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General MKB => Projects => Topic started by: art b on April 24, 2008, 09:03:17 pm

Title: tow bar fitting,
Post by: art b on April 24, 2008, 09:03:17 pm

remove expensive detetchable swanneck towbar,from v70 volvo,

get hold of one ni$$an skyline wagon thing,
remove placcy bumper thingy,only 18 fixings to undo...(http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/shame.gif)

(http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g74/artburge/DSCF1460.jpg)

offer towbar up to right position mark up, and remove crash bar thing.
(http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g74/artburge/DSCF1462.jpg)

spend over an hour welding bumpercrash thing to towbar,and add straps between the two front and back and a strap to bolt to the floor pan,
(http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g74/artburge/DSCF1469.jpg)

bolt to car through rear box section with 12mm stud and plates (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/shame.gif)

(http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g74/artburge/DSCF1470.jpg)

replace placcy bumper cover job done, about 6 hrs work....(http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/rolleyes.gif)
job done,(http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/up.gif)
 cost nowt,(http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/up.gif) (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/up.gif)
 ya cant buy a towbar ready made for one of these,its ready to tow the wendy house to eddys on friday(http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/cool.gif)

Title: tow bar fitting,
Post by: Cunning Plan on April 24, 2008, 09:27:43 pm

Nicely done sir. good skillage..  (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/cool.gif)

Title: tow bar fitting,
Post by: F Body on April 25, 2008, 06:08:40 am

Road test welding for the win (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/beavisnbutthead.gif)

Title: tow bar fitting,
Post by: Rob on April 25, 2008, 07:25:54 am

(http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/rice.gif) (http://www.world-of-smilies.com/wos_auto/auto3.gif)