Subject 1991 FJ80 ARB bumper and 12k Badland winch
I removed the bumper and was thinking how and where I was going to locate the control box.
I did not like the stock location above the drum and also did not want to mount it vertically on the grill or locate it under the hood; where the only room is driver’s side and on a 3fe would require very long battery to winch cables. Not to mention the hot part of the engine bay
I thought about tucking it into the right wing inside the ARB. This would require me to fabricate a bracket to mount the control box, I don’t do fabrication very good, so I was concerned about the way it would turn out. My brother in-law was visiting and was in the garage when I was fiddling with the whole set up and saw what I wanted to accomplish. He went to his truck and brought me a scrap piece of stainless sheet metal. This would be perfect, a bend here a cut there, 5 holes drilled and I had my mount. All I needed to do was extend one ground cable from the control box to the winch.
Now my question is what would be the best way to “seal” the box and if I do should I put a breather port to run a breather line? And how long should I make it?
I would also like to hear comment and take suggestion on what I’m doing.
This is where I want to locate the box, I drilled 5 holes in the bumper.
Control box mounted to the bracket
New battery with upgrade wiring and new terminals.
I removed the bumper and was thinking how and where I was going to locate the control box.
I did not like the stock location above the drum and also did not want to mount it vertically on the grill or locate it under the hood; where the only room is driver’s side and on a 3fe would require very long battery to winch cables. Not to mention the hot part of the engine bay
I thought about tucking it into the right wing inside the ARB. This would require me to fabricate a bracket to mount the control box, I don’t do fabrication very good, so I was concerned about the way it would turn out. My brother in-law was visiting and was in the garage when I was fiddling with the whole set up and saw what I wanted to accomplish. He went to his truck and brought me a scrap piece of stainless sheet metal. This would be perfect, a bend here a cut there, 5 holes drilled and I had my mount. All I needed to do was extend one ground cable from the control box to the winch.
Now my question is what would be the best way to “seal” the box and if I do should I put a breather port to run a breather line? And how long should I make it?
I would also like to hear comment and take suggestion on what I’m doing.
This is where I want to locate the box, I drilled 5 holes in the bumper.
Control box mounted to the bracket
New battery with upgrade wiring and new terminals.
