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« Reply #9345 on: April 03, 2017, 07:05:36 PM » |
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In the pop?
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« Reply #9346 on: April 03, 2017, 07:39:19 PM » |
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Oh & I'm supposed to be in France in it in about 6 weeks time.
Me also.😃😃😃 Stix |
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« Reply #9347 on: April 03, 2017, 08:18:03 PM » |
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« Reply #9348 on: April 05, 2017, 10:17:21 PM » |
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My mate Phil the carpenter, (ex Postie), brought the wooden pick-up bed back yesterday for a final fit.
I know this will definitely be a bit of a Marmite thing -some will like it, some will hate it, but it's a quick easy way of getting it back on the road with something to fill the back end & add a bit of weight over the rear wheels. As advised by Kev, it'd be too light with nothing on the back & would lock the rear wheels up every time I braked.
The steel pick-up bed was sat outside Loon's workshop in bare metal under a tarpaulin in all weathers for 3 years & needs some serious TLC, (& probably shot blasting), before it goes back on. So this will serve me for the Summer, then get changed again over the Winter.
I don't like wooden box pick-ups cos they look like someone's plonked a garden shed on the back of their car. Also not keen on stake beds -the ones with upright posts & a couple of planks along each side -to me, they look like farm trucks & should be driven by a Mexican guy & loaded up with water melons.
So this is a compromise. Something to fill the back of the chassis without looking too boxy. I was thinking vintage beer truck -the early motorised equivalent of the old horse drawn brewer's drays.
I've found a Cuprinol wooden garden furniture paint that's a pretty good match for the cab, so everything that's wood will be painted green.
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« Reply #9349 on: April 05, 2017, 10:21:22 PM » |
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2 scaffold planks & 4 B & Q banister rails cut in half to make 8 posts. The planks "cupped" a bit when they were cut & jointed together, but I'm going to fit a length of angle iron across the back which will hide it & also give me somewhere to mount the numberplate.
I bought 10 metal post caps on Ebay for 4 quid, with free delivery from Poland. They'll be sprayed green to match the cab.
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« Reply #9350 on: April 05, 2017, 10:24:42 PM » |
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Crazy Phil shows where the rear lights will mount. I've got black mudguards to go on too. The stainless exhaust system will eventually run down the outside of the chassis on either side too, so it'll look more filled out than this.
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« Reply #9351 on: April 05, 2017, 10:25:53 PM » |
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Looking good Mankster, I'll walk over one afternoon and have a look.
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« Reply #9352 on: April 05, 2017, 10:26:50 PM » |
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Let me know when & I'll make sure I'm there!  Phil's got to cut some light mounting brackets, then I'll need a hand to lift this off & flip it over so I can start painting it. Not as heavy as the steel bed, but better than nothing. The steel one takes 3 people to lift it comfortably. This one take 2. |
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« Reply #9353 on: April 05, 2017, 10:30:27 PM » |
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Keep looking at the cab paint. In certain lights I could almost get away with leaving it gloss. I think it looks nicer than matt, but the bodywork's not really straight enough for it.
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« Reply #9354 on: April 05, 2017, 10:34:12 PM » |
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Okie dokie, but how long will you have wait for Phil to cut them . I will text you before I come. |
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« Reply #9355 on: April 05, 2017, 10:39:57 PM » |
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Yeah leave it gloss, the only person thats going to look that closely at it is you,the rest are just stunned by its magnificents  |
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« Reply #9356 on: April 05, 2017, 10:43:11 PM » |
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Or I'll only drive it at night.
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« Reply #9357 on: April 05, 2017, 10:44:15 PM » |
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Or in the Rain.
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« Reply #9358 on: April 05, 2017, 10:52:58 PM » |
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Yeah, that's fun on those skinny crossplies.
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« Reply #9359 on: April 05, 2017, 11:31:58 PM » |
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Seeing as your moving to Brighton you could fit a Deckchair on the back too?  |
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