2A Work Trailer

Some images of the Occo track & rollers & pop up T handle

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Managed to complete the bulkhead & body capping & need to fold up some more alloy sheet for the wheel arches & a piece to extend the floor through to the new bulkhead.
Also fitted the new LED tail lights, may not impress the diehards but i like them & they are different!

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Now we are ready to cut the roof up.

Remove the front door upper seals.
Set the door up in a jig so it will not move during all the cutting.
The roof needs 110mm added right down the centre. I need to make a new centre rib that will cover up the widening of the roof.
I have to remove 670mm of the length of the roof.
When that is done i have to fit a new piece to the rear of the roof, this section will be 50mm lower to cover the tail gate when everything is closed up. This prevents the tail gate from been opened without unlocking the roof. I will be keeping the drop pins to assist locating the tail gate when closed.

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The tub is now as complete as needed for now until i fit the hinged roof.

Folded up some extra alloy panels, one to extend the floor as well as extending the guards.

Now cutting up the roof!

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David

I made a start on cutting the roof up.
Its very hot in the shed today so only cut the length down, will keep the rest for a cooler day.

I have a jig set up to keep the roof in place side to side also have a stop at the front, i will need to put a couple of blocks under the open end to stop the cut roof from falling in until i fit the new section in place.

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looking good :)

This is en excellent idea! Definately following with keen interest!

Thats coming along nicely:cool::cool::cool::cool:.
Dont chuck that extra roof section out,somebody may want it to build an extra cab;);););)
ENJOY
Andrew

Well I have done the deed.

Cut the roof down the centre, allot easier than i thought. Now the real hard part putting it all back together.

Im going to remove the centre top hat & rivet a flat section back join the two parts back together. Fold up a new top hat section riveting it in the centre of the new roof section.
Before i roll the roof over, i will fit the new rear section that way it will stiffen the roof up considerably. Once on its back i will fit another flat section on the underside, i also need to add two stiffening top hats on the underside of the roof (ill show that when its on its back).

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I have had multiple ideas on how to reconnect the two sections of the roof but in the end i had to drill out the spot welds & remove the two half's of the centre top hat.
The very first spot weld i drilled i went through both thicknesses of the alloy sheet. From then i just drilled the top thickness only, very easy.

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