Hard Lid Design concept

Tonz Magonz · Post by **Tonz Magonz** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 11:38 am

Shaven wrote:
kombi1976 wrote:Actually, I think a shortened version could work for Matty's DC.
Oh, wait.......he doesn't have gates.
instead of pulling the piss out of my DC... spend ya fcuken time painting ya bus hehehe

Tonz Magonz · Post by **Tonz Magonz** » Mon Jun 14, 2010 9:14 pm

Got to spend some more time on the lid this weekend....

Had to send the wife and kids to Bali first...

Coupla hours Sunday arvo and all day today...

Built a plywood former to support the underside roof section, for when I rip it and its mate,up the guts ...

Cut the roof the full length about 100 mm off centre and did the same with the other roof...

Used my air powered panel steel stepper to put a dog-leg along the edge which mates up the other section..Lap welding where the panel is flat (for strength and ease of join adjustment) and butt welding on the curved sections...

Only got a couple of phone pics and will post them tomorrow... (Kids took the camera and EVERY i-pod lead in the house..

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Struggling a bit with the mig settings too,so will post pic of how its set at the moment and see what the pros advise for panel steel welding...

kombi1976 · Post by **kombi1976** » Tue Jun 15, 2010 2:21 am

Ready for Valla, Tony?
In fact if you do it right you could almost leave the rear dropgate open and sleep in the back under the hard top.
Bit of a coffin but then you're a bit of a vampire.

Tonz Magonz · Post by **Tonz Magonz** » Tue Jun 15, 2010 9:11 am

Hope to be at Valla...

Dont need to leave tailgate open for space....Its a Single Cab not a piddly little tray D.C.

Don't plan on sleeping in the back anyway...Hopefully have a nice warm bed in a cabin...Not sure who's yet...

Pics as promised...including a rainbow chasing (a kombi resto analogy)pic I took on the way to Brents shed to collect roof#2...

Split Rat · Post by **Split Rat** » Tue Jun 15, 2010 9:22 am

Looking good Tonz.
Cover it with old school roof vinyl 70's style.

Greg.

Tonz Magonz · Post by **Tonz Magonz** » Tue Jun 15, 2010 9:29 am

Split Rat wrote:Looking good Tonz.
Cover it with old school roof vinyl 70's style.

Greg.

Will hold that thought for the lowlight DC....
Wouldnt use as much material either....being such a small tray and all.....

martinigreenbus · Post by **martinigreenbus** » Tue Jun 15, 2010 9:59 am

Looks the goods Tonz, nice one.......

kombi1976 · Post by **kombi1976** » Tue Jun 15, 2010 11:38 am

Tonz Magonz wrote:Hope to be at Valla...

Dont need to leave tailgate open for space....Its a Single Cab not a piddly little tray D.C.

Don't plan on sleeping in the back anyway...Hopefully have a nice warm bed in a cabin...Not sure who's yet...

I didn't mean at Valla, just in general.
And I said leave the tailgate open so you don't stew in your own juices......

scutemmm · Post by **scutemmm** » Tue Jun 15, 2010 7:49 pm

hey Tonz, that looks like a factory option.Great job!

tombi (aka type2tommy) · Tue Jun 15, 2010 10:59 pm

Damn fine Tonz-

Shaven · Post by **Shaven** » Wed Jun 16, 2010 2:48 am

Tonz Magonz wrote:Hope to be at Valla... Don't plan on sleeping in the back anyway...

you may just get buried in that coffin the way your going

Split Rat wrote:Looking good Tonz.
Cover it with old school roof vinyl 70's style.
Greg.

Will hold that thought for the lowlight DC....

you & yours DC's... conflict of interest id say... check your sign off to biatch

Tonz Magonz · Post by **Tonz Magonz** » Wed Jun 16, 2010 2:23 pm

Thanks for the kind thoughts and words of encouragement Matty.......It means a lot to me...

Coupla pics of the frame I built to support the roof sections during the siamese operation...

kombi1976 · Post by **kombi1976** » Wed Jun 16, 2010 3:49 pm

Will this hinge at all, Tony?

Shaven · Post by **Shaven** » Wed Jun 16, 2010 3:58 pm

Tonz Magonz wrote:Thanks for the kind thoughts and words of encouragement Matty.......It means a lot to me...
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you know i love you... its a bald thing

work is nuts... its out there... love it when someone thinks outside the box. & yes im looking forward to this one... im sure there are others watching this closely

Rawdyn · Post by **Rawdyn** » Wed Jun 16, 2010 4:58 pm

Tonz, loving the work but one thing...

Doesn't this just mean you now have a really low/small panel/delivery van?