BUILDING TUBE GUARDS FOR MY BARRA SWAPPED LANDCRUISER - Barra T FJ 45/ 80 series Ep. #15

Build episode #15 for my XR6 Turbo Barra powered FJ 45 / 80 Series Toyota Landcruiser. In this video:
- We build Tube Guards for the front and rear
- We skin the Tube Guards in Aluminium
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[@rickfletcher8422]

Those guards are mint!! I love the fact this build is truly original in a world where everything’s been done. Love your work.

[@DesignedandBuilt]

Thanks Rick :)

[@densross2402]

Love this build!! By far the best build series I've seen so far, not only entertaining but actually useful as well! Given me heaps of ideas for my own build so thanks heaps!

[@DesignedandBuilt]

Thanks mate :) good luck with your build!!!

[@Littlebearearthworks]

Cannot wait for our cars to be finished and us going for a rip!!!

[@DesignedandBuilt]

Can't wait to see yours in the metal!

[@lsswapped80]

Raptor the underside of the fenders to deaden the sound of rocks and vibrations..

[@DesignedandBuilt]

Thanks mate, great idea!

[@Bizzo_]

best build series on YT

[@DesignedandBuilt]

I think that would have to be Project Binky! Thanks though ;)

[@nickunw]

Guards come with 2x free camp cooking tables

[@DesignedandBuilt]

Just don’t scratch them!

[@rhyswilliams695]

Nice work Richard. They’ll take a hit and hold up nice. I fitted 3” extended fibreglass guards to my 40 to cover the swampers. Looked like a flying nun, but kept the cops happy…

[@DesignedandBuilt]

Thanks Rhys, ha love that analogy, you have to do what you have to do!

[@caveman9275]

Perfect Nice job 👍

[@plugg4r]

Ooooof! She is coming together now!

[@DesignedandBuilt]

Tray and guards make so much difference! Cheers Brenton.

[@adman6380]

Well done, very well styled and structural as well, I would highly recommend doing your rock sliders before you get it on the road, from experience the itch to go bush is high and if you take on some bog holes or tricky tracks one of the first things that tends to get dented or scraped is your sills/doors.

[@DesignedandBuilt]

Hey Adman, yeah look probably the right call - just itching to drive it and test it ha.

[@DK90VR]

Those guard looks great! Might vibrate and make a bit of noise on those corrugated roads tho might be worth putting some sikaflex between. As painful as it would be it’d be nice to skin the underside aswell so they don’t hold so much mud/sand etc

[@davidb6651]

⬆️⬆️👍👍

[@DesignedandBuilt]

Hi Daniel, I like the sikaflex idea. Gawd it would be painful to skin the underside as well, but agreed probably the right thing to do. Could be a good job during lockdown.

[@davidb6651]

@@DesignedandBuilt Hi Richard You wouldn't have to panel the whole underside. Just thickly filleting Sikaflex it in at each cross pipe and scrub bar will stop vibration and stop dirt and moisture getting in the crevice between the pipes and panels.

[@DesignedandBuilt]

@@davidb6651 Got it, cheers!

[@aaronnoyb]

Double down on what David B said. That's exactly what I do with, my alloy topped tube tray. Bostik, SealNflex 600ml sausages from Total Tools, from memory like $8 a sausage. Then 40mm paint stirrer, sanded to a smooth radius, dipped in Windex to smooth it out. For removal, one slice with a long blade Stanley knife. For refit, if you're lazy like me, one bead of the same stuff, on your cut line, seals it back up. For some magical chemical reasons, mud, like paint, doesn't stick to that Bostik goop.

[@Tangaroa775]

Mate should have just put a Barra in a patrol 😂😂👍🏾👍🏾 awesome work tho man

[@DesignedandBuilt]

But then It would have to be registered as a patrol 🤷🏻‍♂️ haha thanks mate

[@gouken8926]

I dig it

[@DesignedandBuilt]

Thank you!

[@geofftuck7347]

Great work mate, getting the guards to look right can be so hard, yours are looking spot on! Mint 🤙🏻

[@DesignedandBuilt]

Cheers Geoff :)

[@russtaylor4959]

The beast is coming up well !

[@DesignedandBuilt]

Thank you Russ, stoked on the progress!

[@ba.skidderLOCKDOWN]

Yewww the barrraa

[@DesignedandBuilt]

up the mighty barra

[@CoolenHD]

Killing it like normal mate

[@DesignedandBuilt]

Thank you :) !

[@CoolenHD]

Love me a good bender

[@87xfute]

Great job Richard, well done all on a brilliant job. Seeya Rob

[@DesignedandBuilt]

Cheers Rob!

[@djjanarch]

perspex bonnet please. thanks

[@DesignedandBuilt]

Build one for me!?

[@adamward1008]

Heard about this on the podfilter podcast today, thought i would come check it out

[@DesignedandBuilt]

Haha awesome mate! Hope you enjoy it :)

[@mattblack6268]

Great job.

[@DesignedandBuilt]

Cheers Matt!

[@daniellablee6682]

Excelente video muy bueno sigan asi saludos desde🇦🇷

[@DesignedandBuilt]

Thank you!

[@RoadKingSpecial119]

It's gonna be an Absolute Beast 💪

[@DesignedandBuilt]

Cheers Clinton!

[@att0987654321]

Mate that looks awesome 👌🏻👍🏻🇦🇺

[@davidsnowball2981]

Awesome build

[@DesignedandBuilt]

Thanks David!

[@andrew5792]

Looking great! Instead of paint, would the tube work be better off in powder coat? More durable.

[@DesignedandBuilt]

Hey Andrew, yeah I'm not to sure what I'm going to do. I heard powder coat is more durable but once it gets scratched up then the layers just start coming off? I haven't had a heap of experience with it so open to suggestions

[@rododonnell9783]

I am seriously loving the detail, and the build quality, but,...I am noting that everything is being built in serious thicknesses of steel, not light gauge stuff, serious engineering-grade stuff. I am now beginning to worry about the all up weight of this vehicle, are you planning on getting an upgraded GMV? Are you beefing the brakes up to cater for this 2500kg plus vehicle? Just wondering.

[@DesignedandBuilt]

Cheers Rod, yeah really good point. I have a feeling it's going to come to around 2000kg without a touring setup. I think GVM is around 2900 kg, I think I can upgrade the brakes relatively easy, wasn't planning on a GVM upgrade but once I've weight it I'll go from there.

[@rododonnell9783]

@@DesignedandBuilt Not sure what your plate will say (Should be in the driver's door jam), but others I have seen (Canadian models online) are 3040kg. Up to 1000kg for the touring setup should be heaps. I am loving the work, keep it up.

[@andrewtuft69]

mate, its looking awesome

[@DesignedandBuilt]

Cheers Andrew!

[@will5444]

looks mint

[@DesignedandBuilt]

Cheers Will

[@blakebriggs45]

This build is looking sooo good, can you raptor line the cab 👌🏻

[@DesignedandBuilt]

Thank you, I hadn't thought about it honestly, I'll have to look into it!

[@heftymerv]

man, coming along nicely. no way are you going to damage the body on this one with those guards...

[@DesignedandBuilt]

Cheers Michael!!!

[@edo1785]

Nice mate

[@DesignedandBuilt]

Cheers Ed

[@graysonbathurst7577]

Aye let’s go

[@ScruffyBlueDuck]

Why is it on all the 40/80 build you have to flare the guards so much. Can the offset be changed to a 0+ rim rather and a 0-?

[@grayzbildz]

Richard how do you intend to prevent dissimilar metal corrosion between the steel tube and alloy plate?

[@DesignedandBuilt]

Planning to paint both and run some sikaflex in between.

[@grayzbildz]

@@DesignedandBuilt it's worth using tef-gel on screws that connect dissimilar metals as well. Sounds like you're all over it. Loving the build mate. Looking forward to starting mine. Cheers, Andy

[@southernoff-road]

Great build mate, what colour are you painting the cab in.

[@DesignedandBuilt]

Sandy T or 416 dune beige, still a little torn!

[@southernoff-road]

@@DesignedandBuilt I think sandy t would look great on it.

[@bendecorrado3035]

Looks the goods mate, what size tube did you use? Cheers

[@DesignedandBuilt]

Thanks mate, using 32NB medium for everything!

[@matthewcordwell2928]

is there any way you can give me the specs for the guards because i want to make tube guards for my hj45 but dont know where to start

[@DesignedandBuilt]

Hey Mate, pick a width to suit your track and then we used a bevel off the car. We just copied the exact angles/dimensions of a stock wheel arch. and then changed the width. The Jig really helps but you basically need a car without a motor to do that. There are off shelf options as well, hope that helps.

[@fastfoodvwFL]

And still no constructive criticism from the thumbs down people. 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

[@DesignedandBuilt]

Not everyone has to like them, maybe they don't like tube guards in general or maybe its my design? They can do it differently on their own car, no biggie!

[@jacobmezenberg3757]

79 series bonnet scoop??

[@DesignedandBuilt]

If I end up going top mount intercooler (If the front mount fails) then definitely a good option!

[@TheSnags]

Sooooooo minty🤤

[@DesignedandBuilt]

Cheers mate :)!