject to measuring at this point.
I have had a profile made in 3mm steel which won't be a load bearing part of the system necessarily. I shall have to build in a rear receiver location. I'd like to not have that as a tow bar but rather be built into the cross member. It will get profiled to fit under the rear tailgate just like the original aluminium decking does. Got to be careful as there is a spare wheel carrier to go on as well and there needs to be catches etc and I don't want those to land in the wrong place.
Here's an early picture of the pressed profile for you to ponder over. I think that some of this will be cut out to get to the winch and who knows, maybe even a step let in for reaching up to the roof tent. All to play for as they say.
Chris