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dxmedia

Well I've just bought a winch bumper from a MK1 frontera for the monterey.

If it bolts straight on I'll let people know - if it doesn't .... heheh out with the welder and the grinder Wink

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gary820 · Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 17:23 Post subject:

how you getting on with the bumper chris??

dxmedia · Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 17:45 Post subject:

hehe was an eebuygum bumper - It's currently in my dad's garage in Peterborough :S BUT it was bought of a 4x4 uber nerd, and he recons that tke MK2 LWB trooper and the LWB frontera share a chassis, and it should bolt straight on with a little elongation of the bolts on the bumper.

I'll be popping down to pick it up the weekend after langdale.
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biggus · * Joined: 28 Apr 2007 Posts: 45

It's probably the one that I had a bid on too Laughing

I don't think you'll have much bother fitting that to your Troop - even if it needs a bit of grindery and weldery - as most winch bumpers are pretty alike apart from the fixing brackets.

Let us know how you go on as it'll be useful info for anyone else looking to buy a secondhand bumper.

markymoan · Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 12:28 Post subject:

I hope it goes ok but i allways thought the fronty was a mk1 troop not a mk2 Shocked

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666 · Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 13:12 Post subject:

Is there much differnce in Mk1 / Mk2 Trooper chassis? What year was the change over?

Cheers

Mark
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markymoan · Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 13:32 Post subject:

Not sure about the chassis itself, the mk1 troop has just short of 27 inch between the bumper mounting rails.
Body width is roughly
Fronty 70 inch
Mk1 troop 65 inch
Mk2 troop 69 inch

ooooo there isnt a lot init is there.

Mk1 to mk2 was december 1991, ofcourse thats manufacture not registration
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666 · Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 13:37 Post subject:

Got a feeling that its compatable with the mk2 then! As for chassis width, the 2.8 i just dropped in the frontera went straight in without me even touching the engine mounts and the gearbox picked up in exactly the right position on the cross member! Shocked

Cheers

Mark
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dxmedia · Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 16:45 Post subject:

Cool, this is all sounding rather promising.

I wonder if it's worth getting together a list of parts which people have managed to fix between the different models? It would open the 2nd hand market up no end me thinks Very Happy

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dxmedia · Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 16:46 Post subject:

666 · Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 17:34 Post subject:

:::Matski::: · Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 15:44 Post subject:

dxmedia · Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 0:21 Post subject:

hahaha OK, I'm rubbish, next weekend going to be picking the bumper up so will be able to tell if it fits or NOT Very Happy

Then to wind back up the front tortion bars to conter the frigging thing Wink

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K.Goodwin · Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 18:52 Post subject:

yep, mine dropped anout inch and a half when i put my bumper on Laughing

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dxmedia · Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 21:50 Post subject:

Best start soaking the tortion adjusters in WD then Very Happy

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