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L300 front tire carrier
Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2011 10:03 am
by jessef
It's braced on top and on the bottom of the stock bullbar.
It's small, easily removable (undo 3 bolts and swings up) yet strong as bull and you can sit on it eating sandwiches.
Doesn't affect approach angle, headlights nor road view from inside. Perfect height.
Re: L300 front tire carrier
Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2011 11:02 am
by konadog
COOL!!!!!
Re: L300 front tire carrier
Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2011 12:51 pm
by psilosin
Woooo retro cool. AND you can eat sandwiches on it?! 2xWIN.
You should make those for sale.
Re: L300 front tire carrier
Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2011 2:57 pm
by Dingus
psilosin wrote:Woooo retro cool. AND you can eat sandwiches on it?! 2xWIN.
You should make those for sale.
The tire carrier or the sandwiches? 'Cause I could really use a sandwich...
Re: L300 front tire carrier
Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2011 7:08 pm
by jessef
No sandwiches !
Re: L300 front tire carrier
Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2011 9:37 pm
by RichD
Hey! You could have at least let me finish the bumper and put the proper spare on it before you posted shots of my van. /tokengrumble (Jessie: thx for removing the unfinished shot; I promise I'll give you a finished one later for you to share)
Also, I specifically requested this and was participant in design so at least half of it came from my brain. ;-P
Good prototype, though. We'll be adding a little extra bracing to support the horizontal pipe, a bracket for my license plate, and welding shut some holes in the bumper left over from removing all the stock bracketry. Will show off after paint (the whole van is going into paint next week) at a mini meet near you.
Re: L300 front tire carrier
Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2011 10:19 pm
by delicat
Good, the Delica can use extra help in frontal protection just like the old VW buses.
Re: L300 front tire carrier
Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2011 11:19 pm
by glenn
looks great, totally reminds me of my old vw.
I'm going to be adding a wvo tank, so I need to find a spot for my spare. Any one considered one of these?
http://www.etrailer.com/Trailer-Cargo-C ... 31006.html
mounting it in the back means a conflict with the hatch though, and it doesn't have a hinge. Keep us up to date eh.
Re: L300 front tire carrier
Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2011 11:22 pm
by nxski
I wonder if you could find a hitch mount like that that folds down so you could get it out of the way of the hatch!?
Re: L300 front tire carrier
Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2011 11:52 pm
by RichD
glenn wrote:looks great, totally reminds me of my old vw.
I didn't think of that until David mentioned it but totally makes sense.
glenn wrote:I'm going to be adding a wvo tank, so I need to find a spot for my spare. (...) mounting it in the back means a conflict with the hatch though
Exactly my thought process. We need the range an additional tank provides, and a swing-out tire carrier is too encumbering in the back.
PS thanks for that etrailer link. Cool site.