custom rear bar

Submitted: Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 17:17
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Hi all
I'm so impressed by the look of allot of rear bars and wheel carriers there is on the market and I'm sure they are of great quality BUT!! I'm also equally unimpressed by how much they cost I'm sure that people will say that they have all this money tied up in design and machines and so on but come on 3 g for a rear bar for my old 98 100 ser !!! so I ask has anyone ever had a go and successfully made a rear bar as when I look at them I think some beefed up brackets a couple of stub axles and some heavyish RHS and I might be able to build something half decent and not so ugly around the tow bar to look at ...... Any thoughts people ???
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Reply By: ashy - Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 20:33

Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 20:33
Hi, yes they are cheap and easy to make, I am a boilermaker and i build custom front and back bars and side steps/rails. They can be built so cheap and strong I can build a back bar for around $150 - $200. I can give you more info if your interested.
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Follow Up By: Johnny boy - Friday, May 25, 2007 at 08:42

Friday, May 25, 2007 at 08:42
Hi Ashy
Mate where abouts are you Im in Penrith west SYD .

Regars John.
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Follow Up By: ashy - Saturday, May 26, 2007 at 08:45

Saturday, May 26, 2007 at 08:45
newcastle,nsw
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Follow Up By: ashy - Sunday, May 27, 2007 at 11:31

Sunday, May 27, 2007 at 11:31
Hi, If you are interested i can build the bar for you,
Ashy,
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Follow Up By: Johnny boy - Sunday, May 27, 2007 at 19:34

Sunday, May 27, 2007 at 19:34
Hi Ashy , I just sprayed the undercarriage ready for the new shocks N springs and I whipped off the rear bar and cleaned it all up as well and I can see there is heaps of chassis to bolt to ,I'm thinking a rear wheel carrier and leaving the tow bar in place so I don't have to worry about my van over taking me on the freeway if you know what I mean and for you ..DAMN I wish you were closer mate as I think we could have done some business ( your not moving down here in the next week or so are ya ???) LOL

Regards John .
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Follow Up By: ashy - Monday, May 28, 2007 at 16:30

Monday, May 28, 2007 at 16:30
nah not movin to syd, if you need any help as much as i can over phone and email.
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Follow Up By: Johnny boy - Monday, May 28, 2007 at 19:48

Monday, May 28, 2007 at 19:48
No worries thanx for the offer I might just need to take ya up on some advice as I started playing with cardboard templates today and Im allready doin my head in hard to make work keep light and look good all at the same time LOL.

Cheers John.
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Follow Up By: taps - Wednesday, Jun 06, 2007 at 12:44

Wednesday, Jun 06, 2007 at 12:44
Ashy,
how long does it take to make ??? can one be organised ???
if so, call me 0410 567 260.

Cheers,

Taps.
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Reply By: Member - Duncs - Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 22:32

Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 22:32
Mate of mine built one for a Landrover 110. He used a piece of caravan chassis for the main member. He took careful measurements and spent some time in his shed with a welder. He had it galvanised and then painted it. It looked great, worked brilliantly and cost about $80.

Duncs
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Reply By: Crackles - Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 22:41

Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 22:41
John I've made (or helped make) 3 rear bars now. If you have access to a Mig & a well equipped workshop you could build one yourself, fully powdercoated for $600 to $1000 depending on the type of car & what you swing off it. The 2nd option is to roughly design it yourself pinching a few ideas off other rear bars then have an enginneering workshop weld up a custom bar for under $2000.
It is time consuming building a one off bar without jigs as you need to take the car off the road for a week while you make the brackets, then line up panels etc, removing it each time welding & grinding takes place.
Finding decent overcentre latches & incorporating standard mudflaps is hard & if you build in a tow bar it wont be "rated" with an engineers certificate as it probably should.
At the end of construction you will realize why they cost $3K :-)
Cheers Craig................
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Reply By: Wayne (NSW) - Friday, May 25, 2007 at 08:02

Friday, May 25, 2007 at 08:02
John,

I made the one on the back of the Troopie. It was on the 75Series and then transfered to the 78Series.

The rear bar on the Troopie is not that flash so a length of 5mm steel was bent at a right angle.
End plates were welded on each end and two brackets were made to fit the out side of the chassis rail.
There is a cut out in the middle to allow the original tow bar to be used.
Holden stub axle were used as well as the hubs.
Two arms were made to carry the tyres. This is the important bit. They must be strong to carry the weight of the tyre and handle the corrugations.
Tail lights fitted.
The over centre latches I had brought but they didn't last. I have now made my own.
This is a dual wheel carrier so there is a bit of weight involved.

This rear bar has done the Canning twice, The Simpson 3 times and several Vic High Country trips.

Most of the work was done at home but I did get a mate to bend the steel for me, the steel tubing was cut at work, but I could have done that at home as well.

Cost about $250/ $300. and a few weekends work.

Wayne
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Reply By: Truckster (Vic) - Friday, May 25, 2007 at 09:24

Friday, May 25, 2007 at 09:24
I would say only suckers pay $3k for 100 worth of steel.. then some people dont have access to places that manufacture these things, but a quick post on any one of the 23982304920984230498320498203948 4wd forums will find someone who will make one for u.
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Follow Up By: Pezza (Bris) - Sunday, May 27, 2007 at 13:35

Sunday, May 27, 2007 at 13:35
Damn Trucky, I thought there were only 23982304920984230498320498203946 4wd forums !! Where'd you find the other two ?

Cheers
Pezza
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Follow Up By: Truckster (Vic) - Wednesday, May 30, 2007 at 11:48

Wednesday, May 30, 2007 at 11:48
they are hidden, top secret... like the shoelace forums that you dont know about.
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