Mr @dieseldog69 , how are we going to combine my winch bumper with this please? Haha! I really wanted the optional extra one but this is pretty close and still includes the light guards
I have been thinking about this a lot, buy it, we'll figure it out and I am thinking that the lower portion gets sliced off and 5mm strapping or plate can be welded on and mounting holes drilled to bot it directly to the front of the winch bumper.
Cut it off under the squares and in them squares weld the new mounting plates.
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That's a bit more than you had planned, but then again, mine has turned out the same lol
I wouldn’t build one with any signs of corrosion now without a galv chassis with how much fenders are worth now. Maybe if it was really clean, and just odd bit, I could but after my d1 chassis and this chassis, I’ll be putting 3k within a defender budget if I did. There’s a beautiful td5 in bronze green near me. I’d love it. Hilux is a brilliant machine, but no love there. I wanna see where I can take this d1 though. I’d love to get it to the point where it could be my main truck
With ya 100% on galv chassis on a fender project.
In fairness, there are still a few D1s out there with good chassis that never saw more than a caravan an camping site, would be a good buy these days.
I’ve held out at the moment! I was meant to collect but had to go to dogs trust. I tried to adopt a 6 month old cocker to work in the field. They made it so difficult that ironically I am just going to buy a puppy next year. I’m going to see a breaker tomorrow - anything you need and I’ll add to list
I may even use the bulkhead as a frame to ply to then put in a plastic slide pickup style window.
Ironic isn’t it. I was going to give a young dog the chance to do what it was bred to do. Instead it will probably drive an old couple mental. Puppy next year I should think!!i went to dog trust to adopt and we are just going to get a puppy as the dogs trust basically want you to be a) not working, b) independently wealthy c) have a country estate.
Or so it seemed to me.....