Winch on a non winch ARB bumper?

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My brother picked up a cheap 8274 Warn Winch from the interior while doing some work up north and wants to pass it on to me.

The issue is that I have a front ARB "bull bar" bumper without the winch space/adaptor.

Has anyone cut of adapted an ARB non winch bumper to fit the 8274 or other winches?

Thanks Justin
 
I'm sure its not a problem. Welding and grinding will be needed as Ryan mentioned. Ill help you out if you like. I need to get mine mounted as well and this might strike up some motivition!
 
Thanks Cam for the offer :beer::beer:

Mod'ing the old bumper is far better then getting a new bumper since I found out that I have a cracked head that needs replacing $$$ :bang:
 
j_dog said:
Thanks Cam for the offer :beer::beer:

Mod'ing the old bumper is far better then getting a new bumper since I found out that I have a cracked head that needs replacing $$$ :bang:
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Oh dear.... That sucks, what are the symptoms of your cracked head?
 
I was having some overheating issues (ever since the Tech day at your place); flushed the coolant, checked rad cap, thermostat, checked gauge some other little things. Brought it up to RADD to have them diagnose it. Issue came from a leaky head gasket and exhaust getting into the cooling and the heat eventually cracked the head. :crybaby:

Now I am looking for some aftermarket gauges so I can keep a better eye on the temp, possibly the Madman EMS1 but no one carries them in N.A.
 
j_dog said:
Now I am looking for some aftermarket gauges so I can keep a better eye on the temp, possibly the Madman EMS1 but no one carries them in N.A.
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that sucks man.

So I guess the question is, do you roll the dice with another cheap 3b, or fix this one?

For those gauges,
there was a guy early this year who started a little business called " roving recovery"

he sold the madman gauges, but seems his domain is forsale now, so maybe he didn't sell too many...:lol:

he was one of the bigwigs on the roverlanders site.

quick google found this, The Rover-Landers of BC :: View topic - Roving Recovery

who knows, maybe the business is kaput, and he still has a gauge in a box in the basement...;)
 
chet said:
I contacted madmen and they said he went out of business. I found a nice 12v gauge from Glowshift that if you have a 24-12v converter is pretty cheap. comes with all sensors to do boost, egt and oil press. for $180.
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aw well kinda figgered that...

plus I didn't much like sending business his way...:censor:


I'll have to check out that glowshift thing, that's not a bad price, probably really ricey and homey tho eh?:hillbilly:

edit.... hmm, might be a little too neon for a 42... http://www.glowshiftdirect.com/3in1-diesel-combo-gauges.aspx
 
I have a glow shift boost gauge in my car. It had funny colours and some squiggely writing that looked more at home in a honda (if you know what I mean)

I took tha gauge apart, heated a can of flat black in hot water (to get the pressure up) Did some masking and after 2 fine passes with the spray bomb I had dusted out all the colours and squiggles!

Now I have a "no name" boring black gauge that looks close to factory with no brand name logos! Just the way I like it.:)

I was laid off at the time.... so yes I did have a lot of time on my hands!!
 
seapotato said:
who knows, maybe the business is kaput, and he still has a gauge in a box in the basement...;)
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This might still be worth pursuing. I recall him bringing in a bit of stock a year or so ago, he may have one or 2 kicking around. Worth an email I would think.
Would Madman not sell you one direct?

Too bad his business didn't fly.
 
As for the head, I am going to get a new head, I am not willing to roll the dice on a used 3B.

If anyone has a lead on the Madman gauge locally I would definitely be interested, I think Madman also sells direct through their website in South Africa...maybe a potential Xmas present looks to be around (EDIT) 550 Cdn, not including shipping.

Although after all is said and done after this head replacement, I won't have any cash left for gauges :mad: so maybe the glow shift gauge is the way to go.

Cam where did you mount your gauge?
 
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bj70_guy said:
This might still be worth pursuing. I recall him bringing in a bit of stock a year or so ago, he may have one or 2 kicking around. Worth an email I would think.
Would Madman not sell you one direct?

Too bad his business didn't fly.
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Just got an email back from the now defunct "rover recovery" company owner regarding the Madman gauges. He said he has no more and that shipping became a problem with lost orders, lost money etc... So nothing local.
 
Sorry dude. I do recall at the time I got mine that his supply line from SA wasn't totally reliable, so that makes sense.
The Isspro gauges are nice, but will cost you a bit more the glowshift you guys are talking about. IIRC an EGT and boost gauge were just over $200.

Westach makes some cool gauges too, including a boost/egt in a single gauge:

Westach
 
j_dog said:
As for the head, I am going to get a new head, I am not willing to roll the dice on a used 3B.

If anyone has a lead on the Madman gauge locally I would definitely be interested, I think Madman also sells direct through their website in South Africa...maybe a potential Xmas present looks to be around (EDIT) 550 Cdn, not including shipping.

Although after all is said and done after this head replacement, I won't have any cash left for gauges :mad: so maybe the glow shift gauge is the way to go.

Cam where did you mount your gauge?
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I made a small gauge pod.

I used small Autometer boost and pyro
gauges.webp
 
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