Champion Winch?

[kiowa]

Excellent!

All your own work?

no i am lucky enough to have a friend that has a lock up for all his toys (7 sj's,1 jimny,a brand new LJ80,custom ford fiesta,nissan nivara and a few other things) so he done most of the work for me

[smiffy]

Might go for the champion one,hmmmmmmmm.

It's lighter and powerful enough.hmmmmmmmmmm.
Hopefully i'm gonna have it mounted quite high,with the base being about the height of the indicators

[smiffy]

Hopefully it'll look like this when done

[slim]

Ive took off my front bumper to fit mine, i know its not the best looking thing but it works for now. I intend on making my own winch bumper, but thats gonna take time, im only in the idea stage at the moment with a rough sketch being as far as ive gone up to yet.

[smiffy]

Ive took off my front bumper to fit mine, i know its not the best looking thing but it works for now. I intend on making my own winch bumper, but thats gonna take time, im only in the idea stage at the moment with a rough sketch being as far as ive gone up to yet.

Thats lookin good mate. How did you get it mounted so high???

[slim]

Hopefully it'll look like this when done

ive seen one like that on an american site, infact it looks a dead ringer! and i like it lots!! where would it be fixed apart from the two on the front? i was thinking of using two underneath and also the ones that hold the bumper on..

[smiffy]

Well. I'll try explain.

I was gonna make up 2 brackets to go where original bumper brackets were.
Make them so they extend to above the body lift blocks then connect them with a bit of box section. So theres rear support if that makes sense!! The bottom chassis rail will have a bit of angle iron bolted to the front. Here box section can be welded onto at an angle to up underneath the winch. Dam i'm $$$$ at explaining..............I'll go do a picture!!

[slim]

Thats lookin good mate. How did you get it mounted so high???

Well i had some plate from work, ( hope mi gaffa dont read this)
and i cut out two of these...to bolt to the chassis rails then i fixed a back plate to them an a winch plate to the top and welded all togeather...

[RodLeach]

Smiffy, If you want me to get some shots on how the TJM fits, I'll sort some out.

Its bolted on with 4 bolts on the bottom above the recovery hooks, and also with 4 bolts where the bumper bracket used to be. Very sturdy... I dont have a winch for it yet, but when its got a fairlead an a cable hung on the front... its just gunna look bada$$

[slim]

Smiffy, If you want me to get some shots on how the TJM fits, I'll sort some out.

Its bolted on with 4 bolts on the bottom above the recovery hooks, and also with 4 bolts where the bumper bracket used to be. Very sturdy... I dont have a winch for it yet, but when its got a fairlead an a cable hung on the front... its just gunna look bada$$

I would also like a look at that if thats ok??

[RodLeach]

I would also like a look at that if thats ok??

Not a problem, As soon as ive got some light, I'll take some shots!

[slim]

Not a problem, As soon as ive got some light, I'll take some shots!

thanks m8!!

[RodLeach]

thanks m8!!

No problemo!

[smiffy]

Nice one Rod. hopefully get my winch ordered tonight but it'll take me a while to get the bumper sorted out. Any info is much appreciated

[smiffy]

Got a Winch

Saved some £££'s as well!!!!!!!!