01/25/2019
I needed to figure a better way of mounting my front license plate then having it hang off my steering rack under the rad. I gave this a bit of thought and decided to make a spreader bar, and a bracket for the license plate that would mount to the front of the frame. I used 1 1/2" heavy wall pipe for the project. Getting the angles right on the pipe had to be done carefully so it would look right. After a considerable amount of test fitting and grinding I felt I was ready to weld up the two parts of the spreader bar together. Then I cut end caps, for the bar, drilled a 1/2" hole and welded a nut onto the end cap. I did this for both sides of the bar. The ends were then carefully welded to the bar and the welds ground smooth. Years ago when I designed and built the chassis, I welded a pipe inside the front frame horns having this in mind just for extra strength for when I mount the spreader bar. I drilled the holes in the frame and bolted the new spreader bar in place. I was happy with the fit. I used 1/8" plate for the license plate backing, made a mounting bracket for the chassis and used rivnuts for mounting bolts for the license plate. This only cost my time and I used materials I already had in the shop. At some point I'll machine a unique aluminum license plate frame. Maybe next weekend winter.
