My Christmas Project try refurb

[Simsy]

I got my ute second hand about 18 mths ago and my guess is that it didn't come with a tray so they through on whatever they had laying around. Unfortunately what I ended up with was an old tip try that had been welded up and had a bit of paint brushed over the rust, It dosent really inspire confidence with this car yard I might add. So as I have a couple weeks off over christmas I thought why not do something about it.

So off came the tray to see how bad it was.

IMG_0790 by paulrsims, on Flickr

 

[Simsy]

The ute without a tray

IMG_0789 by paulrsims, on Flickr

 

[Simsy]

After about 4 days cutting with an old worn out angle grinder its time to weld in a new floor.

IMG_0792 by paulrsims, on Flickr

 

[Simsy]

New floor in and painted.

IMG_0794 by paulrsims, on Flickr

 

[Simsy]

All back together and ready to go

IMG_0795 by paulrsims, on Flickr

 

[Simsy]

The tray also went on a diet I am guessing it lost around 70 or 80 kgs all up.

This is all the old tipping mechanism and brackets for the hydraulics.

IMG_0796 by paulrsims, on Flickr

It all worked out to be worth the effort it looks a hell of a lot better and is much more solid and dosent rattle as much as it did, of course its always good to not carry the equivalent of an extra person around in excess weight.

 

[d22dave]

Looks good with a freshen up

 

[Simsy]

Thanks mate it was a fair effort but I am happy with the results.

 

[Aidos]

That diet coke can must of weighed it down a ton. Haha looks the goods man great job!

 

[Simsy]

Hahaha the can was for size it being diet coke is quite symbolic don't you think. To give you an idea those plates at the end of the beams are 10mm thick.

 

[MANNING]

10mm thick on the ends and held together by the paint in the middle. Damn the car cancer!
Top effort mate. Looks like a bought one !

 

[Simsy]

Yeah I am pretty happy with it still a fair bit of work to do b4 it's completely finished .