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.how did you get on with this?
I’m actually looking to make one of these too as I doubt the country one would fit my syncro even if I could find one. I’m looking to end up with something along these lines..
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I’ve been doing some digging on this and I think potentially 25mm electrical conduit might be the way to go on recreating the main “wings” of the country bull bars, especially since there’s conduit benders available for not unreasonable money which look like they could potentially do bends of a suitable radius.
The “wraparound” bends would probably be too tight to bend and would need to be neatly cut and welded but the other bends look like they could be done with a bender. I’m thinking mate that to a sturdy cross-beam and vertical “nudge” bars which join the front frame arms alongside the bumper (a bit like the US cop cars) and which would extend below the bumper, either side of the sump and bolt onto the subframe much like a lower strut brace would.
I guess it could all be done with slice-n-weld but using a bender where possible should give a nicer finish.
If it’s done right it should all be nice and flush, barely reduce ground clearance, and add some sump protection too thanks to a plate bracing the two vertical struts as they head down to the sump, just like the OEM country.
Obviously I doubt the conduit parts would be quite as strong as the OEMs but in my case it’s mostly for looks and a bit of light protection, though conduit does seem to be relatively sturdy and looks to be galvanised inside and out so would be good from a rust prevention perspective.
I’m working with big bumpers on my syncro (lowest valance removed) but it should work equally well for small bumper. Will post some pics once I’ve had a play with some pipes and got something to show.
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