winch wench
Adventurer
so........way back when i started to mentally get ready for my first expo (OBX) with the FJ Bruisers....I started a thread looking for suggestions on storage for water and gas...I got a lot of good suggestions too (thx Bruisers)....
Mike Curnow (gotta give him some credit :wave: ) put me on to a group buy in the blue room for the all new Allpro rear bumper swing out...they were having a group buy but i couldnt wait for that...OBX was comin up and quick...
after some good advice from Fred and Mike, I decided to take the plunge and order the swing out...anticipating having to modify the brackets (didnt know who was gonna do them at the time - it was a total leap of faith)
All Pro was having a sale that weekend = free shipping on all items July 4th weekend..so i ordered it (no powdercoating) cuz i knew there would be modifications..
i got the swing out in a very timely manner..they hadnt started fabrication yet (on the day i ordered it) so it took about 10 days for fab then 5 for shipping...
in the mean time, i met up with Doug (Automotive Outfitters/Toyota World in Newark, DE) at the Cecil County fair (having already known Doug for awhile, i still had no idea of his fabricating and welding skills)...we had a long chat at the fair and that's when i decided to ask him to take on the project...
i really felt comfortable with my decision and trusted him to do a great job...
ok..enough BS...onto the good stuff!! :lol: :lol:
i do wanna give myself a little credit for the conceptualization but more importantly Doug and his right hand guy Chuck (who i found out today lives right near me :bigthumb![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
get most of the credit...they did one hell of a job making the custom brackets to fit the ARB...and the powdercoating is absolutely exquisite...
ok....onto the pics....PLEASE EXCUSE THE DIRTY TRUCK!!!....![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
if you have not already seen, here is a pic of the actual all-pro bracket for drivers side with the spindle..
after install:
right side bracket with clip
left side bracket with spindle
with the Wedco's in place...no rachets yet
btw...the rachet straps are on now...will take pics tomorrow in the day light...
i opted for blue..there were camo ones but not as strong...
:victory:
Mike Curnow (gotta give him some credit :wave: ) put me on to a group buy in the blue room for the all new Allpro rear bumper swing out...they were having a group buy but i couldnt wait for that...OBX was comin up and quick...
after some good advice from Fred and Mike, I decided to take the plunge and order the swing out...anticipating having to modify the brackets (didnt know who was gonna do them at the time - it was a total leap of faith)
All Pro was having a sale that weekend = free shipping on all items July 4th weekend..so i ordered it (no powdercoating) cuz i knew there would be modifications..
i got the swing out in a very timely manner..they hadnt started fabrication yet (on the day i ordered it) so it took about 10 days for fab then 5 for shipping...
in the mean time, i met up with Doug (Automotive Outfitters/Toyota World in Newark, DE) at the Cecil County fair (having already known Doug for awhile, i still had no idea of his fabricating and welding skills)...we had a long chat at the fair and that's when i decided to ask him to take on the project...
i really felt comfortable with my decision and trusted him to do a great job...
ok..enough BS...onto the good stuff!! :lol: :lol:
i do wanna give myself a little credit for the conceptualization but more importantly Doug and his right hand guy Chuck (who i found out today lives right near me :bigthumb
get most of the credit...they did one hell of a job making the custom brackets to fit the ARB...and the powdercoating is absolutely exquisite...
ok....onto the pics....PLEASE EXCUSE THE DIRTY TRUCK!!!....
if you have not already seen, here is a pic of the actual all-pro bracket for drivers side with the spindle..
![](http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/5477/002mbq.jpg)
![](http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/5340/008fyx.jpg)
after install:
![](http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/351/002uzg.jpg)
right side bracket with clip
![](http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/2381/006avu.jpg)
left side bracket with spindle
![](http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/4308/011keq.jpg)
with the Wedco's in place...no rachets yet
![](http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/6885/007ffe.jpg)
![](http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/5743/010loq.jpg)
btw...the rachet straps are on now...will take pics tomorrow in the day light...
i opted for blue..there were camo ones but not as strong...
:victory: