doka wheel carrier part 1

[axeman]

as with most of us, i an running a set of 15inch and 16inch wheels, and i have rock and roll bed in the back of the doka so access to the original location for the spare (under the rar seat) is not useable or practical. originally i welded a mount on to the canopy roll cage, this worked well when the vindic was on but did not work when i took off the canopy and have the load bed cover on. i have been lugging it around in the load bead but this is not really ideal,
sooooooooooooo some 60X60x10 angle iron and various other 10mm thick plate and i have come up with this,












more too come as i get time too do it

neil

[..lee..]

looking good

[jebiga41]

B******'s knew there was something I was meant to do will post up those pics tomorrow for you Neil sorry I forgot and only got home yesterday. Can't wait to see the end result

[toomanytoys]

Couldnt wait eh??

[axeman]

right went and picked up a few more bits to get this moving along, i gave the ian the bar and tube for the carrier and he machined the 2inch bar to accept the 43mm tube he also installed a jaguar valve guide in to the middle along with a counter sunk grease nipple. there is also a nylon bush on the top and the bottom of it to help with a smooth action when opening and closing.



the arm and the disk from the back



first fix on to the mounting plate. the lower (horizontal) needs to be lengthened slightly to enable the the carrier to be opened enough for the rear drop side to be opened fully.

neil

[jes*b]

Looking good Neil - cant remenber if it was this you might want dropping off to Medway Galv , if so - no probs. might be worth bearing in mind that when dipped any 'peceived' ( its their call) air traps will need to be drilled. (by them, and not with the same care and attention you have already brought to the project) Even on hollow tube with other holes already in. Might be worth thinking about at this prototype stage.

[orcecaveman]

Nice work. Does it locate on the rear tailgate at all, or is it just on the swivel at the bottom? How does it lock in position? Looks good

[axeman]

there is only the one hinge point at the bottom, it will be locked in via 2 clips/clasps.

this one which i andy has passed on to me (thanks andy) dont know what it was originally used for but it is defiantly military spec, built/made to a specification not too a price. nice bit of kit.



gonna mount it in this sort of location



there will be a second clip/clasp (ortec) mounted just under the drop side. which should keep every thing nice a tight.

neil

[Aidan]

SyncroAndy's rifle clamps
think they're meant for strapping your Uzi to the dash

[axeman]

SyncroAndy's rifle clamps
think they're meant for strapping your Uzi to the dash

dose make he wonder how many uzi's andy has in those miatary cases that he carries around with him in the van


neil

[syncropaddy]

SyncroAndy's rifle clamps
think they're meant for strapping your Uzi to the dash

dose make he wonder how many uzi's andy has in those miatary cases that he carries around with him in the van


neil

Military cases are cool .......

[axeman]

this is the hinge with a nylon bush at the top and bottom, it is a nice tight interference fit so has a nice smooth action.



extended lower tube and the final position of the carrier



closed


open



every thing open



just waiting for some parts to come so it can be clamped to to the back of the van and then some galv and i am all done

neil

[silverbullet]

neil

Whose big nose is that poking into the picture? Oh it's me

Credit where it's due, lovely TIG welding by John Nash (when he should have been up the road at Thorpe Park fixing the rides):

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[KarlT]

Good work Neil.
Hope you don't mind, but are you only fitting catch down on bumper? No way of fitting it nearer wheel? I feel there may be alittle too much flex in arm, especially off-road/speed bumps. No way of maybe extending a bracket up near wheel & fitting catch to drop-gate? Just a thought.

[axeman]

already thought about that one there will be the catch at the top too as well as the bottom. just waiting for it to turn up from ireland.

neil