Shakotom Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 This gets my hilux pine going eh 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mop Head Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 3 hours ago, Shakotom said: This gets my hilux pine going eh About fucking time. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolsHusband Posted May 17, 2020 Author Share Posted May 17, 2020 On 14/05/2020 at 00:20, Shakotom said: This gets my hilux pine going eh Just looked at your Fred, that's a meany. You still got it ? Put a flatbed on it. Sell me your tub. Go on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igor Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 On 12/05/2020 at 09:48, cletus said: I thought this one looks a bit more interesting/better than most flat decks Except it's not a flat deck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolsHusband Posted May 17, 2020 Author Share Posted May 17, 2020 Steady fullah, this is a peaceful thread. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolsHusband Posted May 17, 2020 Author Share Posted May 17, 2020 Small update... Been trying to resist the temptation to just bolt the proper bed back on and be done with all this messing about, especially as we're moving house soon & I'm making the truck less useful. Never mind, I resisted. Added some lights and stuff. Cut some steel up for the crosspieces, going to make a perimeter frame out of 2" angle and fill it with scaff boards. This width will keep it legal (just) with the 33 x 12.5's, but I may still chop a bit off as the front ones stick out anyway. Also, was watching a "Columbo" earlier from 1991. / fancy SR5 for fred. That's your lot, I'm off to bed. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CarolsHusband Posted June 7, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 7, 2020 Righto, this might be the last update for the moment as it's about as finished as it's going to be for a while. Try and stifle your relief. The tub is sold. Got 400 quid for it which is better than a kick in the nuts. Better make the thing roadworthy again. Because of virus I can't get Steve to do the welding so nuts & bolts it is... Sanded the chassis & got a bit of paint on. Shiny. Chopped the ends off the box section, Painted & bolted down, mocked up the bed frame Run out of excuses to do the electrics so gave it a bash. I don't really get it but how hard can it be ? This was about the time I went in and had some food before I lost the plot & ruined it. One of Carol's pizza's & an ice cream later and I finished the job... They don't all come on at the same time normally, I'm not that useless. Liberated a pile of 1" roofing boards from my Dads barn, pretty fucked but did the first layer side to side & the top layer front to back. It's good & sturdy. Gonna add some tie down rings at some point. Good enough for the moment, would like a hoop, etc, but we're moving soon so I'm going to have to learn proper welding before that happens. Hopefully have a bit more in a few months. Chur. 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolsHusband Posted June 21, 2020 Author Share Posted June 21, 2020 Well, that's me being a big fat liar. Next few months, my foot. Got one on me over the past couple of days & decided to go full Waltons spec. Pleased. Also,we may have a new contender for the paint. Bit struck by this from Chevy's 1972 range. /Would look mint with the slot mags. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 That Chev is so stuck. 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Yeah I dunno how he thinks hes going to get out of there without a light bar 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolsHusband Posted June 22, 2020 Author Share Posted June 22, 2020 4 hours ago, kyteler said: That Chev is so stuck. Maybe..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Goals 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolsHusband Posted July 2, 2020 Author Share Posted July 2, 2020 Funnily enough, my mate who built a Discovery tipper offered to do the same for me. TBH I think that picture is about the angle where my chassis would snap in half. Light duties from now on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CarolsHusband Posted July 2, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 2, 2020 /pics 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolsHusband Posted July 17, 2020 Author Share Posted July 17, 2020 Ooh, update ? Nah, clickbait. Was tidying stuff out at my dads & found an aerial I had on loads of cars back in London. I probably bought it in about 86 as it was on my Imps. It also lived on two Granadas, the Consul, at least two Cortinas and ultimately, for that period of my life, the Marina I used as a getaway car when I headed for Wales. That got scrapped coz I had to crash that car, it but I kept the twig 'safe'in a damp box in a rat infested shed. Spent time messing about with it today and now it lives again on the Hilux. /Circle of life /pic Catch ya on the flip-flop. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igor Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Keep the shiny side up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajg193 Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 This thing has a cool paint/decal scheme 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CarolsHusband Posted May 20, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 20, 2022 21 month update. Finally got the old banger down to Cornwall as its Welsh duties are concluded. We both said it's like the whole family is finally here. Haven't had a tow hitch on it since I did the flatbed but Mrs Shuzz's pikey palace isn't going to drag itself into the meadow so I spent this afternoon doing cutting & drilling as it used to be on a chassis extension with the longer tub. All done Stuck with the up-high pin hitch to deter people from asking me to spend all day pulling fucked stuff out of ridiculous places for a beer. Gotta make an A-Frame to pull the caravan next. / Blardy Travellers. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolsHusband Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 Took it for an MOT, failed on the usual rear brake balance/ handbrake efficiency, a track rod end and someone finally decided to get funny about the right hand indicator tell-tale not working after 26 years. While I was messing about fixing that I discovered I had one of these. Cooool.... 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolsHusband Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 Dredge. Hello gang, I know that coming here for any kind of advice is silly, but here goes. I've found a company here that can supply new galvanised tubs for my Hilux from Thailand. They're not cheap, but the car doesn't owe me much after all these years. Problem is, they can only get 2WD ones. They can supply 4WD repair patches that I could weld in but they're over 25% extra on the price. So, do I suck it up and spend the cash or do I get the bed & a pair of 2WD front wings for that full on '70's sticky out tyre look ? / pics 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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