XJ Wheeler
08-24-2015, 09:24 PM
Had a friend who wanted me to do a custom dual lightbar mount for him. He had purchased my 50" lightbar mounts for his 97 xj in the past but also had a 42" lightbar setting around he wasn't using and came up with an idea. He wanted it mounted above the 50" and asked me if I could make it work. I came up with an idea and over the weekend installed it. Took longer than I anticipated but i think it came out nice. And glad to have my first official custom project in the books.
Essentially some tabs welded to the inside of the 50" brackets, drilled and tapped. A length of angle as a cross bar modified to fit and clear the wipers, with tabs welded to the cross bar to mount the 42" lightbar. The wipers gave us a bit of trouble but with some custom shims it all played nicely together and completely modular.
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h401/xj-wheeler/Wheeler%20Fab/Philip6.jpg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/xj-wheeler/media/Wheeler%20Fab/Philip6.jpg.html)
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h401/xj-wheeler/Wheeler%20Fab/Philip10.jpg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/xj-wheeler/media/Wheeler%20Fab/Philip10.jpg.html)
Bedlined
8118
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h401/xj-wheeler/Wheeler%20Fab/Philip5.jpg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/xj-wheeler/media/Wheeler%20Fab/Philip5.jpg.html)
All finished up
8117
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h401/xj-wheeler/Wheeler%20Fab/Philip3.jpg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/xj-wheeler/media/Wheeler%20Fab/Philip3.jpg.html)
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h401/xj-wheeler/Wheeler%20Fab/Philip8.jpg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/xj-wheeler/media/Wheeler%20Fab/Philip8.jpg.html)
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h401/xj-wheeler/Wheeler%20Fab/Philip9.jpg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/xj-wheeler/media/Wheeler%20Fab/Philip9.jpg.html)
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h401/xj-wheeler/Wheeler%20Fab/Philip4.jpg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/xj-wheeler/media/Wheeler%20Fab/Philip4.jpg.html)
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h401/xj-wheeler/Wheeler%20Fab/Philip7.jpg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/xj-wheeler/media/Wheeler%20Fab/Philip7.jpg.html)
Essentially some tabs welded to the inside of the 50" brackets, drilled and tapped. A length of angle as a cross bar modified to fit and clear the wipers, with tabs welded to the cross bar to mount the 42" lightbar. The wipers gave us a bit of trouble but with some custom shims it all played nicely together and completely modular.
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h401/xj-wheeler/Wheeler%20Fab/Philip6.jpg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/xj-wheeler/media/Wheeler%20Fab/Philip6.jpg.html)
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h401/xj-wheeler/Wheeler%20Fab/Philip10.jpg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/xj-wheeler/media/Wheeler%20Fab/Philip10.jpg.html)
Bedlined
8118
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h401/xj-wheeler/Wheeler%20Fab/Philip5.jpg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/xj-wheeler/media/Wheeler%20Fab/Philip5.jpg.html)
All finished up
8117
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h401/xj-wheeler/Wheeler%20Fab/Philip3.jpg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/xj-wheeler/media/Wheeler%20Fab/Philip3.jpg.html)
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h401/xj-wheeler/Wheeler%20Fab/Philip8.jpg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/xj-wheeler/media/Wheeler%20Fab/Philip8.jpg.html)
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h401/xj-wheeler/Wheeler%20Fab/Philip9.jpg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/xj-wheeler/media/Wheeler%20Fab/Philip9.jpg.html)
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h401/xj-wheeler/Wheeler%20Fab/Philip4.jpg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/xj-wheeler/media/Wheeler%20Fab/Philip4.jpg.html)
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h401/xj-wheeler/Wheeler%20Fab/Philip7.jpg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/xj-wheeler/media/Wheeler%20Fab/Philip7.jpg.html)