doka wheel carrier part 1

[syncropaddy]

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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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Is a single weld enough with all that weight and leverage? Good forward thinking though ....

[axeman]

it is not just welded in to the bar (birds mouthed) but it fits into it. (ian's handy work)



neil

[syncropaddy]

it is not just welded in to the bar (birds mouthed) but it fits into it. (ian's handy work)



neil

Question answered .... good work there!

[silverbullet]

Quality all the way

(plus it made things easier for John with only one plane to align)

[KarlT]

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

Ahhh, good work. But IMO, you really only need the one, at opposite end to that marvelous hinge.


If you've already bought the other catchj, you'll easily sell it on to the next copy of yours.

[axeman]

the top ortec clamp arrived today, thanks paul,aidan and dave.



mounted every thing back on the van and marked up a section of tube and cut it down to fit around the upright. then fired up the trusty mig





should be able to get every thing mounted and bolted up but ran out of day light again.

another thing on the list nearly done.

neil

[silverbullet]

I know the feeling, lots of things "nearly done"

[hotpod]

looks like you have just come up with a very viable third or fourth wheel carrier design option. ( i mean there are the original vw ones and copies of, the spindly stainless ones a la bernd jager etc, and one or two back door rack kinds of designs.) but yours has the bonus of fitting pickups as well.
a truly universal rack.
unless i am missing something and there is a reason why you wouldnt put one on a camper or van variant?
i cant see a reason myself though.
on a van it would remove any stress from the rear quarter panel and place it on a removeable part instead ( the tow bracket.)
i like it a lot.
all that remains is for you to test the b0110(I<$ of it.

[mig]

Hi,
where did you pick up the ortec clamp from?
Cheers

[axeman]

unless i am missing something and there is a reason why you wouldnt put one on a camper or van variant?
i cant see a reason myself though.

i can't either see any reason why it would not fit a van either.

i have primed and painted it, and mounted the clamp and sperder plate to the tail gate.


then went in to have my dinner, came back out as the sun was setting to mount the wheel. now it is all clamped up it is nice and solid.


the view out of the rear window is only slightly impaired.


neil

[axeman]

Hi,
where did you pick up the ortec clamp from?
Cheers

i got it from a man in ireland, but they are still available new in germany at about 15 yoyo's

neil

[lloydy]

looks good, especially for pick ups

[syncropaddy]

what happened to the gun clip?

[jes*b]

Forget wood. You should do this for a living Neil

[axeman]

what happened to the gun clip?

undecided if i need it or not, gonna pick up a small section of 50mm o/d tube (only need about 25mm) and cut it in half and and sleave the arm and then spot/pug weld it on. as the gun clip i/d is 50mm and i have used 43 o/d tube.

neil