I've got a shit load of aluminium sheet knocking about that I may as well put to good use. If you look under a modern vehicle they all have plastic liners, sometimes covering almost the whole undercarriage. It's a good idea if done correctly. If they are touching the steel underbody then mud and wat...

One of my friends is an industrial belt repairer. Came across a 6 metre x 1.2 metre x 10 mm thick brand new rubber belt that he has given me to use on my fourtrak. It's black of course . I'm going to use most of it for the interior floor and maybe the doors and rear sides up to the windows. Also mig...

antonio66 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2024 6:08 am Bloody hell Stu, it would have been easier to just build yourself a new vehicle.

I'm not well known for taking the easiest option

Made a sill extension to join the existing sill to the new arch. The sill was put in about 9 years ago when sone knobhead crash into the side of me and wrote it off. I used 10cm x 4cm x 3mm box section Didn't have any of that left so used some 10 x 5 x 6mm. Won't rot out in a hurry :lol: https://i.i...

Looks like this thread has turned into my blog. So much for a diy free zone, this vehicle will be coach built by me by the time I've finished :lol: Bit more fabrication progress. This is driver's side rear quarter panels where they meet the new wheel arch. I welded up the inner joints as much as I c...

Heavy rain all day today. It's so fecking depressing. Apparently its all the fault of the government and WEF.

Raining all day after a few days of fine weather. Land is still too wet in places. Need a hovercraft.

Taylor Swift brought a new album out yesterday. My 10 Yr old daughter is mad about her so guess what has been on constantly. Don't mind her stuff to be honest. I swear if Taylor recorded a fart it would go to number one.

Rear corner quarter panels are difficult to fabricate and these were no exception. This side Is slightly different to the near side as the arch is longer and houses the fuel filler pipes. Daihatsu bolted a plastic splash guard in which had limited success . The inner quarter panel wasn't rotten but ...