Ive decided that I want better approach and departure angles. I dont have the materials I would need to build a proper front bumper so I started on the back first. That, and Im waiting to see if my friends actually pitch in and help buy me a winch for my birthday.
I pulled the bumper cover itself off first. Ignore the skeleton, A friend of mine hung him there for halloween when she decorated my car.
I really wanted a swing out tire carrier, but the stock bumper wasnt strong enough. So, tube bumper it is.
The pivot is the hub from a lawnmower rim and the axle. Here it is welded to the pipe.
Heres the completed swing out T. I still want to add some angle Iron for some bracing.
And here it is with a tire on it.
I just kinda hung a pipe wrench on there and tossed the tire onto the wrench to give me some motivation. Im debating about cutting the hub off my other axle and using it to mount the tire, or using some flat bar that I have.
Heres a shot of it open. It looks like its bending, but its really not.
