pictures of frame front please!

[sodafeld1]

Can folks please post pics of the front of frame without the bumper /bullbar on please? Mount holes, brackets and inner weld nuts would be great. I am restoring a damaged frame of a hj75 troopy which has been damaged and badly butchered.

Hopefully you so happen to be working on that area or recorded what you did in the past.
Thank you mud brothers.

 

[JuanJ]

Hello,

1995 73 Series.

Hope this helps.







Juan

 

[sodafeld1]

excellent! thank you. Do you have the bumper off at the moment?
geez mud is ace

 

[hoser]

Sometimes I see the reinforcement piece (arrow) present on one side and sometimes on both sides.I have not figured out the pattern yet. But I'm guessing it is present on the side(s) that have the tie-down point.

 

[sodafeld1]

yes, I remember I have one on one side of the good troopy where the largest bumper mount bolt goes through without the weld nut.
haven't seen it on both sides before like yours.
how long will you have your bumper off? ( I may request some measurements please)
otherwise , carry on

 

[OGBeno]

Sometimes I see the reinforcement piece (arrow) present on one side and sometimes on both sides.I have not figured out the pattern yet. But I'm guessing it is present not on the side(s) that have the tie-down point.

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Reinforcements were due to PTO/winch inclusion based on destination market/trim level.

 

[Felde]

My LHD BJ73 has the reinforcement on the passenger side only. And it's rather a tube than a square thing like seen here.
No idea whether mine is original; I actually doubt.

 

[sodafeld1]

Reinforcements were due to PTO/winch inclusion based on destination market/trim level.

So Beno, was there any special procedure for tempering your welds when you replaced your front cross member?

I can recall you using an arc welder which my lincoln powermig 180c should be able to handle, it can do 4mm steel comfortably. If anyone on mud knows, you do.
(Trusting all is in good health, without meaning to pry)

 

[hoser]

Reinforcements were due to PTO/winch inclusion based on destination market/trim level.

Are you saying ones that came with PTO winch had reinforcements on both frame horns?

 

[sodafeld1]

No sorry, when welding/ repairing frames in the past (like when you replaced cross member one), did you practice any tempering welding techniques, like fish scale weld pattern, oil quenching, specific weld length inch at a time?.
Probably should have started a new post, but I had you here.

 

[OGBeno]

 

[sodafeld1]

Awesome, your da man!

 

[JuanJ]

excellent! thank you. Do you have the bumper off at the moment?
geez mud is ace

Hello,

I replaced the bumper a while ago. Thankfully, I documented the job.







Juan

 

[JuanJ]

Sometimes I see the reinforcement piece (arrow) present on one side and sometimes on both sides.I have not figured out the pattern yet. But I'm guessing it is present on the side(s) that have the tie-down point.

View attachment 2961231

Hello,

It appears both sides were reinforced sometime after 1992.

Chance, my 73 Series, does not have a winch, but it does have reinforcements on both rails. And provision for two tie-down hooks.





Juan

 

[lacalvette]

As for reinforcement, only on the R side and the 86 troopy came with the PTO winch, Europe market.

 

[hoser]

I’ve had a JDM ‘87 BJ74 w/ PTO winch and a JDM ‘88 without PTO or any winch and both had Right side reinforcement only.

I can’t remember if they had 1 or 2 tie down hooks.

We ended up adding reinforcement sleeves on both frame horn sides.