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Southern California Club Xterra => SCCX Xcursion Pictures => Topic started by: Lava on November 03, 2012, 02:12:21 PM

Title: Updated Winch Mount Project
Post by: Lava on November 03, 2012, 02:12:21 PM
Fast forward...

I put together the final pieces of my hidden winch setup this afternoon. Looking to complete it by next weekend after I plasma cut, drill and weld the assembly together. Costs so far:

$50 bumper brackets from Toro
$16 for Grade 8 bolts, washers, nuts
$31 Universal winch plate
$10 for 1/4" angle Iron Piece

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What do you think so far? Not shown are the provisions to mount OEM skid and shackle mounts for recovery points up front
Title: Re: Updated Hidden Winch Project
Post by: Xtracrispy on November 03, 2012, 03:43:12 PM
Lookin' good. Nice start!
Title: Re: Updated Hidden Winch Project
Post by: RBduffer on November 03, 2012, 04:52:19 PM
Not wasting any time on the custom mods!  I love it :D 
Title: Re: Updated Hidden Winch Project
Post by: SoCalXTerry on November 03, 2012, 08:49:14 PM
Suspension lift?   You going to suspension lift?   ;D
Title: Re: Updated Hidden Winch Project
Post by: Toro on November 04, 2012, 07:11:42 AM
Quote from: SoCalXTerry on November 03, 2012, 08:49:14 PM
Suspension lift?   You going to suspension lift?   ;D

Looks real nice. Can't wait to see it finished.
Title: Re: Updated Hidden Winch Project
Post by: justin123560 on November 04, 2012, 10:14:28 PM
Looking good Justin. I need to buy a welder so I can start my little side projects  :-\
Title: Re: Updated Hidden Winch Project
Post by: Toro on November 08, 2012, 04:11:09 PM
Where did you get the winch mount for $30+? I just another crazy idea.. ;)
Title: Re: Updated Hidden Winch Project
Post by: Lava on November 09, 2012, 08:46:51 AM
Harbor Freight on sale with 20% off coupon...got to love that place. It's solid 1/4 plate steel, with the holes pre drilled, and the sides bent in a press, fairlead is laser cut. It's perfect for a universal plate.
Title: Re: Updated Hidden Winch Project
Post by: Lava on November 15, 2012, 11:00:09 PM
OKAY, SO.....Today when I got home after work I decided to hammer down on this project and push it along.

I drilled some 5/8" holes in the angle iron brackets so that I could mount them with Grade 8 hardware to the Aftermarket Bumper brackets
(Courtesy of Toro  ;D)

I also drilled 5/8" holes in the Winch plate so I could mount it to the angle iron brackets with Grade 8 hardware.

Once that was done, I tightened, leveled, adjusted, re-tightened, Tack Welded, removed the mount, then welded it up completely.

I did some basic grinding to clean up some welds and still need to do some more to give it a solid finished look.

I reinstalled the mount, grabbed the bumper skin, measured, measured, measured, Cut, measured, measured again, Cut, Cut....Pissed Off, Cut more.  ::)

I installed the bumper over the mount and checked the fitment. Its SOLID, and a tight fit. Now I have to trim the Silver Plastic piece that sits on top of the lower part of the bumper skin.

I want to add some light tabs on the front and also add some Shackle/Recovery points near the outer ends of the winch plate where it meets the angle iron. I did however, locate longer grade 8 bolts and was able to keep the OEM tow hook installed with the winch mount too.  :D

In the Next week or so, I'll drop it off to get sandblasted and powder-coated, probably in Silver ;D

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Title: Re: Updated Winch Mount Project
Post by: Ghost65 on November 16, 2012, 05:21:51 AM
Looking good so far.  ;D
Title: Re: Updated Winch Mount Project
Post by: Xtracrispy on November 16, 2012, 06:19:00 AM
Looks good!
Title: Re: Updated Winch Mount Project
Post by: HEVAK on November 18, 2012, 01:10:50 PM
(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg237/kaveh34/1C912643-E584-4360-9EA3-73DF3D8D330D-2294-0000010F31D2879A.jpg)
Title: Re: Updated Winch Mount Project
Post by: Lava on November 18, 2012, 01:37:54 PM
You know, Im calling it the R-2 Winch mount now, especially after I realized that even R2 has a small little winch he uses to get out of sticky situations  :D