Dan,
Nice pics.
AnaheimXJ,
That tire carrier was made up initally to fit in a 2 inch receiver hitch. Its bacially two pieces of 2 inch rect tubing with a hingle. A short piece to fit in the receiver with a hole for the pin and a long piece to hold the tire up. I used 1/2 inch bolts as a hinge and a locking pin. If I used a pin the mount would wiggle on the road so I ended up putting a 1/2 bolt to clamp it down which is why its a pain to get in to the rear deck.
But it does make a great work bench.
It's cheap and it works.
If you're interested I can take pic but you'll have to wait til second week of august.
Ray