So Ev picked up some second-hand bull-bars and today we fitted them to his van. The process was straightforward but required some fabrication and a fairly high degree of precision...
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| Taking off the various layers of plastic that make up the bumper. |
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| There were some tabs in the way and ain't nobody got time fo' that! |
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| 1/4" ally angle L-brackets. |
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| Drilling mounting holes in the bottom of the L-brackets. |
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| Drilling the front cross-member to accept rivnuts. |
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| M8 Rivnuts set in situ. Note the cut-down tab behind. |
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| With the L-brackets fixed to the cross-members, the bull-bars were offered up and the mounting positions marked. |
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| The L-brackets were drilled out to accept M8 rivnuts. |
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| The bull-bars were bolted up and attention was shifted to the lower mounts. |
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| The lower mounts engage directly with the belly-pan, so it was a simple process of marking the position on the belly pan and drilling it to accept two more rivnuts. |
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| Meanwhile back in the 'shop, the Buell refurb is nearing completion. |
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| The view from the 'shop. |
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| Made a new friend! |
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| Work in progress... |
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| Excess material was removed from the L-brackets, and the edges and corners were rounded off for safety. |
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| Big Honda still languishing in the weeds. |
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| The two finished L-brackets, marked L & R. |
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| When fitting stainless steel hardwear to aluminim rivnuts, it's important to use anti-seize compound to prevent the threads cold-welding together. |
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| Putting it all back together. |
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| L-bracket in situ. |
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| The finshed install. Don't expect that shiny metal finish to last long... |
Images - Ev
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