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TnA Release of Winch Cradle!

80' 427 said:
Can you get a pic? I would be interested but I don't want to start more of a project than building a new one.
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I FINALLY managed to get over to my buddie's place and snap a few pics of the winch cradle mounted to an older frame. The ends of the frame horns had already been cut on his truck, so in the pics they are cut more than is really needed for the cradle. If it was cut right, I think you could get all of the side bolts into the actual frame rail. You will definitely have to drill some new holes too. Here are the pics I could get:

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herkdriver007 said:
Finally completed...
I purchased the "Weld It Yourself" kit from Darren... GREAT kit, pieces were labeled which goes where, made the weld up portion simple. Everything fit like it was supposed to!
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Looks good on there man!!
 
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....Plasma is back up and running, and these are back in stock again!
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herkdriver007 said:
Kinda off topic, but have you got anything for the rear mount winch?
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Not as of yet, but the whole reason that I held out for a Blazer/Jimmy instead of one of the many pickups I looked at was to be able to design a rear winch bumper that clears the tailgate and the gas tank :) I'll be trying to get to designing it very soon!!
 
TnA said:
As far as the Warn M12 goes, I'm pretty shocked at Warn's website but they don't have their technical drawings available any more (at least not that I could find). It shows the mounting pattern to be the same as the winch cradle, and then it only lists overall dimensions. Height-wise you should be fine, and from the picture it looks like the solenoid box is clamped around the motor, so positioning it forward to fit shouldn't be a problem either. Width is listed at 24.375" which is a little wider than the framerails on these trucks. So the only thing I can be sure of is that you WILL have to trim the lower leg of your frame to get it up in there. Just how much, I'm not sure. Possibly quite a bit. If you already have the winch, can you get me a dimension from the center of the rope drum to the outside edge of the motor? That would tell me for sure how it will fit.


-Darren
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Has anyone gotten you the measurements yet? I'm interested if I can fit a M12000 in there.
 
hidesertwheelin said:
Has anyone gotten you the measurements yet? I'm interested if I can fit a M12000 in there.
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Nope, haven't had any actual measurements on that winch yet. I'm sure it could be made to work - I think the worst case scenario would be that you might have to re-drill the holes in the winch cradle to offset the winch a bit and trim your framerail a bit to accommodate the motor or gearbox on one side or the other. I just can't say for sure without seeing a winch or getting true measurements. :) Also, the cradle should support the loads of a 12k winch, but it has never been tested in real life with one, so no guarantees there either!!
 
Let me know the soonest you can get a set of wings made up. I'm ready finally to get them and finish up my front end
 
Smokinthehippies said:
Let me know the soonest you can get a set of wings made up. I'm ready finally to get them and finish up my front end
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Hey Man! I have some wings in stock, so I can ship as early as tomorrow! ;) I'll try to PM you in the morning when I get to the shop.

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Would there be any way to modify the rear mounting location to something different? I have the 2wd cross member in my Frankenstein.

What type of modifications is needed for the bumper to bolt over this?
 
Babaganoosh said:
Would there be any way to modify the rear mounting location to something different? I have the 2wd cross member in my Frankenstein.

What type of modifications is needed for the bumper to bolt over this?
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PM'd you!
 
big pappa b said:
Ummm...what's up with your diff cover????
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just saw this.
are you refferring to the finish or to whats up with the shape?

its a diff cover from DIY4x.

it has a drain plug with a protective ring welded on.
a fill plug with a protective ring welded on
ram mounts for hydro assist ram welded on

and finished in a Hi-Phos Electroless Nickel finish at my company.
 
foylinj said:
I'm interested in getting one if these cradles. How long to get and what would shipping be to 97408
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Reply sent!

Smokinthehippies said:
just saw this.
are you refferring to the finish or to whats up with the shape?

its a diff cover from DIY4x.

it has a drain plug with a protective ring welded on.
a fill plug with a protective ring welded on
ram mounts for hydro assist ram welded on

and finished in a Hi-Phos Electroless Nickel finish at my company.
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I think they were referring to (and I even thought this at first too) that since we can't see the filler in the pic, it looks like you have an upside-down diff cover!!!!

-Darren
 
TnA said:
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I think they were referring to (and I even thought this at first too) that since we can't see the filler in the pic, it looks like you have an upside-down diff cover!!!!

-Darren
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Oh that's the diff covers asshole lol
 
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