bit more progress to report......body is not far off ready for blasting and dipping,
just adding the last few bits to it beforehand.
i actually had the blaster down last week doing another job and got him to give the sills and back lower corners of the cab a lick as they had horrible black stone chip which would have been hard removed any other way!
got my ramps and lashing cleats finished....
got the side locker mocked up and fitted....
next job was to decide where to put the spare wheel....i sometimes see them bolted up at the front of the body one side of the winch behind the cab which i think looks gash! i knew it would not be deep enough under the side of the body to slide the wheel in flat but at an angle it would not protrude out past the side of the body.
i sized up putting it on the passenger side behind the diesel tank which i just left in place for mocking up.
it was when i winched the wheel up into place for a look that i figured,....rather than make some sort of tray as i was planning,...that it might be simpler to go "factory" so to speak for mounting the spare!!
i duly went and raided one of my mk5 scrappers of its lifting cable mechanism that originally sat under the rear loading floor and winched the spare straight up against the floor.
and after some modding using an old early di fanbelt tensioner wheel, mounted the setup differently to pull the wheel up into place under the body.
should work out sweet when the sheeting is back on the body.
i also had to make up a different hanger bracket for the 6 stud twin wheel.
had to make the unit bolt on as it wouldnt fare out well getting galv dipped!!
just a few other bits of welding to finish and the body should be ready for blasting and dipping,.....and the chassis cab ill be going for bodywork and paint as well soon hopefully!
thats all for now!!