Cheese Chassis :/

[makeitfit]

Nice work mate is the winch try whats left of Alex's tool box:augie:lol Are you going to run a double fairlead ie one on the tray & another one in the rear bumper ? Are you planing on putting a protection plate over the top of the fuel tank ?

Fairlead in and out yes. Tank protection no. When on load the line will be about 40/50 mm clear over the tank :thumbs

 

[makeitfit]

have you still got the cardboard templates for the front and rear bumbers pete?
do you do copies? and how much for the diy template kit?
steve

I've still got the templates for the rear bumper. the front one though I passed onto handy Andy from Landy Spares. Front bumper about 190 quid from Andy.
Rear about the same, but from me :thumbs

 

[melissachels]

Thats kl, I like it..not doing that tho just standard front winch

 

[makeitfit]

Thats kl, I like it..not doing that tho just standard front winch

Perfect timing, it'll be welded in tomorrow morning, I'll measure it then

 

[melissachels]

Thank you

 

[Sweety]

Fairlead in and out yes. Tank protection no. When on load the line will be about 40/50 mm clear over the tank :thumbs

:thumb2 I just thought the last thing you want is to wear a hole in the top of the fuel tank due to recovering all those LR's:lol so all good if it clears in not a metal plate or even one of those nylon rollers which are used on boats would do the job

 

[makeitfit]

Rear winch will be more for self rescue. Front winch is the main deal :thumbs
Once the f/lead is in I'll recheck the line clearance though

 

[exosteve]

I've still got the templates for the rear bumper. the front one though I passed onto handy Andy from Landy Spares. Front bumper about 190 quid from Andy.
Rear about the same, but from me :thumbs

190 quid for cardboard templates

 

[makeitfit]

190 quid for cardboard templates

Quality bit of kit, only Kellogs boxes used :lol

 

[exosteve]

190 quid for templates noooooo.
I spend 30 quid on ply and make some.. I got lots of time:thumbs

 

[makeitfit]

190 is for the bumper :lol

 

[Fez_uk]

welding looking slick, compliments to the boy

 

[makeitfit]

Thanks Fez, he's bloody brilliant
He had a hissy earlier on though, some water came through the very bottom of the wing just above the rock slider
He was welding as water was steaming away, a bit like an Icelandic volcano flow into the sea. :naughty

 

[AlexD333]

Thanks Fez, he's bloody brilliant
He had a hissy earlier on though, some water came through the very bottom of the wing just above the rock slider
He was welding as water was steaming away, a bit like an Icelandic volcano flow into the sea. :naughty

I hope your watching all this with a welders mask

 

[makeitfit]

We're all gogled up and even masked these days I've spent too many years in kitchen fitting dust and there's no way my boy is going down that lung busting route
Any road up, the sun came out again today and the wind was low so bingo, more welding wire, nozzles and gas made this happen

Basically we found even more iffy cheese body work , so the boy said he's having it ALL OUT
Fair play , he did and as I was busy on the trol he did all this and his way :clap
Winch tray is now welded all the way round and makes the perfect tool caddy

He's making a replacement floor section here, all bent round too for extra strength :sly

Which later became this :bow

From the wheel side of things he done do this :naughty

A few more fiddly bits tomorrow and we hope it's done :surrender

 

[jims-terrano]

You are so lucky having such a talented engineer in the family. Well done to him.

 

[makeitfit]

Thank you, I do pass on the good responses his welding gets. We are so pleased he has found his forte too. He has an apprentice post in local garage at £2.85 an hour, poor sod. So I help him out by tying him to my truck lol
Pays his main drain , that being his Mk2 Fiestas :doh

 

[exosteve]

190 is for the bumper :lol

sorry. bit stonned.
that's more like it, it doesn't make sence me trying to make one meself for that much.
I need front rear And your rocksliders. wish I was rich lol

 

[solarman216]

at £2.85 an hour,

that is criminal for his ability at welding, he should be getting £20 an hour minimum, Rick

 

[cncfabs]

Agreed £2.85 is criminal but I doupt there is a mig welder in this country earning £20 if you here of one please let me know you'll be Lucky to get that offshore these days