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Fri Apr 15, 2011 1:54 pm

Anyone in San Diego who wants a roo bar built for a 68-71 let me know. I've decided to go without the roo bar and use the funds for other projects. Picts (and an ad) will follow soon.

Tue Apr 19, 2011 6:06 pm

Was this the thread where making tow bars was mentioned too? Who was doing that? I'm seriously wondering about getting a square hitch towbar made and having it imported. Seems like everyone here makes them based off pre-made templates and won't do anything else now. It's like how a lot of exhaust shops just order the premade exhaust and fit it *sigh*.

Every towbar I have found is puny compared to mine. However I can't use mine because of a few issues.

When they were cheap and plentiful I got this one and had to hack off part of the tongue and tongue mount thing and weld them together because I needed to tow a trailer in a hurry and the towbar wouldn't fit with my exhaust.
The towbar doesn't really fit with my current exhaust either. The muffler gets friendly with it.
The frame rails are damaged and I'd really like one of the ones that also has the bracket made for horizontal through holes for extra strength. When I repair the bottom 6 bumper mount points it'll still be a repair no matter what and probably more susceptible to fatigue failure.

Can anyone help?

Tue May 03, 2011 9:16 am

Hey im looking for plans like detailed sizes and angles, so i can build my own if anyone has message me im a tig welder and im just not sure where to start

Sat Sep 17, 2011 4:04 am

this what an original suprro roo bar looks like http://www.australianvwownersclubuk.co.uk/userimages/forum.htm

Wed Sep 21, 2011 9:05 am

RatCamper wrote: Was this the thread where making tow bars was mentioned too? Who was doing that? I'm seriously wondering about getting a square hitch towbar made and having it imported. Seems like everyone here makes them based off pre-made templates and won't do anything else now. It's like how a lot of exhaust shops just order the premade exhaust and fit it *sigh*.

Can anyone help?

I bought one of these and it's completely solid:

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=458811

Want to set up a roo-bar/tow hitch exchange?

Wed Nov 02, 2011 3:59 pm

I've been looking for a long time for a set of the original VW Australian Roo Bars to complete the restoration of my 1970 bay. I've just about given up, as I can't seem to find any to fit the early bay. Does anybody have a set they are willing to sell me?

I also have a friend who is a professional welder/fabricator who said he can make me a set if I can get one for him to copy. If someone is willing to let me rent their Roo's I am willing to pay to rent them AND have him make an extra set for you plus any custom accessories you want such as a spare tire mount. I also do a lot of camping, so I thought about having him make me some stone guards to fit over the headlight areas of the roo bars.

Anybody? :?:

Wed Nov 02, 2011 4:16 pm

avocado_tom wrote: RatCamper wrote: Was this the thread where making tow bars was mentioned too? Who was doing that? I'm seriously wondering about getting a square hitch towbar made and having it imported. Seems like everyone here makes them based off pre-made templates and won't do anything else now. It's like how a lot of exhaust shops just order the premade exhaust and fit it *sigh*.

Can anyone help?

I bought one of these and it's completely solid:

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=458811

Want to set up a roo-bar/tow hitch exchange?

Wish I'd seen that ages ago! Sellers usually can't get rid of the things here. they pull off the roo bars from dead VWs or ones that are being restored without them. I see them fail to sell for $50 regularly. It's just not worth my time to take the drive to pick them up!
I'd love to get one of the sorts with the tube horizontals and the I frame (don't know the term) verticals. They look pretty good. Probably easier to mount a radiator on too :lol: .

johncurl, if shipping wasn't such a bitchI'd just tell you to import. It's a shame seeing all those roo bars going to the scrap metal places.
Mine might only be tube, but whoever fitted it welded four tabs on to the four front frame members to mount it so it's the most solidly mounted one I've ever seen. Because it slopes back slightly I'd say it took an impact at some point, but where is anyone's guess. Also because the centre two mount bars are offset longitudinally from the outers it braces the whole lot and it doesn't wobble at all.

Fri Feb 10, 2012 1:21 am

http://campervancrazy.wordpress.com/tag/bullbar/

cool link i found with tons of pictures for ideas....i like those massive ones and wish i had one back in october...that lady wouldnt have gone ANYWHERE after the accident....lol

Fri Feb 10, 2012 12:22 pm

joncurl wrote: I've been looking for a long time for a set of the original VW Australian Roo Bars to complete the restoration of my 1970 bay. I've just about given up, as I can't seem to find any to fit the early bay. Does anybody have a set they are willing to sell me?
Anybody? :?:

You got PM!

Fri Feb 10, 2012 8:10 pm

OB Bus wrote: joncurl wrote: I've been looking for a long time for a set of the original VW Australian Roo Bars to complete the restoration of my 1970 bay. I've just about given up, as I can't seem to find any to fit the early bay. Does anybody have a set they are willing to sell me?
Anybody? :?:

You got PM!

woah woah woah...i want a set too!!!! PM ME!!!! Hahaha.....if only i could afford a set right now...:(

Sat Feb 11, 2012 1:16 pm

Stuartzickefoose wrote: OB Bus wrote: joncurl wrote: I've been looking for a long time for a set of the original VW Australian Roo Bars to complete the restoration of my 1970 bay. I've just about given up, as I can't seem to find any to fit the early bay. Does anybody have a set they are willing to sell me?
Anybody? :?:

You got PM!

woah woah woah...i want a set too!!!! PM ME!!!! Hahaha.....if only i could afford a set right now...:(

Is there a third set available!?! I'd kill to get a roo bar!

Sat Feb 11, 2012 1:46 pm

Stuartzickefoose wrote: woah woah woah...i want a set too!!!! PM ME!!!! Hahaha.....if only i could afford a set right now...:(
PM sent.
Cambarner wrote: Is there a third set available!?! I'd kill to get a roo bar!
And one to you too.

Fri Mar 02, 2012 2:50 pm

Snapped this whilst on a fishing trip up north in 1990.

Fri Mar 02, 2012 2:58 pm

Tuna Tim wrote:

Snapped this whilst on a fishing trip up north in 1990.

that's awesome!!

Fri Mar 02, 2012 9:47 pm

Too Cool! wish i had one...but wait...i will soon....:D

....secrets secrets....

Wed Apr 18, 2012 8:17 am

Anyone ever seen a Welty roof rack like this?

I'm intrigued, and think it'd look awesome with my Roo's

Wed Apr 18, 2012 9:38 am

policeman on a horse...lol

Did canada invade?

Wed Apr 18, 2012 9:45 am

obnoxiousblue wrote:

That's an awesome rack. Probably heavy as hell lifting the pop top, but still awesome.

Wed Apr 18, 2012 1:09 pm

mattcuddy wrote:
That's an awesome rack. Probably heavy as hell lifting the pop top, but still awesome.

I figured the same, but if made from aluminum it might not be so bad, and could still be powder coated. Even as is, I'm sure it's nothing a pair of gas struts couldn't help... Like (dare I say) on the Vanagons...

Stuartzickefoose wrote: policeman on a horse...lol

Did canada invade?

LOL I hadn't noticed that! Took me a minute to find, I was like WTF?! A friend took the pic, while down in Key West!

Wed Apr 18, 2012 4:24 pm

Tuna Tim wrote:

Snapped this whilst on a fishing trip up north in 1990.

up...north. You mean here, right? That looks like a Falcon XA-XC pano, a datsun 120Y and of course VWs.

As for the green one, where was that photo taken? RHD and mounted police could easily be Aus too. Yes we still have mounted police. They patrol cities and large towns usually.
If it is an aussie shot, is that really a Westfalia? If so, wow! that's about as uncommon as they get.

edit: whoops! Yellow lines, wrong side of the road and foreign architecture on the green bay pic. My mistake.
edit again: wrong number of arms too! Ahhh it's a 4 armed mutant! or the driver is on the left.