tasvalowna Member 27 Member For: 13y 6m 8d Posted 25/05/11 08:24 AM Author Share Posted 25/05/11 08:24 AM heres the progress from todaythe tray is tacked together and we test fitted my old box , its coming up well so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tasvalowna Member 27 Member For: 13y 6m 8d Posted 31/05/11 09:07 AM Author Share Posted 31/05/11 09:07 AM a bit more progress , the tray was finished off and powder coated.I attempted to hook up the led lights I bought but gave up and got an auto sparky involved - fitted the required resistors.That was last friday , ran it around over the weekend with the empty box on it all was okweighed it on the way to work monday , tare weight was 1980 kgI then loaded it up with all my stuff and went back to the weighbridge and it was 2200 kg.The tyres were rubbing under the guards every now and then and it just looked too low in the back.Next I jacked it up and fitted the new 1 tonne springs I got from Bursons , no dramas thereit now sits pretty well spot on for my likes and with the weight etc still handles ok and doesnt have traction issues as far as I can tell with only 300 km on the odoNot like a sports car but quite well for a work busI just need to modify the front of the box to fill the tray and act more of a wind diverter and all should be good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wenier Donating Members 1,736 Member For: 14y 10m 2d Gender: Male Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Posted 31/05/11 09:40 AM Share Posted 31/05/11 09:40 AM The fwd mudguard of the rear wheels looks a bit close, otherwise looks pretty good. Will be good with the gap closed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelhardy Member 104 Member For: 15y 5m 1d Posted 31/05/11 09:59 AM Share Posted 31/05/11 09:59 AM sorry but yuk a least it should have been painted white, and I hope that the cap is going to be closed up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tasvalowna Member 27 Member For: 13y 6m 8d Posted 31/05/11 09:26 PM Author Share Posted 31/05/11 09:26 PM The fwd mudguard of the rear wheels looks a bit close, otherwise looks pretty good. Will be good with the gap closed up.your right , I hadnt noticed until I put this pic up .when I had changed the springs , there was an alignment issue . I pulled it to bits last night and sorted that out . now the wheel is in the centre of the guard both sides Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tasvalowna Member 27 Member For: 13y 6m 8d Posted 31/05/11 09:30 PM Author Share Posted 31/05/11 09:30 PM sorry but yuk a least it should have been painted white, and I hope that the cap is going to be closed upyeah well the box is off my previous ute and it was $6000 to get another one built .Its powder coated aluminium so cant really re paint it...and there will be another section added at the front to fill the gap between the box and the cab .We have a fleet of these things and they are all white utes with the grey body and they are the best to work out of so beauty is not part of the reckoniong with them im afraidben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace blind leading the blind Member 3,657 Member For: 16y 2m 9d Gender: Male Location: Mt Alford, Queensland Posted 31/05/11 10:14 PM Share Posted 31/05/11 10:14 PM hey mate should bring the box forward and leave a little lip at the back of the tray - when I was a fridgy working out of a ute I would have killed for the 4 inches of tray to work on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tasvalowna Member 27 Member For: 13y 6m 8d Posted 02/06/11 09:32 AM Author Share Posted 02/06/11 09:32 AM hey mate should bring the box forward and leave a little lip at the back of the tray - when I was a fridgy working out of a ute I would have killed for the 4 inches of tray to work onI had thought of that , and youre right it would be handy at times , but im hoping that the front section will sort of mould into the cab and help with the aerodynamics and therefore fuel economy .Its going to the sheety tomorrow so I will see what he comes up with , but if it looks retatded then that's always an optionben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelhardy Member 104 Member For: 15y 5m 1d Posted 02/06/11 09:47 PM Share Posted 02/06/11 09:47 PM so how hard is it to take the tub off? can it be done by hand or does it need a fork lift? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tasvalowna Member 27 Member For: 13y 6m 8d Posted 03/06/11 01:04 PM Author Share Posted 03/06/11 01:04 PM so how hard is it to take the tub off? can it be done by hand or does it need a fork lift?just a few bolts and 4 blokes , no dramas.its about 180-200kg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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