My Homemade rear swing out carrier build

[FJFOOL]

Looks great, Nick ! I like the way you installed the tail-lights into the carrier.

 

[2badfjs]

very cool

 

[waiting for time]

Graet piece of work.
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[chicago]

Keith there is tension on the latch when in the closed position but like you said, i wouldn't trust just that to keep it closed. The latch comes with a hole drilled through the body and the latch that you can put a locking pin of some sort in to make sure it stays closed. I plan on using this pin to make sure it doesn't do what happened to you. I'll probably run a locking pin like this:
McMaster-Carr

It looks like this mcmaster carr latch is a double locking latch but I don't know if it has provisions for a locking pin to be used with it. I like the idea of having a failsafe that I know will work, hence the locking pin.

McMaster-Carr

Hope this helps.
Nick

Yeah...that was the one that I used for the 62, only the NON locker (I thought it WAS in my defense). Ill be doing a different configuration this time with the single swing. I want the outer end of it to be supported...sort of like your doing with the bushings, only on the far end and I may just use a pin in lieu of the latch altogether.
BTW, I really like the buckets you are doing for the lights. Pretty slick idea!

 

[brew8]

Nice design well thought out, larry

 

[69LC]

I'm slowly putting one together too. Where did you find the latch you used to close the swingouts? Can you give a supplier and part numbers?

 

[nicholastheczar]

I'm slowly putting one together too. Where did you find the latch you used to close the swingouts? Can you give a supplier and part numbers?

There is a link to all the parts in the first post:
"I wanted to have a dual swing out for a tire and cooler / jerry can carrier. I went to a steel yard and bought a stick of 3x2x3/16" tubing and a stick of 2.5x3/16" sq. tubing, and 4"x3/16" flat strap. I bought 2 spindles from A to Z fab as well as two clevis mounts. I called IPOR and ordered a southco compression latch and 2 poly spacers. I also ordered 2 pull pins from McMaster Carr. I already had 2 trucklite STT lights from my previous bumper."

The latch is a southco and ordered from IPOR (Iron Pig Offroad).
Iron Pig Off Road, Toyota 4WD experts
A2/A7 - Over-Center Lever Latches | Southco

Nick

 

[nicholastheczar]

Yeah...that was the one that I used for the 62, only the NON locker (I thought it WAS in my defense). Ill be doing a different configuration this time with the single swing. I want the outer end of it to be supported...sort of like your doing with the bushings, only on the far end and I may just use a pin in lieu of the latch altogether.
BTW, I really like the buckets you are doing for the lights. Pretty slick idea!

Thanks keith. FWIW this latch with a pin will keep my carrier from opening. The lights should be plenty protected w/ the steel. I'm looking for some either 3" round white LED's to put next to the STT lights. Either that or I'm looking at these from superbrightleds:
RT series Tail Lamp

Nick

 

[chicago]

OOOOOO....
Dats niiiiiiize!
I bookmarked that page. Good one!

K

 

[nicholastheczar]

Got a little more today. Had to redo my latch system a bit to account for a small bushing between the bumper and the holder for the tire SO. I started fabbing up the tire mount. Looks good. Had to borrow a tire from my drivers side since I don't have a spare yet.

Now for my jerry can carrier side. I think I'm going to make it 15x24. Should be big enough to hold 3 jerry cans or a large cooler. I don't have any jerry cans to measure off of, so if I'm missing something on the size, please let me know.

Nick

 

[MDTyree]

Awesome fab work, I love looking at other peoples handy work. Gives me some good ideas for my rear bumper/tire carrier. Keep up the good work, can't wait to see it all finished.

Mike

 

[nicholastheczar]

Few more pics. Got the basket side done today but I didn't get any pics of it all together, so just some in progress pics. After getting the basket mounted, it is pretty big. I wanted to be able to haul a good size cooler w/ a water can also. I may look at get some of those gas cans that mount to the sides of the basket. Rotocan something, but they seems pretty $$$. My spare tire came in today but I am waiting on the rim to get here. Will be nice to have the spare on the carrier, really completes the look.

Nick

 

[Oakley40]

Very nice work Nick!!!!

Your rig is coming together nicely

X2 on the Flat-Rate box.... I'll even stick one in the mail for you...it's the least I could do. ;p

 

[chicago]

That can carrier looks HEAVY!

 

[nicholastheczar]

That can carrier looks HEAVY!

I have no idea what it weighs, but I don't think it will be enough to effect anything. What do the man a fre bumpers weigh? I would assume it is about the same as those.

Nick

 

[WheelingPiazza]

Hey Nick

I have a set of these taking up space in my garage if your interested, PM Me..

Steve

 

[kling-on]

VERY NICE

 

[nicholastheczar]

Hey Nick

I have a set of these taking up space in my garage if your interested, PM Me..

Steve

What is it?

Nick

 

[kling-on]

What is it?

Nick

Gas can holder mmmm I want them how much



Klingonfj60@yahoo.com

 

[toroz06]

looks great!!!