+rep for this, looks good :)
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+rep for this, looks good :)
Depends on what you plan on hauling with it. if its never going to take much weight, i dont see why grinding off the odd coil would hurt, the same rules dont apply to trailers as they do cars lolQuote:
Originally Posted by TWAG
Anyhoo, to my idea i had. A few people mentioned the door needed breaking up, and I had enough trim stripe to do this. When I first put it on, I was undecided (added to the fact the zig zag isn't as fat on the other side due to the way the bumpers have been bodged on lol) BUT I left it on all day and its grown on me considerably. It can stay for now anyway.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...4042010231.jpg
Re installed the bbq to see how it all looked painted up. Quality is the answer :) Just got to clean up the grates now.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...4042010232.jpg
Added last years billing badge which i had kept all this time especially for the loonaque. Hopefully plenty more of those to be added in the coming years
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...4042010233.jpg
Then I turned my attention to the interior. Had a load of carpet which i kept from the loon when we stripped it, so cut a load of bits up and made a reasonable job of the front part (as I said before, this was never intended to win any prizes, its function over form all the way)
And you may be wondering why we left the seat runners in? They will be perfect as tie down points for all the club gubbins!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...4042010234.jpg
Cut up the old boot floor carpet to fit on the back half
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...4042010235.jpg
Then just had to add the cusions again lol. Sat in it for a while and pondered about life. I think they can stay for now despite being garish and not matching the colour scheme at all lol
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...4042010236.jpg
All that left is to sort the roof lining, and then some proper fun making some condiment attachments for the back end for ketchup etc.. (Hopefully Mike will be back for that) Also got to add a fire extinguisher, and I think we'll be there for now!
Only issue I have is a problem Ive created with the back end with the fold down rear panel. The water that runs into the gulleys either side of the bootlid will now run straight into the boot lol. I have a few ideas for a solution, the most likely will probably be to block up the gulley as far back as I can, and drill a drain hole each side connected to some rubber pipe running down and out of the rear quarters behind the bumper.
Now i'm confused, theres seat runners in the boot! erm, one of the boots... lol
what a random project this is, good work though :)
yea it is quite random looks mad though lol
Looks ace with the BBQ all painted up now!! Liking the white vynal continuation aswell actually, could make it into a nifty Opel Blitz logo ;)
All being well, next weekend i shall be returning :thumb:
looking good lee
Looks bloody awsome Lee! :thumb: well done!
Is it having an exhaust? Mabey but a bolt-on tip from Halfords and weld it onto the chassis?
Cant wait to see this in person, bet it gets a photo in TV for the PVS review :p
Cheers Dave :)Quote:
Originally Posted by xXx_Nova_xXx
How very dare you lol Mike and i talked about stuff like this before we even started. one of my pet hates with other car based trailers (as well as a flat sheet of metal as a front end) is still having an exhaust. Its a farking trailer, it doesn't need an exhaust :wtf:lol. In fact, one of the bonuses of a MK2 is there is no unsightly hole in the bumper for one. The only reason i would have kept the zorst was if it was functional bolted up to a generator, but even then it would just have fumed out whoever was cooking, and Ive dumped the genny idea for a 12v system instead, so NO was my resounding decision :thumb:
you put bolt on exhaust tat on the van though... lol
Hell yeah, its functional and looks rude a fook :dQuote:
Originally Posted by MK999
Never functional is exhaust bolt on tat, however I'll give you an Lol and a fair play for "looks rude as fook" lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Lee
Suits me down to the ground lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Lee
Ill can donate 2 squeezy bottles for ketchup & brown sauce if need be? :d
Is this legal?
As wont it need some form of testing? like load bearing?
Or can I build a trailer, and get pulled, but say its ok, I say it can take 5t for example?
I think theirs a basic test they have to undergo, not too sure though, just stuff like working lights, safety cable etc etcQuote:
Originally Posted by MattBrown
Light trailers dont appear to come under any requirement for testing, so long as its under 750 kilos afaik.Quote:
Originally Posted by MattBrown
Forking ace pal!
and this is over spec for 750kg because you have actually got it braked.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lee
i donated a nova beam for a trailer once, we had to narrow it 8" and fit it upside down. i have seen it with 2.5t on it, and it never bent at all.
Yup, that was my theory, even though I only fitted the braking hitch to use the handbrake, its a bit of belt and braces for the plod if they want to get anal ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by mowgli
lol lol lol
First real time Ive seen this, Dan called me the other week, he said about the spraying and the fact that my graphics finally got put to use in a way i was hoping! Good job lads well impress, makes me smile allot too!
Scott
This gets better everytime I see it lol See what meant about the bumpers being out of line but quite like the zigzag :)
Instead of an exhaust maybe get a decent size bottle opener lol
This is a wonderful creation and will represent the club well.
Well done to all involved
Cheers guys :)
I had to wheel it out of the barn today to get the focus in, and it just looks properly weird. lol
Although a good idea,glass bottles are (supposed to be) banned from the showsQuote:
Originally Posted by Southie
Legend. Bottle opener on a chain in the back added to the weekends job list lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Southie
i can remeber when you first started this. I even got to help with the build.(i pushed a bit of metal in with Lee wile Mike did the welding)
Credit to you lads.
it still mess's my head up every time i look at it.
Okay then a tea/coffee flask then, there's some nice chrome efforts out there. Just lift the front and out comes a delicious PNG brew ahhhhhhh lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Andy
First time ive saw this WTF lol
I hope to be having some bbq'd or should i say loonaque'd food from it one day lol
No need, I've got the tea covered lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Southie
Tea keg ftw.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack
It would be a back fire ermm I mean back up lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Jack
Aye, been a really good laught building it & we both know it'll definetly get used as oppose to sitting there like a show ornament.
As i said to Lee tho, come PV, ive already claimed a seat in the back of it, will spend most of the show sitting my ass down with brew & smoke watching the world go by lol lol
More importantly, how does it cook?
This was the first thing that crossed my mind after seeing the BBQ lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Lee
With the BBQ bit in the boot, duh.Quote:
Originally Posted by John H
lol
Not a real update as such, as I spent exactly 5 minutes mincing as I want to wait for Mike to come back before we crack on with the garnishing lol
Attached the show plate to the front
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...0042010242.jpg
Attached the tailgate cover
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...0042010243.jpg
And here's a pic of it out in the open air while I was wrestling with the Focus last week lol
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...7042010240.jpg
That looks random as fook lmfao lol
Holy crap that does look weird as fook :tard: lol lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Lee
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Originally Posted by Jack
lol
has it actually been used to cook on yet?
lol