when I got my truck it looked like this:



This morning the back looked like this:


And this afternoon it looked like this:



cheers

Mlaky

And this afternoon the front now looks like this :



A bit of wiring to do on the winch a mini mod to the top plate for the winch cover plate tomorrow, a bit of undersealing under the cab which has already been stripped, an oil change and an egr removal - and then lunch

cheers

Malky

Fancy coming down to lift the tub off of mine Mal

if you were closer mate i'd be round in the morning i'm off this week.

lookin good dude

More dam pics on the bumper pleas

Getting mine on Friday, they say...

Danne, I'll post a few tomorrow,

You may want to know that the holes pre-cut for the headlight washers are not big enough they needed "adjustment" on mine to make them sit down a bit.

Also the holes cut for the indicators are too wide and the inner plates needed to be moved slightly with the precision adjuster (hammer) to get them into the proper position to grip the lights properly.

other than that it was a straightforward fit.

Cheers

Malky

Nice one Malky , looking good Kinda clean and new-looking, but good anyhoo

Looking good

Looks good Malky

I like the clean idea, i'll be starting a nice 'mods' journal soon,

Do you have a new truck Stick?

Danne - another pic for ya -

note where the handle for the brake disengage comes through the plate? yeah they dont provide a slot you gotta mark it up and get it cut out yourself - and the bolts to secure the top plate down are m8x25 they also dont supply those but have threded the receiving plate.

cheers

Malky

after driving home last night accidentally forgetting to put my number plate back on the front of the winch bumper I decided not to put a long rectangular number plate on the truck and went for this:



it is straight its the phtoto thats at an angle

cheers

Malky

Sweet, but does it sitt a bitt low?

looking good! What was the final cost for the bumper and winch??

Rob - £880 ish - once you add the super rediculous postage cost to here in the wild and wooly north and the 8 metres of welding cable I neded to extend the cabling to put the control box between the battery and the cab bulkhead......it said to mount it under the bonnet away from potential water ingress.....

Danne,

It does sit a little lower than the standard fitted bumpers, the gap between the headlights and the top of the bumper is about 22mm ish but to be frank, considering the faffing it would take to modify the mounting brakets I decided not to bother as It's no longer my main motor and will be purely a recreational vehicle once the missus decides exactly what car she wants......

cheers

Malky

Looking great Malky

So as my week off draws inevitably towards its onclusion and I have to sacrifice my time to the great god of wages and go back to work I'm looking back on my week off and thinking progress has finally been made.

Oil change done
old bumper off new bumper fitted
new winch fitted wired in and tested.
tub completely removed
the entirity of all rear chassis and axles fuel tank etc was stripped down, primed two coats of paint and then a coat of bitumen based undersealer.
the rest of the chassis rails forward of the tub were stripped back primed sprayed and undersealed - awkward with the cab on.
side steps removed
truckman canopy removed.
tub re-instated and truck back on road.

Still on the to- do list:
EGR KIT
Decide on locate and install alternative tub cover.
decide on lighting bar - front and rear.
investigate rear winch mounting options
to lift or not to lift
Tyres - muds but what?

cheers

Malky

Busy boy!!

And you have also made time to log on here, walk your dog and pointed out to a gobby git the error of his ways....!!

Good work buddy, definitely want to get the tub off now. So much easier for cleaning and waxing up that end of the chassis. To add to your list, a 'how to' needs posting me thinks Malky!!

How the heck did you lift yours? It is nearly impossible to lift that thing by my self.

I had my nephew help me mate he was here helping for the first half of the week - the main reason i got so much done to be fair.

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Good work buddy, definitely want to get the tub off now. So much easier for cleaning and waxing up that end of the chassis. To add to your list, a 'how to' needs posting me thinks Malky!!

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Bit of a long show but what was your old front bumper like? Fancy selling it?