Thread: Time for a Re-fit

Originally Posted by debruiser

I wont tell you that I tipped mine over the week I got it registered....

Oh no! Really?? Sorry - I didn't know, as I have hardly been on the forum for over a year. Is all able to be mended?

Don't stress! It was a really slow fall on its side and only went just past the balance point. No real damage and no injuries so it's all good. Scared the crap or if me though. ...

Originally Posted by debruiser

Don't stress! It was a really slow fall on its side and only went just past the balance point. No real damage and no injuries so it's all good. Scared the crap or if me though. ...

Ah. Good. It just fell over a little bit.

It was tired, just needed a little rest from all the hard work it was doing hey Nick? 😆

Cheers Rod

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Yea thats my story and I'm sticking to it.

Back on topic though. ... what's next on the to do list for the ol girl johnno

Originally Posted by debruiser

Yea thats my story and I'm sticking to it.

Back on topic though. ... what's next on the to do list for the ol girl johnno

Yes, sometimes they do get tired and need a little lie down, like we all do.

Ah, yes....back to the topic. Good question, Nick: the next thing has been to begin work on a box for the base of the tub to keep all the recovery gear safely and neatly out of the way. I have gone through several plans, including a nice aluminium one like the one I just made for the tub side with all sorts of ways of fixing it to the cargo rail envisaged.

But, in the end, to save time, money and hands acheing from riveting, I opted for a plywood false floor. I still haven't worked out how I will secure it, but it will involve fixing it to the cargo rail on either side of the tub well.

It will be finished using Deep Bronze Green, some aluminium angles and rubber matting to keep it looking like the rest of the motor car.

The forward-facing vertical surface has a gap cut into it so I can poke the top end of the Hi-lift jack through into the "dead" space next to the spare wheel. There's room in the enclosed space for the hi-lift, hand winch with 30m of cable and various straps, shackles and implements of destruction.

I have hinged the last little bit of the top and left the rear open to facilitate ease of access to equipment hidden down there.

Here's how it looks so far. Mostly, it looks like bits of plywood....

nice work. That's very thick ply though isn't it? I used 9mm marine grade ply for mine, but I did do a double thickness across the front and rear edges, maybe 50mm wide.

Yeah, it's one inch thick. A bit of overkill in some places, but I had some of it lying around that needed using.

It's heavy, and I am trying to keep weight down...... but then again, the old girl rode so beautifully with the tub full of stones last Friday....