Shaven wrote:instead of pulling the piss out of my DC... spend ya fcuken time painting ya bus hehehekombi1976 wrote:Actually, I think a shortened version could work for Matty's DC.
Oh, wait.......he doesn't have gates.
Hard Lid Design concept
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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.. )
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...
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.. )
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...
Wanted..Barny bits or 60's Supercharger other than Judson
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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...
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...
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I didn't mean at Valla, just in general.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...
And I said leave the tailgate open so you don't stew in your own juices......
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you may just get buried in that coffin the way your goingTonz Magonz wrote:Hope to be at Valla... Don't plan on sleeping in the back anyway...
you & yours DC's... conflict of interest id say... check your sign off to biatchSplit Rat wrote:Looking good Tonz.
Cover it with old school roof vinyl 70's style.
Greg.
Will hold that thought for the lowlight DC....
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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...
Coupla pics of the frame I built to support the roof sections during the siamese operation...
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you know i love you... its a bald thingTonz Magonz wrote:Thanks for the kind thoughts and words of encouragement Matty.......It means a lot to me...
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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
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