Land Rover Salisbury axle diff guard

I have modified a Salisbury axle to fit to my SWB Land Rover but due to the design differences the guard off my old rover axle won't fit this one. The best commercially available one I could find in this country was about £45. Excellent guards or strong diff pans can be had in the US because the Dana 60 axle is the same and plenty of people need guards for rockcrawling in Jeeps, however with postage they still cost quite a bit. So I made this one, I have never bent steel before like this so it was a bit of a learning experience, in the end I did it cold using a bit of old rail track and hammer! Just put it over the track on it's side and hit it over the gap. That bit of rail is used as an anvil and former (curved upper surface) and is invaluable, it has gained a new use now.

The bar is solid 15mm round and the flange(?) is cut from 5mm plate using a grinder, reciprocating saw and jigsaw.

Nice.

Fitted and covered in nasty sticky underseal:

Very good, looks nice and sturdy

Proper backwoods blacksmithing, which suits old Land Rovers!
Nice job, might be worth e-mailing a few of the off road suppliers to see if they would like to buy any.

Good stuff. I've always thought diff guards and steering guards were a rip off.
Job looks a good'un

did you add studs or just using bolts ?

Sorry I didn't reply!

I just used normal bolts only slightly longer. The cover has shaped edges so I spaced the guard away from it using washers. It took far too long to make any more to sell, and it's just not worth it, they nick the designs anyway. Plus this design is common in the US.

Nice job. Well done!

I am the eggman

I've always thought diff guards and steering guards were a rip off.

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I been v.thankful for sump guards a couple of times!

I stoved in a diff pan once. Never again

iv liked land rover's for years and that is defanatly the meanist diff gard iv eva seen lol

need's painting a bright colour so the jap crap kno you mean bisness ;p mine was yellow lol