Transporter bed fabrication.
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That's predominately an anti tailgating device. 
I think it would get in the way loading low cars anyway so it could be shelved. The idea was to have a recovery truck that could collect broken down caravanists thus maximising local earning potential. With their tow vehicle on the back and the caravan hitched up to the truck. I hit my target weight I can carry 1.7 (metric) Tons on the back and tow up to two Tons, but that would have to an unhinged beaver though.
I think it would get in the way loading low cars anyway so it could be shelved. The idea was to have a recovery truck that could collect broken down caravanists thus maximising local earning potential. With their tow vehicle on the back and the caravan hitched up to the truck. I hit my target weight I can carry 1.7 (metric) Tons on the back and tow up to two Tons, but that would have to an unhinged beaver though.
That's got to be over two Tons.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-TRANSIT-RECOVERY-TR...
I like the tail lights though.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-TRANSIT-RECOVERY-TR...
I like the tail lights though.
Liquid Knight said:
That's got to be over two Tons.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-TRANSIT-RECOVERY-TR...
I like the tail lights though.
It will be much closer to 2,500kgs than 2,000kgs. Useless for carrying anything modern bigger than a Fiesta.http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-TRANSIT-RECOVERY-TR...
I like the tail lights though.
MJK 24 said:
Liquid Knight said:
That's got to be over two Tons.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-TRANSIT-RECOVERY-TR...
I like the tail lights though.
It will be much closer to 2,500kgs than 2,000kgs. Useless for carrying anything modern bigger than a Fiesta.http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-TRANSIT-RECOVERY-TR...
I like the tail lights though.
Talking about beaver lest night at work and I was told an interesting fact. I've noticed there are quite a few short wheelbase trucks with an eight foot bed and six foot tail. They look rather odd and to me at least the overhang looks a bit dangerous. Well it turns out your beavertail can overhang as much as 60% of the wheelbase.
My wheelbase is twelve feet so I can in theory have a beavertail that overhangs seven feet and three inches.
My wheelbase is twelve feet so I can in theory have a beavertail that overhangs seven feet and three inches.
I was planning to make a start on the chassis today but these...
...arrived a lot sooner than expected.
To take the wing off you need to remove the front bumper, indicator, side repeater, windscreen wipers, wiper trim panel, grille panel and duct tape holding the wing in place.
Ready to make my first cut.
The inner wing looked pretty bad but I've patched up worse.
I took the door off the gain better access to the step panel, lower sil and the rest of the arch.
The step itself is solid looking but could do with a new lip plate being made up. Luckily I rescued these from a pile of scrap a few years ago...
...and have been making my own ever since.
I started to cleanup the inner arch to see what patches I'll need to make when it fell off completely...
...taking lumps of the bulkhead, floor and engine bay with it.
A complete inner wing is another £35 but there's nothing to weld it to. Floor panels are available and it's only the lower half of the bulkhead that's rusted to nothing. A nice chunk of P38 filler fell with it. I've put the door back on and secured the wing...
...with duct tape while it's in my garden being broken for parts.
It's a shame but there is simply too much to do. Devouring my budget on repair panels before I even think about fabricating a bed and any mechanical issues for M.O.T (brakes, windscreen etc).
Time to put a cap on this bottomless pit I think.
...arrived a lot sooner than expected.
To take the wing off you need to remove the front bumper, indicator, side repeater, windscreen wipers, wiper trim panel, grille panel and duct tape holding the wing in place.
Ready to make my first cut.
The inner wing looked pretty bad but I've patched up worse.
I took the door off the gain better access to the step panel, lower sil and the rest of the arch.
The step itself is solid looking but could do with a new lip plate being made up. Luckily I rescued these from a pile of scrap a few years ago...
...and have been making my own ever since.
I started to cleanup the inner arch to see what patches I'll need to make when it fell off completely...
...taking lumps of the bulkhead, floor and engine bay with it.
A complete inner wing is another £35 but there's nothing to weld it to. Floor panels are available and it's only the lower half of the bulkhead that's rusted to nothing. A nice chunk of P38 filler fell with it. I've put the door back on and secured the wing...
...with duct tape while it's in my garden being broken for parts.
It's a shame but there is simply too much to do. Devouring my budget on repair panels before I even think about fabricating a bed and any mechanical issues for M.O.T (brakes, windscreen etc).
Time to put a cap on this bottomless pit I think.
Picking at the carcass of my failure to raise funds for my other project...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/robert060379/m.html?item...
...nineteen items listed, still loads to go.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/robert060379/m.html?item...
...nineteen items listed, still loads to go.
With Transit parts selling at a reasonable pace I'm thinking of scaling down the idea.
After all I only need to move my 600Kg Panda and couple of bikes a Transit would have been overkill unless I was going into business for myself. There are a thousand and one people who've had that idea already.
After all I only need to move my 600Kg Panda and couple of bikes a Transit would have been overkill unless I was going into business for myself. There are a thousand and one people who've had that idea already.
Dont think that it will carry the weight. Theres a P100 around here with a foldable spec lift on its arse, that would probably be the way forward.Bit like this, think he got it from an old RAC van.
Where I stole the pic from
s p a c e m a n said:
Dont think that it will carry the weight. Theres a P100 around here with a foldable spec lift on its arse, that would probably be the way forward.Bit like this, think he got it from an old RAC van.
Where I stole the pic from
Do it, it sounds like a mental idea 
How cool is this? Might break the budget though, Price:£2189.37 (Each)
How cool is this? Might break the budget though, Price:£2189.37 (Each)
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