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my grey 80
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That was a hell of coincidence then! Is your middle name Ivan by chance?
No middle name Clive, maybe I should add one
Well seeing as Steph has had a new toy to do family duties I can slide a bit further down that slope now AndyI do hope that isnt a winch bumper Jon....
slippery slope!!
Yes it is an AFN, it's the one that was on ebay recently that I posted a link to on here. Pure coincidence but I'd had a good look at the AFN bumpers at the 4x4 show just prior to that and liked what I saw. After it didn't sell on ebay for the 2nd time they accepted a cheeky offer from me
I will try it painted grey and see how it looks, I can always paint it black again if it's too smart in grey!Just the rear bumper to stop tripping over now
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I like the form of this front bumper but it is quite a light weight bolt together design that would bend easier than I would like so I've added some extra structural support inside it this weekend, welded the bolt together bits and changed the recovery points for something a bit stronger As I was destroying the paint job anyway I experimented with painting it in what was supposed to be a dark metallic grey but is really a dark silver. Not quite what I had in mind but it'll do till it has to come off again then I can try another colour.
As I was destroying the paint job anyway I experimented with painting it in what was supposed to be a dark metallic grey but is really a dark silver. Not quite what I had in mind but it'll do till it has to come off again then I can try another colour.
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Same photo with a crude mock up of a hoop which would make a handy place to stick an antenna 
If you put on the hoop you'll need a winch you know - its the law ... Oh, ok - you do know
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don't know what you meanIf you put on the hoop you'll need a winch you know - its the law ... Oh, ok - you do know
This has been the view from my garage for the last week or so and I don't think I'll bother trying a hoop as I like it how it is but I think I've blown the stealth theme this last week or so
I've been shopping for various exhaust bits for a few months
Being a sucker for making work for myself I wanted to replace the OEM 'dump pipe' which is the casting off the back of the turbo that the OEM exhaust bolts to as the outlet is a bit smaller than 3" and it points the wrong way really for going inboard of the chassis
I thought of buying a dump pipe but they only seem to be available in Oz and are really quite expensive so made my own. First proper bit of TIG I've done so not the prettiest but it should do
This next one is looking up from inboard of the chassis and is where the down pipe ends up coming down through, all quite tight with not much room for maneuver.
Then I made up sections of pipe - down pipe
The pipe that wiggles past the transfer box (upside down in pic) which I wrapped to stop it cooking the box
Then a silencer
Then a run to get above the rear diff
From above the rear diff down to behind the back wheel ish
and the tail pipe
I bought a 180 degree bend and 130 degree bend and cut sections from them to make most of the pipes, these were the building blocks
I started off doing TIG but ran out of Argon so switched to MIG with stainless wire which worked well enough if a little messy but much much quicker than beginner TIG'ing!
Tonight I finally got to start it up and go for a drive ... sounds nice but a little bit too loud for my liking so maybe another small silencer in the tail pipe is needed.
I've been shopping for various exhaust bits for a few months
Being a sucker for making work for myself I wanted to replace the OEM 'dump pipe' which is the casting off the back of the turbo that the OEM exhaust bolts to as the outlet is a bit smaller than 3" and it points the wrong way really for going inboard of the chassis
I thought of buying a dump pipe but they only seem to be available in Oz and are really quite expensive so made my own. First proper bit of TIG I've done so not the prettiest but it should do
This next one is looking up from inboard of the chassis and is where the down pipe ends up coming down through, all quite tight with not much room for maneuver.
Then I made up sections of pipe - down pipe
The pipe that wiggles past the transfer box (upside down in pic) which I wrapped to stop it cooking the box
Then a silencer
Then a run to get above the rear diff
From above the rear diff down to behind the back wheel ish
and the tail pipe
I bought a 180 degree bend and 130 degree bend and cut sections from them to make most of the pipes, these were the building blocks
I started off doing TIG but ran out of Argon so switched to MIG with stainless wire which worked well enough if a little messy but much much quicker than beginner TIG'ing!
Tonight I finally got to start it up and go for a drive ... sounds nice but a little bit too loud for my liking so maybe another small silencer in the tail pipe is needed.
Class job as always Jon. Easy to see why a shop bought one is the money that they are. There is more effort than people think in make a zorst tube. I can see me heading to the nearest pro shop for mine. Good start with the Tiggy Wig.
I was seriously tempted to just pay Pro Speed another visit but I really wanted a project that needed lots of TIG so it's ironic I ran out of gas and did most of it with the MIG after all! TIG is great, really liking that, but at my beginner speed uses at least 10 times as much gas as MIG from a bottle that probably has 10 times less volume than the one I use for MIG so it doesn't go far.
Need to have a crack at TIG but not got much on the launch pad at the moment. Need to make a new front bumper for the silver one this Summer, but I shall mig that. Might get a small inverter stick too. TIG is a dream at present I think.
I was going to make a new rear bumper for the next truck, but that old one of yours should be just fine. I can get it on the roof rack at Lincomb. It's only in your way.
Next one won't need a rear winch. And I have bought an ARB for the front.
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I was going to make a new rear bumper for the next truck, but that old one of yours should be just fine. I can get it on the roof rack at Lincomb. It's only in your way.
Next one won't need a rear winch. And I have bought an ARB for the front.
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Next job on the list is to fit that rear bumper so it won't be in my way much longerthat old one of yours should be just fine. I can get it on the roof rack at Lincomb. It's only in your way.
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Have I missed a post???Next job on the list is to fit that rear bumper so it won't be in my way much longer
keep up Gav, the existence of a rear bumper has been alluded to a few timesHave I missed a post???
Some of that will be along soon I'm surewhen are the sliders and winch going on
and of course chunky tyres?
