Swing away rear wheel carrier on my Defender

[Rannsachair]

Perhaps because it is mainly hidden i never got around to tidying up my rear door mounting on the second hand Mantec rear wheel carrier i picked up about 14 years ago.

As I got married yesterday, this was a wee job between the ceremony and celebrations.....

As well as rust there was a crack travelling through the pressing:

I ran a bead of weld down it about 10 years ago:

So decided to make a new one from 2mm sheet:

I managed to bend the edges, though the stud monuting area i made from a sandwich of 3 squares of 2 mm sheet on top of the mounting.

I turned down some stainless studs:

Ant tacked them into position:

I welded the plates together and onto the mounting ( pretty rough job, do not think I have used the welder for a year!):

Then a coat of primer then paint and polished up the stainless bolts:

And all back together:

 

[slim_boy_fat]

this was a wee job between the ceremony and celebrations.....

You've got a VERY understanding Mrs R

 

[colnerov]

You've got a VERY understanding Mrs R

Don't worry, I'm sure he will be re-focussed presently.

 

[Bobtail4x4]

safety slippers used I see
congrats on the wedding but not the welding

 

[frank horton]

glad to see u got ur priority's right.....u could have polished stuff up during the ceremony...
thinking poaching pockets to hide the emery cloth.....hahaha.....
start as u mean to go on.....
says he who bought a super 4 bed house and now living in a caravan......
but the tourist pay good rent for the week.....hahaha..

have a happy life, we have been together for 22 years and now good on the tools.....
spanners u lot......hahaha...