DIY rear bumper build
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Re: DIY rear bumper build
Did you check to see if you can get your shackles over a 20mm bar. I started going that thick and found the shackle would not go so lekker. So I opted for 16mm on my Sani.
This is the largest of my shackles and the one size smaller than this is tight, I don't think 20mm.
On the car with shackle
This is the largest of my shackles and the one size smaller than this is tight, I don't think 20mm.
On the car with shackle
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Re: DIY rear bumper build
Oh, and I used the same 16mm steel bar for the front recovery points and spring hangers on the Sani
Welded directly to the chassis top, rear and bottom for a total of around 350mm around the edges, then joined with a cross member of 5mm thick 75mm wide channel, welded around the entire edge front and rear of the channel. Then for good measure, the channel is welded the entire length of the existing cross member (under the radiator), and along the bottom, three bridging plates of 100mm were added from the chassis to the channel with around a 40mm over lap under the chassis for welding surface.
I used the recovery points to mount a 10mm plate in each corner that perfectly lines up with the Hardbody bullbar feet/legs so as to keep the Sani looking like a Sani.
Welded directly to the chassis top, rear and bottom for a total of around 350mm around the edges, then joined with a cross member of 5mm thick 75mm wide channel, welded around the entire edge front and rear of the channel. Then for good measure, the channel is welded the entire length of the existing cross member (under the radiator), and along the bottom, three bridging plates of 100mm were added from the chassis to the channel with around a 40mm over lap under the chassis for welding surface.
I used the recovery points to mount a 10mm plate in each corner that perfectly lines up with the Hardbody bullbar feet/legs so as to keep the Sani looking like a Sani.
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1997 Nissan Sani MK3 2.7TD - Hillbilly (SAFANI)
MQ C200 SFA
MQ H260 LSD Rear
MQ Transfer as second low range
5" Lift
33"x12.5x15" tires on 8.5J rims - Want 35's
DIY rock sliders
DIY Snorkel
Madman EMS
1997 Nissan Sani MK3 2.7TD - Hillbilly (SAFANI)
MQ C200 SFA
MQ H260 LSD Rear
MQ Transfer as second low range
5" Lift
33"x12.5x15" tires on 8.5J rims - Want 35's
DIY rock sliders
DIY Snorkel
Madman EMS
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Re: DIY rear bumper build
Ek wou ook weet. Brits was die mooi plattelandse dorpie daar in Wes-Transvaal en Madibeng is die vuil, lelike dorp daar in Noordwes nadat Brits "afgebreek" is.andredurand wrote:E k wil graag weet waar de M##r is Madibeng :is nog van tyd
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Re: DIY rear bumper build
Yes, the shackel does fit over the 20mm plate because it's a Patrol I'm using the 4.75T shackels, one size up from the ones on the Sani.
Putting back the original bumper this weekend!
Decided on Thursday we going to Lesotho this week, bumper will not be finished in time.
But I have another project that I need to finish before we leave, a home build storage system and slider for fridge.
Putting back the original bumper this weekend!
Decided on Thursday we going to Lesotho this week, bumper will not be finished in time.
But I have another project that I need to finish before we leave, a home build storage system and slider for fridge.
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Re: DIY rear bumper build
Danie, hier is 'n thread met inligting vir jou laai-stelsel. http://www.patrol4x4.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=56&t=5198
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Re: DIY rear bumper build
Danie, lyk my jy is n man met n plan. Maak nou asb n mooi agter bumper laat ek ook een kan bou
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Re: DIY rear bumper build
The Groot trek coming up made me speed up my rear bumper build.
I will show my progress with photos (they can say more than a thousand words)
20mm Steel plate bolted to the chassis for the recovery points!
This next picture is the completed recovery bracket and is bolted to chassis as shown in previous picture and 2 x 12mm bolts through chassis where original towbar is mounted.
I will show my progress with photos (they can say more than a thousand words)
20mm Steel plate bolted to the chassis for the recovery points!
This next picture is the completed recovery bracket and is bolted to chassis as shown in previous picture and 2 x 12mm bolts through chassis where original towbar is mounted.
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Re: DIY rear bumper build
Danie - dit lyk baie goed. Ek hoop jy dokumenteer die planne sodat jy ook vir my ene kan bou - ek sal bier bring...
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Re: DIY rear bumper build
Only 20mm?
No blixem, that's impressive..
No blixem, that's impressive..
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Re: DIY rear bumper build
John - Danie does not do things in half-measures.JohnBoyZA wrote:Only 20mm?
No blixem, that's impressive..
Saw his 'trol with the new 33"es on the other day. It stands as high as mine (with the suspension upgrade) now. I'm going to have to go and buy myself 33"es soon - I'm getting an inferiority complex...
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