allmtr Member 512 Member For: 15y 9m 15d Gender: Male Location: Newcastlish Posted 20/03/12 09:45 AM Share Posted 20/03/12 09:45 AM Building a lightweight tray for my uteThoughts/recommendations?http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/339/reartray3001.jpg/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shyfrd Turboless Donating Members 5,992 Member For: 13y 9m 25d Gender: Male Location: Geelong, Victoria Posted 20/03/12 11:25 AM Share Posted 20/03/12 11:25 AM Looks alright the tray that's there but looks a bit short and weird as being that far back with a gap :/ going to enclose battery eventually? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pazzo Donating Members 11,132 Member For: 14y 2m Gender: Male Posted 20/03/12 05:47 PM Share Posted 20/03/12 05:47 PM Whoa, what ever you do don't get a tray like that. Have a look at STAINOnegger's( stainless ) tray work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STAINLESS again plz You've changed man.... Donating Members 8,142 Member For: 13y 11m 25d Gender: Male Location: 2 Fuchsia Court, Narre Warren. 3805 Posted 20/03/12 06:58 PM Share Posted 20/03/12 06:58 PM Soon to be yours pazzo. +1 for fill in the gap between tray and cabin. Or have plans for a custom fit toolbox to fill the void?Either way, watching this thread and goodluck mate I have a thread somewhere on my first build, maybe bounce some ideas off each other + for my next one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allmtr Member 512 Member For: 15y 9m 15d Gender: Male Location: Newcastlish Posted 21/03/12 03:13 AM Author Share Posted 21/03/12 03:13 AM Yeah definately gonig to extend it forward (somehow) to be as close as possible to cab. Battery will be in a box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allmtr Member 512 Member For: 15y 9m 15d Gender: Male Location: Newcastlish Posted 22/03/12 08:29 AM Author Share Posted 22/03/12 08:29 AM Work continues...Uploaded with ImageShack.us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lrmcdowell Donating Members 730 Member For: 13y 3m 26d Gender: Male Location: Randwick, sydney Posted 22/03/12 09:34 AM Share Posted 22/03/12 09:34 AM cant say im sold on it sorry, I preffer staino's tray is mean or just a nice alloy try with no sides on it, that would be pretty light weight also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allmtr Member 512 Member For: 15y 9m 15d Gender: Male Location: Newcastlish Posted 22/03/12 10:10 AM Author Share Posted 22/03/12 10:10 AM Yeah I'm trying to address the looks issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STAINLESS again plz You've changed man.... Donating Members 8,142 Member For: 13y 11m 25d Gender: Male Location: 2 Fuchsia Court, Narre Warren. 3805 Posted 23/03/12 01:27 AM Share Posted 23/03/12 01:27 AM (edited) Go 50x25x3 ally rhs around the outside. Braced across with 25x25x3 rhs with 6mm ally checkerplate floor. (flush with top of rhs)Fold up some ally checkerplate mudflaps. Could lift it with my dick. Edited 23/03/12 01:29 AM by STAINOnegger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allmtr Member 512 Member For: 15y 9m 15d Gender: Male Location: Newcastlish Posted 23/03/12 08:40 AM Author Share Posted 23/03/12 08:40 AM What spacing between the RHS supports? I have 50 x 25 x 3 RHS supports on 300 centres but only have 2.5mm checkerplate :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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