my 80 series sliders

[scottmcguinness172]

about 250$ for the steel about $90 for beer about $20 worth of cuttign wheels and grinding discs we have a mig and drop saw and blaa blaa blaa but pretty cheap still tho

[Bluey]

this may be a stupid question, but ...

where do you get the pre made bends, what sizes are available and what angles, oh and how much



cheers
Bluey

[scottmcguinness172]

i got the bends from one steel i think thay cost me about $3.50 each im useing 2 inch pipe and there a 90deg bend i hope this helps

[Bluey]

thanks Scott. will go have a chat with them next week, trying to work out design for tube bar and this sort of thing would help me helps.

oh, and i like the slider design you have going there, may need to copy myself. does your 80 have a bodylift in it?

Bluey

[scottmcguinness172]

yea thanks i allready have to build another 2 sets for mates cause they like them but yea there built for a purpose and no my cruiser doesnt have a body lift the brackets are pretty easy tho dont have to do a great deal of angles i started on the bracket around the exhuast yesterday hopefully ill get them finished tomorrow ill be 2 drunk today to weld or anything have a godo chrissy dont get 2 drunk

[machh1]

I made some sliders for my 60s. Bought an 8m length of 40x40rhs & a couple of pieces of angle for just under a hundred bucks. Welded em up with a mate of mine & put em on. Have copped a lot of hits and they're still holding together. would put pics on but not sure how to. better than spending 600-700 on brand name ones.

[scottmcguinness172]

hey this is what i have gotten done over the past few days its not much didnt touch them chrissy day boxing day i saw still pissed and hung over so i didnt do much but i still got a couple of things done
one of the exhuast bracket bottom half

another

top half

another


im hopeing to have all of the brackets done today and hopefully some paint on them this arvo

[Sneddo]

good going mate you put alot of work into those and they look great but bloody hell there that strong you could bolt a cutting edge to it and grade the tracks as you go

sweet as bud

[its aford not a nissan]

mate they look fantastic you just have to strengthen your chassie now

i built a super strong set for my hilux years ago and thought i could hit anything and not break em well i never broke em but i did twist my chassie

still they are great and im sure you will make good use of them

[scottmcguinness172]

ok here we go i got everything done today all brackets blaa blaa and i got them painted all i need to do now is the checker plate on top to make them look smicko



what yall think

[trollin]

Nice weldin, u an engineer or somthin. Classic lookin bracket around the exhaust. What colour paint is that.

[scottmcguinness172]

the paint is just charchole hammertone enamel paint and i mixed a but a black with it to make it darker

[trollin]

Paint job is to nice to scatch.

[scottmcguinness172]

hehee nah its all good can allways paint them again

[scottmcguinness172]

hehee nah its all good can allways paint them again

[trollin]

Does your Cruiser have enough power to pull carry them.

[scottmcguinness172]

enough power to pull the pootrols out of bogs anyway

[scottmcguinness172]

well i got them all mounted up all i need to do now is get the checker plate on there and cut out the mud flaps anyway here is some pics



soon to be starting my rear bar

[Bluey]

hey scott, did you weigh those puppies?

[scottmcguinness172]

hey nah i didnt get a chance to weigh them but i think they are about 40-50kgs each i like them as long as they protect the sills i dont care its ok my cruiser is gettign a front mount intercooler and getting tuned soon so there will be plenty of power to pull them along

[known 2]

when are ya guna get out and test em dude, havn't bin offroad for ages.

did u fix ur front axel?

[Luxy]

Nice work mate! They look good!!

...dont suppose you have any measurements laying around do you!!

[scottmcguinness172]

yea i do actually i have the brackets to scale ony computer i have a few sizes

[Luxy]

Cool!

I have 'almost' bought a cruiser, if all goes to plan, I will have it in about 2 weeks.
It has the factory standard sidesteps on them that buckle at the sight of a 4wd track.
So I want to ditch them and make up something that will take a bit of a hit now and again.

So do you notice the extra weight much?
The one im looking at is just a n/a diesel gxl. But im sure it will not slow it up too much.
Im upgrading from a diesel hilux, so it will seem like a clubsport anyway!


Any plans yet for the rear bar?

[scottmcguinness172]

how much is the cruiser u are looking? at i can see why u are getting a cruiser and getting rid of the hilux good to here i cant really notice the weight yea the car rides a little softer but i would rather have nice straight sills then bent ones. my rear bar has been put back a few weeks cause i have started building a trailer getting it ready for easter and if i get the trailer done early enough ill start my rear bar

[bubs]

Looks good, you should just buy 150x50 for the next set, save a lot of time and a little weight too.

[Luxy]

Its about $18,000, a 96 gxl diesel.
Talked to the guy and his mechanic about the car and all seems good. Getting a racv test done on it next wednesday,
then if all is good, and he accepts my offer (an no other bastard buys it in the meantime!!! ) I will buy it.
The guy had about 4 kids, so its just been used as a soccer mums car, pretty stock.
So a bit of bar work, some lift, and a set of Mickey Thompsons on, it should get it away from the 'toorak tractor' status

[scottmcguinness172]

jesus u could het a turbo for that i payed 12000 for mine it was a soccer mums car

[Luxy]

The price of a 80 diesel after the 95 update jumps a bit.... but thats the model im after.... I have a $200Kish mortgage now, whats another $20K-ish loan for a good latish model 80!

I could get a well setup up GQ for that... but nah... I couldnt lower myself for that!!

[scottmcguinness172]

yea thats it why would u give up the comfort of a cruiser for a pootrol