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REAR BAR AND QUARTER CUT.

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REAR BAR AND QUARTER CUT.

Postby topgun94 » Sun Dec 07, 2014 8:36 pm

I seriously do love holidays. Today i started my quarter cut and rear bar project. It will the strongest rear bar ever made for a mu (that i have seen so far) and i feel sorry the person that ever runs up the back of me.
I am using 150mm C Channel structural steel beam for the majority of the project. It will weigh in at about 45 kgs. But thats ok (rear springs are a constant 200kg and weight makes the car ride better and leaf springs work harder offroad). nothing fancy with this bar, but hopefully will be able to incorporate a couple tow hooks and a hi lift jack point either side.

Picking up the steel
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Giving the grinder a workout.
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Rear bar and Quarter Cut.
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Mocking up the side bar. Going to leave a small 2 -3 mm gap between bar and the sheet metal.
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You Can start to get the idea of where i am heading. Looking at the white line i plan on chamfering the corners of the bars. the gap under the tail lights will be boxed in.
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Re: REAR BAR AND QUARTER CUT.

Postby MUVIT » Mon Dec 08, 2014 7:31 am

great idea. This beast is geting angrier everytime i see it
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Re: REAR BAR AND QUARTER CUT.

Postby topgun94 » Tue Dec 09, 2014 8:13 pm

Alright. Question time. What is that thing in the green circle and do you think it will matter if I cut along the red line.
You can also see where I have starting to weld the panel up.
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Re: REAR BAR AND QUARTER CUT.

Postby muzila » Wed Dec 10, 2014 4:07 pm

Think you will find that is a vent. it goes from behind that panel right up into the rear pillar and vents to the inside cabin behind the trim. But I could be wrong. :D
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Re: REAR BAR AND QUARTER CUT.

Postby geeves » Thu Dec 11, 2014 2:55 pm

either that or the sheilding round the fuel filler
Sanding your knuckles before starting work can help. That way you cant skin them
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Re: REAR BAR AND QUARTER CUT.

Postby slightlydodgy » Thu Dec 11, 2014 4:07 pm

There's one on both sides -it's not bracing like under the front guard is it?
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Re: REAR BAR AND QUARTER CUT.

Postby geeves » Thu Dec 11, 2014 5:42 pm

if it is there will be a body mount on the other side of the panel. Cut too near that at your peril
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Re: REAR BAR AND QUARTER CUT.

Postby topgun94 » Thu Dec 11, 2014 8:36 pm

Another update on the job. Slowly starting to look like a rear bar!!

Decided that it was best to just cut around the vent - it look and felt structural. No biggie if i want to cut it out later though.
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Painted up. the underneath.
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Rear bar taking shape.
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Re: REAR BAR AND QUARTER CUT.

Postby geeves » Fri Dec 12, 2014 1:33 pm

just a thought. The bumper is attached to the solid chassis but the body is rubber mounted/Might need a bigger gap
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Re: REAR BAR AND QUARTER CUT.

Postby topgun94 » Mon Dec 15, 2014 11:14 am

I looked at all the patrol bars and cruiser bars that my mates had. They are all very close to the body work and dont seem to have an issue. And it looks nice when its nice and close to flush. haha
Currently bogging / sanding and primer filling. Aussie weather in brisbane is being a pain though, constant storms and rain is slowing down the process.
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Re: REAR BAR AND QUARTER CUT.

Postby MUVIT » Mon Dec 15, 2014 10:19 pm

are you guna put twin spares on the bar?
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Re: REAR BAR AND QUARTER CUT.

Postby topgun94 » Thu Dec 18, 2014 12:57 pm

Finally finished off the rear bar. Still have to add the hi lift jack holes / still working out how we are going to manage that. I thinknit looks pretty neat! Definetly alot better then it did! Also uploaded a picture of what it look like before. Haha
The mud flaps also disconnect in about 10 / 15 seconds via the bolts you can see on the side.
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Re: REAR BAR AND QUARTER CUT.

Postby slightlydodgy » Thu Dec 18, 2014 3:28 pm

Nice job!
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Re: REAR BAR AND QUARTER CUT.

Postby iananita » Thu Dec 18, 2014 3:51 pm

Yes, well done v neat
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Re: REAR BAR AND QUARTER CUT.

Postby Downhillnz » Fri Jan 16, 2015 7:18 pm

Very clean look.
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Re: REAR BAR AND QUARTER CUT.

Postby mrsuzu » Wed Feb 10, 2016 4:20 pm

WIsh i was there, to learn all this precision.
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Re: REAR BAR AND QUARTER CUT.

Postby mumanbeing » Mon Sep 11, 2023 3:51 pm

Mint. Epic clearance. Have grinder, learning to weld this summer, and the dude at the local dump stashes any good steel that's going to landfill....
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