Spare wheel carriers & fitting bike-racks.
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Re: Spare wheel carriers & fitting bike-racks.
heres one a guy made up for a safari pacific ranger also a bullbar might be of some use ?
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Re: Spare wheel carriers & fitting bike-racks.
GreatCrestedNewt wrote:Does having the spare wheel mounted on the front interfere with airflow to the radiator and cause over-heating problems?
I don't think I'm having any issues with this at the moment.
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Re: Spare wheel carriers & fitting bike-racks.
GreatCrestedNewt wrote:Does having the spare wheel mounted on the front interfere with airflow to the radiator and cause over-heating problems?
Also, I like the look of the combined spare wheel carrier and high lift jack holder spotted at VanFest Syncro display last month. I guess that this probably belongs to a forum member (?). I'll post photos if I can work out how to. OK...here they are:
Edited to make images display. HM
Thats one of Syncropete's carriers modded to take the jack. The jack is one of CJ's - you can tell by the rusty handle
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Re: Spare wheel carriers & fitting bike-racks.
He must have had a right time fitting it with that smashed rear quarter
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Re: Spare wheel carriers & fitting bike-racks.
jed the spread wrote:He must have had a right time fitting it with that smashed rear quarter![]()
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...... or is the rear quarter collapsing under the weight .......... hmmmmmm
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Re: Spare wheel carriers & fitting bike-racks.
syncropaddy wrote:the jack is one of CJ's - you can tell by the rusty handle
A bit like my brand new CJ clutch which is now failing

It's Mike Ghias Syncro.
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syncropaddy wrote:jed the spread wrote:He must have had a right time fitting it with that smashed rear quarter![]()
jed
...... or is the rear quarter collapsing under the weight .......... hmmmmmm
Hold on, stop everything! What the blazers has happened here?
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Re: Spare wheel carriers & fitting bike-racks.
That rear quarter was like that before the wheel carrier was mounted.
Mike's van has got a few bashes and dings in it from when it lived in a german lime quarry.
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Re: Spare wheel carriers & fitting bike-racks.
Who is the guy in the orange tee shirt?
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That's me, why?
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Re: Spare wheel carriers & fitting bike-racks.
Ohhh ..... no reason..... 

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