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S'good that Dai..

jed

Its getting there.....

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

Dai wrote:

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!

looking brilliant.
a bit of dedication there methinks.

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

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!

hotpod wrote: one question....why the locker door upside down?

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

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.

Mudlark wrote:
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

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

jed

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;

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 !

Very nice truck that'll be!

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