GreenHornet
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Hi Mark,
The fuel tank guards I know, and the design that I am currently working in secure to the two fixings that the towbar uses which are on the underside of the chassis.
Could these two points go to the back of the rear shock mounts?nthats the only thing I can think of.
Anyhow not the greatest design to have something that secures so far back.
The fuel tank guards I know, and the design that I am currently working in secure to the two fixings that the towbar uses which are on the underside of the chassis.
Could these two points go to the back of the rear shock mounts?nthats the only thing I can think of.
Anyhow not the greatest design to have something that secures so far back.
MPfive
Active Member
Same thing going through my head. I've not seen one like that before,mine mounts same as towbar and everyone I've seen does the same.
Mark L
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It was an eBay bargain from the summer and is EXACTLY as per this eBay listing:
LANDROVER DISCOVERY 1 TANK GUARD | eBay
I just cannot for the life of me figure out where those eyelets attach to.
Greenhornet - Thought you might have been onto something there, but having just been out and checked, the measurement from the point at which the jate rings pass through the gaps in the sides of the guard itself to the eyelets is 19", so don't come anywhere near the shock mounts.
LANDROVER DISCOVERY 1 TANK GUARD | eBay
I just cannot for the life of me figure out where those eyelets attach to.
Greenhornet - Thought you might have been onto something there, but having just been out and checked, the measurement from the point at which the jate rings pass through the gaps in the sides of the guard itself to the eyelets is 19", so don't come anywhere near the shock mounts.
Mark L
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That's what I thought. I even messaged one of the 2 sellers selling this exact item on eBay, but he was adamant that the vehicle needs no drilling or modification.
Here is the other listing:
Discovery -- Range Classic. TANK GUARD Removable Recovery Heavy Duty Hitch | eBay
Mark L
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Mark L
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Yup, I see what you're saying and that would hold it in place, but there would seem to be a hell of a lot of unsecured metal sitting between the rear of the lashing points and the rear of the guard itself after you've fitted it in the places you've mentioned, as these things weigh an absolute tonne.
So it just seems like a very bad design then?
Mark L
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I thought that at one point but the hole is way too small. Literally just big enough to get a bolt through.
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MPfive
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Dr_evil
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ask the seller or as above drill some new ones
if I was making a guard I'd have it fit to all the old tow points, not necessarily on the guard itself as it might be neater to use some extensions on the side in order to get it fitting more snug against the tank in the first place then have two bars with holes for the chassis points
if I was making a guard I'd have it fit to all the old tow points, not necessarily on the guard itself as it might be neater to use some extensions on the side in order to get it fitting more snug against the tank in the first place then have two bars with holes for the chassis points
There are two big holes in the chassis which would line up with those holes, however, they don't go all the way through the chassis, and they don't have threads in or anything useful. They are also quite large so you would struggle to put a rivnut or similar in them. (good entry point for waxoyl though!)
It would be a tank out job to get to the holes though.
It would be a tank out job to get to the holes though.
