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Postby brachunky on Sun Mar 02, 2008 7:13 pm

What do guys think? Got around to taking a piccy of the bar I bought from Yakatar together with a recovery point I made using the old bar.
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Re: My "new" bullbar

Postby TheBig-D on Sun Mar 02, 2008 7:28 pm

I like it :D Looks beefy...
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Re: My "new" bullbar

Postby Drift on Sun Mar 02, 2008 7:46 pm

Looks good 8)

Is that brace bar on the hook high tensile ?
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Re: My "new" bullbar

Postby brachunky on Sun Mar 02, 2008 8:06 pm

Drift wrote:Looks good 8)

Is that brace bar on the hook high tensile ?

When you say brace bar, do you mean the pin going thru the eye of the hook?
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Re: My "new" bullbar

Postby Drift on Sun Mar 02, 2008 8:06 pm

yup :D
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Re: My "new" bullbar

Postby brachunky on Sun Mar 02, 2008 8:09 pm

Drift, Im aware that it needs to be high tensile steel & will get one from the bolt shop this week. That is a 12mm bolt I modded but it will be changed :D
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Re: My "new" bullbar

Postby Drift on Sun Mar 02, 2008 8:18 pm

Its a nice modification :wink:
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Re: My "new" bullbar

Postby FUDDY MUCKER on Sun Mar 02, 2008 8:27 pm

Looking good. 8) 8) 8)

Well worth a trip to the Indoor 4x4 Show at Donnington, just to pick it up.

Did you have any problems taking the old one off and refitting the new one?
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Re: My "new" bullbar

Postby weave67 on Sun Mar 02, 2008 8:44 pm

very nice mate :D
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Re: My "new" bullbar

Postby brachunky on Sun Mar 02, 2008 8:48 pm

FUDDY MUCKER wrote:Looking good. 8) 8) 8)

Well worth a trip to the Indoor 4x4 Show at Donnington, just to pick it up.

Did you have any problems taking the old one off and refitting the new one?

Piece of cake! :D Dead easy.
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Re: My "new" bullbar

Postby FUDDY MUCKER on Sun Mar 02, 2008 8:52 pm

brachunky wrote:
FUDDY MUCKER wrote:Looking good. 8) 8) 8)

Well worth a trip to the Indoor 4x4 Show at Donnington, just to pick it up.

Did you have any problems taking the old one off and refitting the new one?

Piece of cake! :D Dead easy.



We are talking about a VAUXHALL here ........ Are you Sure. :wink: :lol: :lol: :lol: :wink:
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Re: My "new" bullbar

Postby nitromotor on Sun Mar 02, 2008 8:56 pm

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Re: My "new" bullbar

Postby Rich2.4i on Sun Mar 02, 2008 10:15 pm

That does look 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)
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Re: My "new" bullbar

Postby BIG BILL on Sun Mar 02, 2008 10:37 pm

Looks good. 8)


Can you buy a recovery hook/point for a B series I'm not much cop at fabricating.



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Re: My "new" bullbar

Postby Drift on Sun Mar 02, 2008 10:40 pm

Yup Bill get one of these abou £13

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Re: My "new" bullbar

Postby yaki on Sun Mar 02, 2008 10:46 pm

FUDDY MUCKER wrote:
brachunky wrote:
FUDDY MUCKER wrote:Looking good. 8) 8) 8)

Well worth a trip to the Indoor 4x4 Show at Donnington, just to pick it up.

Did you have any problems taking the old one off and refitting the new one?

Piece of cake! :D Dead easy.



We are talking about a VAUXHALL here ........ Are you Sure. :wink: :lol: :lol: :lol: :wink:


No problem getting it off either, come to mention, I have removed 3 bullbars and 2 pairs of steps and not had any problems with any of them, or am I just lucky :lol: :lol:
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Re: My "new" bullbar

Postby Drift on Sun Mar 02, 2008 10:47 pm

You lucky I keep having grinder moments :lol: :lol:
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Re: My "new" bullbar

Postby Red Oktober on Sun Mar 02, 2008 10:51 pm

someone mention a grinder .......mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm grrrrrinnnndeeeerrr :D :P
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Re: My "new" bullbar

Postby bobbinsjob on Mon Mar 03, 2008 7:27 am

Martin, the general concensous of the office is...."Oh Yeah, well nice!!!!" 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)
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Re: My "new" bullbar

Postby brachunky on Mon Mar 03, 2008 6:31 pm

bobbinsjob wrote:Martin, the general concensous of the office is...."Oh Yeah, well nice!!!!" 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)

:D :wink:
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