Any interest in 80series front steering guards

[Scott]

Would the steering guard be Ali with steel mounting brackets? Or of all steel construction? Also what thickness would the guard be?

Cheers.

 

[Ecky Thump]

I'm interested

 

[Paul_Humphreys]

Would the steering guard be Ali with steel mounting brackets? Or of all steel construction? Also what thickness would the guard be?

Cheers.

I would say for an 80 series it wants to be at lease 8mm.

Paul

 

[karl webster]

Thanks for the interest.

This is something that is defo going to be going ahead quite soon.

Scott. I am going to get prices for steel and alloy. I can then offer either.

Paul,When you say 8mm do you mean if alloy is used?

karl

 

[Paul_Humphreys]

No, that is steel. If alloy then I would say 11-12mm.

Paul

 

[Andy]

I'll measeure the thickness of my ali one (freeways lattitude) in the morning if its any help

andy

 

[karl webster]

Imput is always good thanks andy

 

[Chas]

My ally one from TBR is 8mm.

 

[karl webster]

Cheers chas, thought they were. Have you had much damage to it? Bent at all?

Karl

 

[Chas]

Cheers chas, thought they were. Have you had much damage to it? Bent at all? Karl

Just a little bent Karl (a bit bowed in the middle), but it has had some punishment

 

[J66P]

8mm ali should be ample, 6 mm steel

 

[karl webster]

Cheers chas, thought they were. Have you had much damage to it? Bent at all? Karl

Just a little bent Karl (a bit bowed in the middle), but it has had some punishment

With your driving and history chas....... i dont beleive it.....

 

[Chas]

[quote="karl wester":2ll7im6w]Cheers chas, thought they were. Have you had much damage to it? Bent at all? Karl

Just a little bent Karl (a bit bowed in the middle), but it has had some punishment

With your driving and history chas....... i dont beleive it..... [/quote:2ll7im6w]
It's an 80, they can take it, but I must admit there are times when . . . . .

 

[karl webster]

Yours has done well mate i will give you that. Wish id been involved alot earlier really to have seen the rise and falls of some of the trucks that some of you have had

You carnt kill yours can you. I know you have really tried

 

[Andy]

My freeways lattitude ali one is about 9mm

 

[Allchin]

I have just had one made from my drawings for the gearbox based on similar design to the one mentioned on ebay. Mine had slight trimming to do in fitting( I put a wrong dimension on the drawing now corrected) I used 6mm alli both to save weight(8mm is 30% heavier) and cost. One sheet did my aux tank / gearbox / steering(doubled to 12mm) but now looking at how thin it looks, mabe 8mm

on the aux fuel tank I sandwich a closed cell camping mat to stop sand getting stuck between the bashplate and the tank and also to cusion the tank skin from small dents to the skid plate.

if anyone wants the drawing I can send them....

Stephen

 

[Allchin]

looks like I go the pictures wrong...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonni_stephen/5520257711

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonni_stephen/5520255491

Stephen

 

[karl webster]

Hi stephen

Are these fitted to the 80 series then?

What does the tank hold. I mean quantity

karl

 

[Allchin]

Hi Karl,

Yes its a series 80

and the tank 170ltr and I seem to remember that it was the South African co. and not the longranger tank.

Stephen

 

[Andy]

Hi Stephen,

Not long to go now before the off!!

can you email me the drawings for the L/R tank guard please, Ive got a bit of 4mm kicking about I was going to use for this, what do you reckon, thick enough, or after your dent in the Gilf do you think it'll be too thin!

I was really thinking of more of a skid plate rather than a bash, but while doing it I may as well go thicker if need be

Andy
ps, trying to find a way of fitting a sender to my tank, any thoughts?