Monster Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 Hi Guys, I have, after some time, fitted a SD roll bar into my Lightweight. It is currently just resting in there until i can finalise mounting points. It it the type that needs plates support welding to chassis. The rear mounts look relatively straight forward as far as i can tell but the front are a different story! Where I would like to weld in plates there is the rear feul tank outrigger on the outside. As my chassis is a Designa chassis, the inside of chassis is where the A frame support is! Also it is a galvanised chassis. I realise that many wont have the problem of the A Frame brace but did any of you have problems with the outrigger? (I would have thought that Series owners would have encountered a similar problem). I dont really want to get rid of my hoop and cant really move it back any further. I would definitely like to have the plates fitted. I am not planning any hardcore offroading but want the full protection it provides. Style of bar similar to pic below. Any ideas guys. I am stumped!! Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuko Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 I don't really understand the question but will give it a stab in the dark. If you don't want to weld to the frame, then why not get creative with some metal plates and fabricate a mount that bolts around the frame rail or outrigger, where you can then weld the center hoop section to. The outriggers on the Designa chassis are made form the same material as the center rails (3mm plate) therefore are plenty strong to support the bar. BTW, I also have a series on a Designa chassis and I made my own internal roll cage a few years ago where the front portion is nearly the same as yours, it is doable. Cheers, Todd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster Posted November 26, 2008 Author Share Posted November 26, 2008 I don't really understand the question but will give it a stab in the dark. If you don't want to weld to the frame, then why not get creative with some metal plates and fabricate a mount that bolts around the frame rail or outrigger, where you can then weld the center hoop section to. The outriggers on the Designa chassis are made form the same material as the center rails (3mm plate) therefore are plenty strong to support the bar. BTW, I also have a series on a Designa chassis and I made my own internal roll cage a few years ago where the front portion is nearly the same as yours, it is doable. Cheers, Todd. Hi Todd, Like the website. Been to it a few times. I would like to weld plates to chassis but feul outrigger is in the way on the outside and A frame support in the way on the inside. The plates weld to the sides of the chassis which is fairly straightforward but do i really have to remove the outrigger and A frame support? Whereabouts do you have your rollbar mounted to? I wanted to know how other series owners mounted/secured their roll bar. I dont want to just have roll bar sitting in tub, i want it to be an integral part of the chassis. If still unclear i could take a few pics to show you. By the way, what springs do you have fitted to your Landy? Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuko Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 By the way, what springs do you have fitted to your Landy? That I can answer right quick, the rears are standard 90 rears and the front are Defender 110 fronts, white/white. Cheers, Todd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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