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Re: Installing custom Bull Bar/ Brackets/ Tow Hooks
Vanther #464880 April 28th 2011 11:36 pm
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If it's not directly secured to the frame, it's pretty pointless, I did a mot of off roading over the years, I've seen some creative stuff that wasn't mounted securely and the damage caused when trying to utilize it was to the point that it destroyed more than just tying a strap to a wheel.

Re: Installing custom Bull Bar/ Brackets/ Tow Hooks
Vanther #464901 April 29th 2011 1:00 am
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Can you make it like a trailer hitch receiver that is attached to the frame through the bumper and use a tow hook like this?

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How are you mounting the winch? That needs to be securly attached to the frame also.


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Re: Installing custom Bull Bar/ Brackets/ Tow Hooks
maples01 #464921 April 29th 2011 7:52 am
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Maybe if I ran an insert trailer hitch type square tubing through the welded outer brackets, I could secure those to the frame rails just behind?

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Re: Installing custom Bull Bar/ Brackets/ Tow Hooks
Star Dreamer #464923 April 29th 2011 7:56 am
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The winch will be tightly sanwiched on a maybe 1/2" steel Plate Welded between the front two frame rails behind the bumper. With the wire fed through the license plate "hole" in the bumper and finally out the fairlead.


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Star Dreamer #464924 April 29th 2011 7:59 am
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That would be most reasonable, but Im making an exact A-Team Movie van, so I am keeping with what was used in the film

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Re: Installing custom Bull Bar/ Brackets/ Tow Hooks
Vanther #464934 April 29th 2011 11:15 am
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Unfortunately there is ALLOT more behind your bumper than what the picture you posted shows.
The lower core suport is a fairly heave chunk of metal right behind the bumper.the rad and shroud is right behind that...
There is really not much room behind the bumper to mount a wench.
remember when they built this van all it has to do was look good from a distance.The parts thy bolted onto it really did not have to work at all or well.....

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Re: Installing custom Bull Bar/ Brackets/ Tow Hooks
Vanther #475894 June 21st 2011 2:52 pm
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Here is an idea of what I was thinking for the back of the tow hooks, as they are recessed a bit, and in the picture they have a singular bolt going through the center attaching it to the 2x2 square stock. This way it would fit over the two vertical pieces and not be able to rotate once bolted down.

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Then this is one side of the tow ring:
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This is the back of the same tow ring (Its slightly hollowed out):
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Then, the tow ring will bolt to the vertical pipe bracket pictured above onto this bracket below:
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Re: Installing custom Bull Bar/ Brackets/ Tow Hooks
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Additionally, I am going to have to bend the front pipe's main radius (just beyond the foglights top and bottom) as pictured, angled back just a teeny bit:
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I plan to make to large "c" type shapes, then cut them at the bend, and cut an angle on one, then weld back together, as If I put it through a machine to bend, it will likely crimp.


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Vanther #476025 June 22nd 2011 7:22 am
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Looks like a nice set up!


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