3rd Gen 4Runner tire carrier build-up

[Streakerfreak]

Hehe, just turn the cans around and it's more difficult to get to the caps. I do have a plan to make a strap that covers the caps when the cans are turned, but if someone was that intent on stealing the fuel, nothing would prevent them from puncturing the cans.

Turning the cans around is the way to go then. Yeah, your right about the puncturing. Anyways, I still like your design.

 

[BruceTS]

Made the Hi-Lift mounts, and mocked up everything....

 

[p1michaud]

Tire carrier.

Made the Hi-Lift mounts, and mocked up everything....

Very well done!
I like the design.

 

[BruceTS]

I was asked for measurments on the fuel carrier, here they are;
base plate width is 13 1/4" and depth is 13 3/4" outside frame height is 15". Built mainly out of 1 1/2" x 1/8" angle iron and 1 1/2" x 1/8" strap.

The 1 3/4" x 1 3/4" frame inside dimensions are 21 1/4" high and the width is 13 1/2".

More pictures tomorrow... It's all painted ready to go.

 

[Dave Bennett]

Nice work!

 

[BruceTS]

Finally complete! well almost...........

Showing the clearance between the body, any closer would not be advised.....

The secondary latch, is a padlock.....

Showing with both swung out, boy them HiLift extreme jacks look purdy.

Joyce is gonna order a FJ-40 license plate holder for me to install, but for now zip ties will do...

BTW thanks for all the complements.... now I need to build another for myself!

 

[xcmountain80]

Whats wrong with the clearance btwn bump and body? Is it tight or grandcanyon like?


Aaron

 

[BruceTS]

I tucked everything in as tight as possible, allowing for flex, even then you can still sustain some body damage if you back into something hard enough......

 

[xcmountain80]

10-4 I thought it looked good to me. The irbis offroad bumper has more gap then I would like, and I thought maybe I was missing something. Yours looks good!

Aaron

 

[Blizz]

Hi Bruce, very nice bumper.

Don't you've something to prevent the jerrycans hitting the tailgate?

Your bumper is a nice inspiration to me, I'm begginning with mine soon.

David

 

[corax]

sure is purdy . . . So, the jerry can swing out is held closed by the tire swing out? you probably explained that on one of the previous pages, but I'm feeling lazy.

 

[tour4fun]

A very BIG thank you to Bruce :bowdown: .

It's taken nearly a year of begging and pleading, but he finally made it :clapsmile .

I really like the design. Since it's also my daily driver, I wanted to be able to take it all off for mall crawling . There's no way to fit into a compact short space with everything hanging off the rear. It is really easy to open and close and everything fits really tight.

 

[BruceTS]

For now the cans are held in place by either the weight of the cans or a simple ratchet strap. Once the license plate mount comes in I'll add a bolt on strap to lock them in.

 

[BruceTS]

Hehe, instead of starting a new thread, I figured I'll just add to this one...

This is a carrier I built for my rig , but made a few changes to it since backing into a boulder on the Rubicon. I relocated the HiLift jack, placing it closer in and lower.

I had it up underneath the tire but it stuck out a bit far. In Big Bear it actually snagged a tree branch and bent the jack.

 

[p1michaud]

Other variations...

In Big Bear it actually snagged a tree branch and bent the jack.

:yikes:

That's a great testament to the stoutness of your bumper and fab skills!

Great work and another cool idea!