The rebuild is nearly finished

[jed the spread]

S'good that Dai..

jed

[Dai]

Its getting there.....

[Titus A Duxass]

[Fin]

Have you flipped the locker door hinges to the bottom?
Great minds think alike....

[syncropaddy]

So the moral of the story is that if a lad on a motorbike smacks into the side of you put in a window and a locker door! This conversion was probably inspired by many cups of tea and several coats of looking over. I watch with interest.

Of course 'Buttercup' has a door there as well!

[hotpod]

looking brilliant.
a bit of dedication there methinks.

one question....why the locker door upside down?

[Mudlark]

Because its far more practical in terms of access to have a locker door that is lying flat; as opposed to clipped up in the air obstructing the view of whats inside unless you get dow on your haunches; can also see the offering of a platform on which to place things as being a plus.

Not a bad place to store your muddy recovery strops, shackles and perhaps the hi-lift. If you need to get at them when stuck down a narrow lane a lift up door would make things quite difficult imho.

Im only second guessing what Dai will be using the space for; could be a bar for all i know

Looking well good though!

[syncropaddy]

one question....why the locker door upside down?

Can you imagine Dai looking at this ...... thinks ...... looks at van ..... thinks again ...... Oh Sh17 ......

[v-lux]

Because its far more practical in terms of access to have a locker door that is lying flat; as opposed to clipped up in the air obstructing the view of whats inside unless you get dow on your haunches; can also see the offering of a platform on which to place things as being a plus.

Not a bad place to store your muddy recovery strops, shackles and perhaps the hi-lift. If you need to get at them when stuck down a narrow lane a lift up door would make things quite difficult imho.

iirc, you're right on the money there.

Looks superb Dai, really superb.

[Aidan]

Im only second guessing what Dai will be using the space for; could be a bar for all i know

Looking well good though!

nice set of optics and a hand pump

[jed the spread]

I preferred it with the big bash in the side and the stripy tape

jed

[Dai]

Thought i better update this post......its been a while and a lot has happened.

" its got a bit of seam rot in the usual places" is just the tip of the iceberg.I reckon that if i had left it another couple of years it may have been beyond saving:shock:

The target date of 1st april has been and gone,Sandy, who has been doing the metalwork, has been doing 3 days a week from the 11th of January and a tremendous amount of work and thought has gone into getting it just how i wanted it to be. i should have it home and painted for the begining of May and then its my turn to do some work on it
check out this next slideshow http://www.flickr.com/photos/dai-willia ... 4314/show/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[syncroandy]

Wow, that's one extreme makeover !

The slideshow is fascinating, and an education. I'm loving the new bumpers, and all the subtle little mods and tweaks for clearance, strength etc. If I were considering anything like it I think I'd learn to weld myself though !

[jamesc76]

Very nice truck that'll be!

[Simon Baxter]

It's rubbish, and Dai is Homosexual.
Jelously is a terrible thing...