That is a work of art!
New FJC rear bumper
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Unbelievable job!! Wish I had those kind of fab skills!
that's the sickest rear bumper i've seen yet.... i like that rear rack upward... most just hang out.. this has got the departure angles for sure! CLEAN work!.... so i'll just give you my address, i'll send a check and we're good right??? lol...
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sure, once I finish the swing out I'll be taking orders, already got 2 guys pretty much commited, just waiting on the swing out to get the total costs. Realistically, I've got over $1300 (over $1400 with powder coating) in parts and materials and once the jig is finished I've still got about a week's of work per unit. So I am looking at around $2000.00, but the final figures will be in soon.
Southeast Overland
Get lost! Go explore!
The powder came out very very nice!
x2 Nicest PC job I've seen.
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thanks guys,
almost done with the swing out, got to use my dimple dies for this one, I'll post pics tomorrow.
almost done with the swing out, got to use my dimple dies for this one, I'll post pics tomorrow.
I was at the dealership yesterday and was finally able to get a photo next to another FJ Cruiser.
Very nice! I still want to see the swing out with the tire mounted. Also what about a double swing out. One for the tire and the second for fuel cans?
I requested a single swing-out with both the spare and 2 fuel cans. My big thing was to keep everything simple. The swing-out will have a single latch and linked to the back door so you will not have to open the swing-out before opening the door. I'm hoping to see what Mat has come up with soon myself
It seems that almost everyone who has done a single swingout has had problems with it having all that weight. Even expedition one hasn't gotten it right yet! Especially if your putting 35's or larger on the swing out, splitting the two just makes more sense, IMHO. I will be keeping an eye out on this to see where it goes.
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there are some issues with having a single swing out, of course the obvious ones of all the weight, the fact that vibration through driving causes wear, many people use a swing out not rated for all that weight, and a lock that is also not rated for that weight or that type of abuse. All regular locking and non locking latches that swing out use are not meant to be subjected to repeated vibration stress, especially with all that weight on them.
With this design I use a very heavy duty 1750lbs swing out:
1,750 Pound Rated Tire Carrier Hinge Kit
The link to the rear door is only for ease of opening and in no way used as a lock for the swing out, the locking mechanism I use (which I will keep you in suspense for now) is a very durable, double locking latch that does not come undone on its own and is easy to open.
Drew, almost done, just waiting on 2 more pieces to get cut out and we're good for a fitting.
The issue of dual swing outs is that the FJ Cruiser has one massive door that only opens one way, so the second swing out gets in the way, now if someone did ambulance doors for the FJC then it might work
With this design I use a very heavy duty 1750lbs swing out:
1,750 Pound Rated Tire Carrier Hinge Kit
The link to the rear door is only for ease of opening and in no way used as a lock for the swing out, the locking mechanism I use (which I will keep you in suspense for now) is a very durable, double locking latch that does not come undone on its own and is easy to open.
Drew, almost done, just waiting on 2 more pieces to get cut out and we're good for a fitting.
The issue of dual swing outs is that the FJ Cruiser has one massive door that only opens one way, so the second swing out gets in the way, now if someone did ambulance doors for the FJC then it might work
OK, looking forward to seeing what you come up with!
Well Mat has been hard at work the last few day and I have a sneak peak of what he has come up with for the swing-out. He still has all the finishing touches to complete but all the main parts are done. Everything should be off to the powder coaters on Tuesday.
Thanks for all the hard work Mat...
Thanks for all the hard work Mat...
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It's done, just going into powder coat this week and the rest is history. I now get to finish off the drawings and total the costs to figure out how much the bumpers will be. I am planning on offering a couple options for the final product.
...forget this one....show them the 80 series one....
woooody
el Jefe
I requested a single swing-out with both the spare and 2 fuel cans. My big thing was to keep everything simple. The swing-out will have a single latch and linked to the back door so you will not have to open the swing-out before opening the door. I'm hoping to see what Mat has come up with soon myself
Not sure I understand the thing about attaching the swingout to the door. I would think that would eventually damage the door? The body is isolated from the frame, but now won't you be removing that isolation?
the connecting arm has heim joints, so any flex between body and frame/bumper is taken care of.
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unlike another bumper that is out there on the market in this case the heim joints and linkage are ONLY for ease of opening the swing out and to keep it in place while open. It does not have any stress during it's closed position and during vibration/off-road. The swing out has it's own locking mechanism which unloacks at the flip of a lever and is very strong, once it's unlocked you just open the door and the swing out tracks at a distance and becomes a smooth operation.
I haven't forgotten about the 80, still working on the final design and will call you next week
I haven't forgotten about the 80, still working on the final design and will call you next week
I think the issue wooody is raising is that on any body-on-frame chassis, there will be movement of the body away from the frame (as long as the factory bodymount rubber bushings are used). I have discovered on my own rig that the body sways left and right quite a bit. I have welded fender tubes to my sliders and rear bumper. The body swings into them during off camber maneuvers.
If the body moves this much while sitting on the frame, then one would assume a swingout that is solidly mounted to the frame (via bumper) would behave the same way. I assumed the heims would allow for enough flex between the bumper (ie, swingout arm) and the body (ie, the rear door), but your assertion above counters that.
If the body moves this much while sitting on the frame, then one would assume a swingout that is solidly mounted to the frame (via bumper) would behave the same way. I assumed the heims would allow for enough flex between the bumper (ie, swingout arm) and the body (ie, the rear door), but your assertion above counters that.
