Shaped Bumper for purpose

[cruiserpilot]

I wish I had a 180 litre tank.. Where did you get yours from? I've only seen this one. I wish now I'd bought it
a couple of years ago. They have a 190 litre main tank, looking at the 74 litre aux tank now.

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[shameless60]

Im not sure was on the veichle when i got it. There is a couple of options over here in aus. Id guess mine is old by the look of the tyre carrier they put on it.

 

[Behemoth60]

They have a 190 litre main tank

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I have just recently re-acquired this exact tank.
I bought it in 2001 for an HJ61 I called Trippy. Sold the truck in 2003. Truck was recently retired and parted out, and I did a little bartering with the dismantler, and took it home. It had become pretty crusty over the last I 16 years. I sand blasted it, re-painted it with Endura, and coated the bottom surfaces with epoxy bed liner. Installed it in my 'new' HJ61, Zelda, just last night! In Trippy, I could easily get 1,700km of range.

 

[cruiserpilot]

Hey, that is what I figured. I should get one now. The 60 is my forever long travel rig. I carry 3 cans on
the back now, I should update this build. What I should do is order both tanks and have them shipped.
Both of your trucks had/have 12HT, correct?

 

[kirvesmies]

@cruiserpilot, just read the whole thread n all i can say is, that's top shelf fab work! nicely done sir.
have you got any battle scars on it to show us?

 

[cruiserpilot]

No scars, I guess I made it well enough! I should amend this as I have essentially finished it with swingarms and
can carrier. On the upper pic, it was frozen solid! I had to use a block and hammer to open the latch pin. HaHa It was
about -15C, the mud froze solid!

 

[Miloslavich]

@cruiserpilot , old thread bump - is that triple can carrier custom or where did you pick it up? thx

 

[cruiserpilot]

@cruiserpilot , old thread bump - is that triple can carrier custom or where did you pick it up? thx

Well, thanks for the 'bump'! I obviously finished the thing and never added on the swing outs. So here goes.
The triple can + chainsaw carrier is made by me as well.

 

[cruiserpilot]

I contacted Trail Taylor for his spindles. I researched the wheel bearing type, but had seen more than one or two fail
over time. Long in the past I'd built identical redneck version with a SS post and local bronze bushings for my FJ40.
I wanted to be able to remove the post when around town, and have it cleaned up and lightened up when not humping
into the backcountry. Never been one to drive around with everything all hung on, just to get groceries,

 

[Miloslavich]

Do you have any closer pics of your can carrier? would love to see how you did that up close. I've got a 2x carrier, want to build a 3x

 

[cruiserpilot]

If you look you can see extra DOM. I bought some with the identical ID as the OD of the shaft. My intent was to weld the DOM
into the bumper shell and I also got extra collars from Jason. That way I figured I could pull the shaft out as well as lift off the s
swingouts when I wasn't needing to carry everything.

 

[cruiserpilot]

 

[cruiserpilot]

Other side. The reason for the hole in the gusset - to stick a nozzle of a pressure washer in there and clean out mud!! IH8MUD stuck in there..
Here's the other side.

 

[cruiserpilot]

One other reason I had the lower DOM flush with the bumper deck instead of below, I wanted the bushings to have that
hardened surface to rotate and settle onto. Figured it couldn't hurt.

 

[cruiserpilot]

So they looked good, and originally the shafts pulled out but with difficulty. I am not a pro, and over time the hole wasn't
absolutely lined up and now the shafts are kinda permanent. I might one day fix this, but it's not too bad. It's just that they
rust in the open. FYI- Don't lubricate bronze bushings, they break down.

 

[cruiserpilot]

So the swing outs are 2" 1/8" wall. I decided to go a bit lighter grade here, they are basically secured down and not too
much load is placed on them. Gusseting will be the key to durability, not bulldog strength.

 

[cruiserpilot]

What surprised me most was that research taught me that tension is all that's needed to hold the swing arms centered
during travel. I went with Destaco clamps, the best there are. Right from the factory dealer, last forever!
So it's just a lug and a backstop for the center. I welded ramps for the spring pins stops as well. Really wish I'd built a better
ramp now, but that's hindsight.

 

[cruiserpilot]

The spare went behind the driver, who has a bad neck for shoulder checking and didn't want to look past a tire too.
The vertical post is gusseted and I wanted a bit of finesse on the angle of the spare so it's tipped to parallel the rear
window. Also if it's got to fall a bit onto the studs, less likely to drop off when trying to mount the spare. Remember
the spare Toyo with rim is about 115-120 lbs and it's a 4' + lift.

 

[cruiserpilot]

The wheel studs are just punched through the thick plate like on an axle. I used an undersized hole and pounded them in.
FYI, 3 years later returning from Tuktoyaktuk I had neglected to remember to gusset the neck of this tire attachment. I also bought
rims with 1/2" less BS, so the tire could 'rock' on the neck for about two years. I had to drive 130 km BACK to Tuktoyaktuk to pick
my very expensive spare up from about 50 yds off in the tundra by the side of the road. So, lesson of the day - gusset, gusset, gusset!

 

[cruiserpilot]

So the other side I wanted to be a bit convertable. So I welded the lower bracket on, and decided I'd build a removable
fuel can holder and if I wanted I could build a different box for stuff if I didn't need the extra fuel. You can see the six
yellow dots, that's where the holes for bolts to hold the basket on go.