RLC rear tire carrier / swing out / jerry can / custom fab bumper

[grinchy]

@RET2 thanks. Yep was patterning after yours then I got into bending the sheet metal and went a bit overboard. If that location proves to be a keeper I’ll screw on a flat piece of 1/8” plate and mount to that.

 

[KLF]

So... I couldn't pass up this opportunity, we figured out a reasonable shipping solution, so I made the plunge.

For Sale - 200 Series Rear Bumper - RLC Fab

I'm gonna chicken out on the install and have this done at a local shop (Main Line Overland: Auto, 4x4 Specialist for Cars, Jeeps, Trucks, SUVs) about 45 minutes away. But for the time being I'm gonna leave the swingout off, until I have time and energy to deal with the camera and plate mount/lights. So my question: Do you folks know of a weather-tight cover for the spindle that protects it when the swing-out is dismounted?

I may also deal with the mudflaps, unless the installer has a magic easy solution.

 

[grinchy]

I talked to James about a tube to cover the swing out stud. He didn’t have anything pre built.
It would be a piece of pipe with a cap, that fits tight enough not to rattle and allow grease to stay in place. Easy enough to fab from pvc plumbing pipes.
If you leave the stud uncovered it will rust. Mine spotted up in just a couple days.

 

[RET2]

Depending on how long you need it covered and your tolerance for plastic I've seen pliable sleeves that cover trailer balls? Or black ABS pipe with a cap glued on?

 

[KLF]

I'll try the PVC pipe option. Truck is white, so a white cap won't look too out of place. Will report what I come up with. It will be on all winter at least, so needs to be very weather tight.

 

[RET2]

I'll try the PVC pipe option. Truck is white, so a white cap won't look too out of place. Will report what I come up with. It will be on all winter at least, so needs to be very weather tight.

Schedule 40 in 1 1/2" with a glued on cap, perhaps wrapping the spindle in a greased rag before slipping the pipe over?

 

[KLF]

Schedule 40 in 1 1/2" with a glued on cap, perhaps wrapping the spindle in a greased rag before slipping the pipe over?

This is kinda what I'm thinking, maybe even drilled and tapped with a grease zerk, and a schmear of caulking around the bottom.

Or...

Or maybe...

 

[grinchy]

I used a ziptied nitrile glove. Ultra classy.

 

[RET2]

I'm not sure it will be tall enough? The snap of the glove is funny

 

[grinchy]

No more resonator

 

[RET2]

Moab or sawsall?

 

[grinchy]

Grinder + sawzall. Made a right hash of it, but done now.

 

[KLF]

Moab or sawsall?

I was thinking "chainsaw?"

 

[grinchy]

It’s not that bad! Easy to lop it off straight. 10 min with a sawzall. To get a shape on it in hope of directing flow to the side, that’s an hour of fiddling with power tools under the car. H mode does make these things easier though.

 

[grinchy]

I’ll go ahead and put the side view here. Full discussion on my build thread.

 

[RET2]

Ask Santa for a plasma cutter for Christmas?

 

[Markuson]

Might wanna run a pipe up and back closer to the rear... Fumes...?

 

[grinchy]

Maybe someday. Gonna try this for a bit. I left all the meat at the joint in case I need to have some additional piping added.

 

[Willy beamin]

Umm... You Murdered it. Get'em killa

 

[KLF]

Ok so my bumper is finally in NH, sitting at the shop that is doing the install. Just reread this entire thread, trying to plan for all contingencies so the install goes smoothly. Ordered the edge trim, will pick up some bolts from the list provided by @grinchy.

Question on the parking sensors: my truck is white, bumper is black. Is it ok to paint the sensors? I did this several years ago when I had an aftermarket system installed in my mom's car, and they would no longer work, had to replace them.