tlt kit leftover fairlead.

[obijuan]

not sure if this is scale but im using it. this is what i stayed up last night making and its really easy.
i just used some parts i had leftover and i dont know waht they are or if they are important. i just built my axles and shocks and all this is leftover
if youve already seen it or done it good for you!
check it out.

its really easy. it took two tries and about 30 minutes of trial and error but it should be faster with pictures.other than the tlt parts you need:
metal
tinsnips or something to cut the metal with.
pliers or something to bend with
punch to center the drill bit. i used phillips screwdriver
dremel or something to drill with
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this is what i used. i hope you have these parts. i used two nylon locknuts and four regular nuts instead.

its just some flatstock metal i had laying around. about 7.5 cm x 1.5 cm i had already started bending it before i took the picture. those two long rods are the medium sized rods at roughtly 4.5cm
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i started before i took pics so imagine...

i just drilled a hole very close to the edge. (be sure to use a punch type thing so your bit doesnt walk all over the place. i used a small phillips srewdriver.) leave enough to fit the silver cylinder with a little room. measured the height of the silver cylinder and bent it with a set of BIG pliers. hold it in the pliers and then bang or hammer it into a 90* angle.
mock up for fitment.
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then i used the spur gear as a template for hole placements. turns out its near perfect. find two holes on the spur gear and mark your metal piece with a marker or something. this is how i did it
mock it all up to be sure things dont hit eachother or your holes wont line up on the other side.

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this is what you probably have now.
measure your brass things and spacers. just baaarely over 3cm. mark your measurement. see that wee green mark i used. you may want to drill the other holes now as its flat. i didnt but it may be a good idea or not. its really up to you.
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i bent it at last step and i had this

i also drilled a hole for the silver cylinder just like i did the other side. mock it up to be sure it wont hit the side and look funny crooked
then i said oh! does it even fit? did i bend it right? and i mocked it up with the brass things.

nice fit!
again i used the spur gear to find proper hole placement and drilled. then i bent the last bend and drilled the last hole. easy! i assembled and viola! i was proud of myself. (it was veeeery late)
heres what you should have

[gooba]

that looks really slick. what are the dimensions?

[obijuan]

roughly 1.5cm tall x 3.2cm wide x 1.25cm deep. not including the screws. the black screws are your mounting screws and the sliver ones you can probably cut off.

[Project_TLT]

what is it

[BENDER]

Originally Posted by Project_TLT

what is it

A roller fairlead for a winch.




Nice work using stock parts obijuan.

[Project_TLT]

oh i wasnt sure i knew it was something for the front of the truck

[The_Green_Mennie]

Like to see people take the time to make a fairlead
Heres mine.

[metomwhou]

Any chance you can repost the pics from the first post, they don't seem to be working anymore.

[obijuan]

whoa this was one of my first posts, wierd. unfortunately i dont think i have these photos anymore.

[clodstall]

you suck Matt. nah. i would like to see these also. i missed the process.:-(

[obijuan]

it was pretty crude and didnt look all that great. i have it complete still so ill snap a pic for you. its very self explanitory.

[clodstall]

cool thanks Matt. i have one on my rig. just didnt make it.

[obijuan]

here it is and its pretty crappy. i never dinished it or installed it. pretend those silver ones are screwed in.

[metomwhou]

Thanks for the pic, it doesn't look that bad! I made one out of styrene and parts tree's. Its not funtional but it looks like a fairlead. I think once I paint it silver it will look better. Its still pretty rough but I'll post up a pic when i can. Hey Clodstall, where'd you get yours?

[obijuan]

heres the one im actually using, its from charlie at privateerengineering.com.

[SACCO]

here is my tlt leftovers fairlead. I like the one from privateer much better though