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Postby baby stepside » Wed May 30, 2007 10:03 am

first class job
just concerned about the weight mate
tis eye leclair


mk5 flareside with taillift and im keeping it
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Postby ghost » Wed May 30, 2007 10:12 am

looking forward to seeing finished product,nice work.
My truck going off to be converted this week,a welder I ain't but don't mind a bit of paint.I like the yellow,I did my MK5 spec in "Daytona" yellow.
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Postby madmax » Wed May 30, 2007 10:16 am

i want to order one! be great to carry the Menace from show to show. lol.

totaly sweet build, you have telent.
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Postby Sundowner » Wed May 30, 2007 10:37 am

madmax wrote:i want to order one! be great to carry the Menace from show to show. lol.

totaly sweet build, you have telent.


You'd need to change the stickers to Trailer Menace then
Yeah i know its big green and rusty so move your Porsche before i bash it with 460 cubes of fords finest cast iron
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Postby madmax » Wed May 30, 2007 10:43 am

so true Sundowner, but it would stop me hitting the Roo's tho.. Na couldnt tow it its a nice van to drive.
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Postby Sundowner » Wed May 30, 2007 10:52 am

trailer sailers suck

and if ya drive you'll get

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Postby madmax » Wed May 30, 2007 11:03 am

so true, the menace will never be a trailor sailor, except when i hit a Roo! i should shut up before i jinx myself!
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Postby ARTCARCOM » Wed May 30, 2007 5:27 pm

baby stepside wrote:first class job
just concerned about the weight mate



HI i made my mk5 is exactly the same way only this is a foot longer it ways 2500 ish and they say mk6 is lighter so if it ways the same ill be happy lets face it it doesnt mean that your gross weight is ok that you are ok on axle weights :)
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Postby ARTCARCOM » Wed May 30, 2007 7:08 pm

well today tacked slide for passenger side


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as you can see the ramps im using are 6 ft ivor williams galvinized ramps

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so after ive tacked it i removed it and welded it up and i also had a bit of cheap labour today schools off :wink: :wink:

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then i put it back in place and welded it up
now just got light slide to make few more rope hooks
and start with tow bar :idea:
then ill but sheets on last
and sort headboard never ending
but it is starting to take shape :shock:
and all the 2x1 box welded upto were the beaver starts

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Postby Luke » Wed May 30, 2007 7:26 pm

ARTCARCOM wrote:also had a bit of cheap labour today schools off :wink: :wink:
he'll learn more helping you than he would at school :D :lol:
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Postby Hellblazzer » Wed May 30, 2007 7:28 pm

LOL i'm in school and I agree :lol:
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Postby ovlov » Wed May 30, 2007 10:05 pm

Cheap lobour :roll: Get the kid some earmuffs using that grinder end up deaf like me by time he's forty :roll: Eh What :wink:
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Postby Hellblazzer » Wed May 30, 2007 10:13 pm

I've used a grinder for very much times witouth earmuffs and glasses and I'm alive and good :P
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Postby ARTCARCOM » Wed May 30, 2007 10:18 pm

ovlov wrote:Cheap lobour :roll: Get the kid some earmuffs using that grinder end up deaf like me by time he's forty :roll: Eh What :wink:


he carnt hear his phone with his earmuffs on :lol:
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Postby Luke » Wed May 30, 2007 10:19 pm

ovlov wrote:Cheap lobour :roll: Get the kid some earmuffs using that grinder end up deaf like me by time he's forty :roll: Eh What :wink:
at least he's got his gogs an riggers on :lol:
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