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I’m back for more.
But this time with a Feroza.

In all honesty it’s not the best looking F300 around, but it’s technically in great shape.
It has VERY little rust and i rarely hear an engine run this good.
There are a fair amount of dings and dents and scratsches. But i don’t mind.

Gonna pick it up tomorrow.

I’ll be using it mostly for what it’s made for… OFF-ROADING!!!

So the plans are…

  • Winch bumper
  • A winch of course
  • LED light bar
  • Maybe a set of decent off-road tyres
  • Maybe lift it a bit higher (it’s already a bit lifted)
  • Either paint it army green or in bed-liner

There’ll probably be more, but this is what my plans are at the moment.

Photo’s coming tomorrow!

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Great to see some of the 4x4 Dais getting some love too.

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As promised.

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I will be testing it off-road at an event in about a month.

Already took the front bumper of to make room for the winch bumper.
will be buying and ordering parts for it the coming days.

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Been trying to install the winch mount, but it didn’t turn out the way i wanted.
It feels very flimsy and weak. Even though i can jump om it, i feel like it’ll rip right off when i’ll be putting a little load on it while winching.

So i’ll be looking for a different way to mount the winch.
If anyone knows where i can get a decent and cheap winch bumper or know a proper way of mounting it (without to much hassle, PLEASE let me know!

Pics will come later. I’m to tired to upload them to my pc right now.

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you can upload pics directly from your smartphone, use the upload button in the bottom right corner when your writing a post.
I would imagine with a welder and a bit of elbow grease you should be able the build a winch mount quite easily that bolts the the chassis rails. Have a look on google images for some ideas, otherwise im sure something could be sourced from TJM or opposite lock

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I didn’t post from my phone but good to know that it’s possible.

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Trying to find the perfect location.
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Fabricated and welded a place to mount the winch plate.
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Not happy with the end result. So I’ll be ripping it of and start over.

EDIT…
I’ve swapped the 2 photo’s.

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The second and third photo got swapped over. But I’ll fix that after lunch.

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Sorry, I forgot to swap the 2 photo’s.

After a long and tiring week I finally got the chance to work on my feroza.
I got it all made to fit and welded and bolted on.
Now I’m about to mock up the stainless steel snorkel I’ll be making.

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If any pics are switched I’ll put them back in order if I don’t forget (again).

EDIT…
Photo’s are now in the right order.

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I went mudding past sunday. It was fantastic.
Almost rolled over one time, but unfortunately i didn’t. It would’ve made a nice story.

Used the new winch 4 times, stressed it 2 or 3 times of which one time was to lift the front end of a car to change a flat tyre.

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I bend the rear bumper a little. I think it was in this hole.
You might not expect it, but it was very deep and steep. (One of the times i stressed the winch a bit).

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Also bend the winch plate and the roller thing a little bit.
BUT… The winch mount i made didn’t budge at all!

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Things to improve…

  • Front and rear bumber
  • Bigger and better tyres
  • Rear lights (i want the lights in the body instead of in the bumper)
  • A better volt meter
  • A seperate battery for the winch
  • A small rollcage
  • A gopro (for when i almost roll over again or do something else fun or stupid) :laughing:

Possibly a lot more, but can’t think of anything else right now.

Still on the to do list…

  • Snorkel
  • Lightbar
  • Lift it a bit higher

Any ideas, suggestions or comments are welcome as always!

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I would look at fabricating a kind of tubular bullbar with winch mounts integrated into it, would solve the issue of a front bar and strong winch mounts in one hit. Also you could knock up a snorkel from some intercooler pipe pretty easily and cheaply, and they look pretty good in my opinion.

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I think something similar to this could be achieved with basic tools and materials, and a bit of know-how

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That does look really nice!
Personally i was thinking of making something like this.

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For the snorkel i already have some stainless tubing. Still have to order the silicone bends though.

I’m also thinking about making some rock sliders.